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Nepal → Bulgaria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Nepal
To
Bulgaria
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in Nepal who live in Bulgaria: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

112219901995200020052010201520202024
112219902000201020202024
Data table
19901
19952
20003
20054
20105
20158
202016
202422
Estimate, 2024
22
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.01%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
118
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Bulgaria

First residence permits issued by Bulgaria to citizens of Nepal (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work2,183
  2. Family3
  3. Education2
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20252,188100
20241,100103
2023344006
202219008
20211005
20205003
201920011
20181002
20171003
20161001
201530012
201415004
20132004
20120000
20112000
20101000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities2,181
  2. EU Blue Card1
  3. Researchers1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,377
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
1,113
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Nepal move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Nepal, 2023
  1. Japan39,564
  2. South Korea20,147
  3. Australia13,771
  4. United States11,150
  5. New Zealand2,811
  6. Denmark2,149
  7. Canada1,760
  8. Germany1,470
  9. Finland1,319
  10. Belgium427
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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