immigration travel visa
Power of Attorney Visa Application
<p>I am a US Citizen currently in Bulgaria with my girlfriend. I was a previously a contractor in the Middle east and came to Bulgaria straight from my last contract - on a passport (90 days validity) </p>

<p>The problem: I am not allowed to apply for a long-stay (1 year) visa from within Bulgaria.</p>

<p>Possible Solution: Is it possible that I assign my father/mother as a Power of Attorney to submit my Visa application and relative documents to the Bulgarian consulate in the US?</p>

<p>Applicants are required to appear in person at the consulate, and potentially to be interviewed, at least <a href="https://www.consulbulgaria-ny.org/visas.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">if the application is submitted in New York</a>, so no, you cannot have anybody else submit your application.</p>

<p>You may be able to apply for a <a href="https://www.mvr.bg/migration/en/administrative-services/administrative-servces/issue-of-residence-permits-to-third-country-nationals" rel="nofollow noreferrer">residence permit</a> without leaving Bulgaria.  In EU terminology, residence permits and long-term visas are separate things but they have the same function.  The major difference is that you can apply for one only when you are in the country, and you can apply for the other only when you are outside the country.</p>
