Is it really that hard to start your life in DK???

Bulgaria is in the EU since the 1st of January 2007.

So i don't see a reason why you think that bulgarians are treated as a non EU citizens???

I have been travelling a lot and working also in Norway and since BG is in EU we have free right of movement and working without a Visa required.

You can see the list of the countires in the EU here:

http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/eu_and_nordic_citizens/eu-eea_citizens/

and also little bit further down you can read that:

" Please note that the special interim arrangement concerning employees from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia ended by 1 May 2009."

it is correct bulgaria joine din 2007, but they and rumania had special arrangements excluding them from the normal freedom of movement and labour, which affects work, residency, and social service rights.

part of the agreement for them joining the EU.....called the accession agreement...was that they would opt themselves out of the freedom of movement treaties that apply to all citizens of the EU.

Bulgaria and Rumania agreed to this opt out, which each member state must remove fully by 2014.

most EU countries, including DK and UK, apply this opt out to Bulgarian and Rumanian citzens, which means when it comes to residency and working rights, they dont have the same freedoms as other EU citizens and have to go thru processes more similar to non EU citizens.

this came about becasue several EU countries when taken aback by the number of Poles etc that moved into their labour markets, becoming a strain on services etc.

for example, the UK government only expected them in their thousands, but we got around 1 million.

however, i think each EU country is allowed to adapt or relax these these opt out as they wish, as long as they are all cleared away by 2014


Edited by clutha - 24 Jul 2010 at 10:15am