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This material belongs to: OCCRP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It seems, on the surface, like a great deal for everyone involved. Foreigners who invest at least \u20ac1 million (more than US$ 1.2 million) in government securities \u2014 or who simply deposit the money in a Bulgarian bank \u2014 can obtain Bulgarian citizenship for themselves and their families after 18 months. Foreigners get new passports, Bulgaria gets much-needed cash.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The deal is the latest iteration of Bulgaria\u2019s decade-old push for Golden Visas<\/a>, which offer citizenship in return for investment.<\/p>\n

The \u20ac1 million fast track was introduced in 2013, and supplements an existing program started earlier. The new program allowed the process to be sped up to just two years if applicants ponied up an additional \u20ac500,000.<\/p>\n

But reporters for Bivol<\/a> have uncovered data that shows the new program has fallen flat. They have also uncovered a loophole that allows foreigners in both programs to meet investment requirements with a bank loan \u2014 meaning Bulgarian citizenship can be \u201cbought\u201d with little or no real investment in the country.<\/p>\n

Golden Goose \u2026 or Turkey?<\/h3>\n

The plan for a fast-track program was proposed with much fanfare back in 2010. Bozhidar Dimitrov<\/a>, then Minister for Bulgarians Abroad<\/a>,\u00a0told the media<\/a>\u00a0he foresaw the plan netting as much as \u20ac500 million following its launch.<\/p>\n

But the minister\u2019s rosy scenario has not come to pass.<\/p>\n

Reporters from Bivol made several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)<\/a> requests to Bulgaria\u2019s Ministry of Justice<\/a> to find out just how successful the new fast-track program has been. The data obtained in response shows that just 16 people have gained citizenship using the program until the end of 2017.<\/p>\n

Those granted citizenship include five Russians, two Lebanese, two Indians, and one each from Egypt, Ethiopia, China, Ukraine, Vietnam, Pakistan and the United States. These figures do not account for applications that might still be in process.<\/p>\n

The fast-track numbers pale in comparison to Bulgaria\u2019s other means of granting citizenship, which include the five-year track Golden Visa program and naturalization through marriage.<\/p>\n

Just on its own, the number of Russians who have obtained Bulgarian citizenship outstrips the fast-track numbers many times over. A total of 861 Russian citizens obtained a Bulgarian passport by all means up until September 2017. The Justice Ministry will not say how many requests for citizenship based on the Golden Visa program are pending.<\/p>\n

Numbers for foreigners obtaining residency via the five-year program, obtained from the Ministry of the Interior via FOIA, are more promising. They show that, in the five years prior to October 2017, a total of 296 foreigners were granted permanent residency under the program. Of these, 70 were Russians, 38 were Chinese, 32 were Pakistanis, 27 were Egyptians, and 23 were Lebanese.<\/p>\n

According to the data, the program has netted \u20ac148 millions for 5 years. Reporters for Bivol were unable to obtain a number for how many people received citizenship \u2014 in addition to residency \u2014 under the program.<\/p>\n

Cheating Investors?<\/h3>\n

But even that impressive-sounding number may only be on paper. Bivol reporters have found that at least one local bank has been granting loans of up to \u20ac500,000, with an annual interest rate of four percent, to potential new Bulgarians.<\/p>\n

Evidence of this anomaly was unearthed in a\u00a02012 report by the Bulgarian National Bank<\/a>\u00a0(BNB<\/a>), the country\u2019s national bank, which was originally\u00a0leaked<\/a>\u00a0in 2016.<\/p>\n

The BNB report found that First Investment Bank of Bulgaria (Fibank)<\/a>, Bulgaria\u2019s third-largest by assets, had by 2011 logged in its credit portfolio 36 so-called \u201ccitizenship credits\u201d \u2014 meaning loans for citizenship applications \u2014 amounting to \u20ac18.4 million.<\/p>\n

It is unclear if Fibank\u2019s citizenship loan program is still ongoing, or whether more people than the 36 cited may have taken part in it. Neither bank officials nor government regulators responded to requests from Bivol for comment. It is also unclear whether other Bulgarian banks may have offered similar loans.<\/p>\n

Bivol also asked for the number of certificates issued by the Ministry of Finance<\/a> proving that foreign citizen candidates for Golden Visas hold money in a Fibank account. The ministry declined the request.<\/p>\n

Fibank is privately owned by two Bulgarian bankers: Tseko Minev and Ivaylo Mutafchiev. Both are banned from management roles in financial institutions because they bankrupted another bank in the 1990s. But this does not bar them from being major shareholders in a bank.<\/p>\n

Fibank\u2019s reputation is described in a 2006 confidential cable by then-US Ambassador in Sofia<\/a> John Beyrle<\/a>\u00a0in the following terms<\/a>: \u201c[Fibank] is now considered to have one foot in the legitimate retail world (it is known as one of the most aggressive and \u2018polished\u2019 banks) as well as one in the murkier criminal realm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is the System still Working?<\/h3>\n

Bivol sought to independently confirm if the back door described in the 2011 report remains open, with mixed results.<\/p>\n

One law firm advising Golden Visa candidates\u00a0states clearly on its website<\/a>\u00a0that such loans exist and are \u201caggressively advertised,\u201d but warns customers they are considered illegal by the authorities.<\/p>\n

To investigate further, a Bivol reporter posed as the assistant of a wealthy businessman from a former Soviet country. He called Citizenship and Investments Ltd., an agency that acts as an intermediary for Golden Visa services in Bulgaria. After paying a \u20ac60 fee through Western Union<\/a>, he was told by phone that it\u2019s possible to borrow money for citizenship, but not directly from a Bulgarian bank, because this is forbidden by law.<\/p>\n

However, the agent said, a foreign EU bank can arrange the loan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working with the Belgian KBC Bank<\/a>,\u201d the agent said. \u201cThey have low interest and it is a foreign bank. Loans from local banks are not accepted by law.\u201d The candidate pays the interest and an agency fee, and receives the principal back at the end. The result is citizenship at a fraction of the \u20ac1 million or \u20ac500,000 price tag.<\/p>\n

Questioned by Bivol, Mila Milenova<\/a>, a spokeswoman for KBC Group in Bulgaria, vigorously denied that KBC\u2019s local or foreign branches make citizenship loans.<\/p>\n

One other interesting wrinkle: the monthly interest on the bank loans by Fibank is less than \u20ac5,000, the amount which triggers the attention of the Financial Intelligence Services<\/a>. Thus, money with unclear origin can be used silently to buy an European passport and enjoy all the attached privileges.<\/p>\n

Allegations that investors obtained Bulgarian citizenship without actually investing are not new and in fact began before the start of the Golden Visa program. In 2012,\u00a0a parliamentary committee conducted an investigation into citizenships granted between 2006 and 2008 under another program<\/a>\u00a0for applicants deemed to offer for individuals deemed to have \u201cspecial merits toward the Bulgarian state.\u201d This cohort generally included artists, activists and athletes, but also sometimes rich investors.<\/p>\n

Parliamentary investigators found a number of highly suspicious approvals, most of them involving Russian applicants. Among the \u201cnew Bulgarians\u201d was wealthy Russian businessman Sergei Adoniev<\/a>, reportedly close to Putin\u2019s circle, who was granted citizenship in 2008. A Bivol investigation published in January\u00a0found<\/a>\u00a0Adoniev never carried through on his promise to invest \u20ac10 million in the country.<\/p>\n

This story was produced as part of the\u00a0Global Anti-Corruption Consortium<\/a>, a partnership between OCCRP and Transparency International.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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