Urgent Steps to Facilitate Hiring of Third Country Seasonal Workers in Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s Employment Agency has taken urgent measures to make it easier for employers to hire third-country seasonal workers for the summer season at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.

On 22^nd of May, hoteliers and restaurateurs who want to hire third country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers for up to 90 days, can submit documents to the offices of the Regional Employment Authoriteis in the coastal cities of Bourgas and Varna. Until now, this could only be done at the Employment Agency in Sofia.

According to data from employers and statistics, there is a need of 15 thousand people for seasonal work at the Bulgarian seaside - administrators, hotal maids, chefs, waiters and others.