[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":115},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-nap":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":95,"extension":96,"icon":97,"lastReviewed":98,"locale":99,"meta":100,"navigation":101,"path":102,"readMinutes":103,"seo":104,"sources":105,"stem":112,"updated":113,"__hash__":114},"guides\u002Fguides\u002Fnap.md","NAP registration & getting your EGN\u002FLNCH",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":89},"minimark",[9,13,18,53,67,71,83],[10,11,12],"p",{},"The single most common mistake foreigners make is doing these steps out of order. Get the sequence right and the whole process takes a couple of weeks; get it wrong and you'll be sent back and forth between offices.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-order-that-actually-works","The order that actually works",[19,20,21,25,34,46],"ol",{},[22,23,24],"li",{},"Secure an address (a signed lease or a notarised address declaration).",[22,26,27,28,33],{},"Register your residence with the ",[29,30,32],"term",{"gloss":31},"Министерство на вътрешните работи — the Ministry of Interior","МВР",".",[22,35,36,37,41,42,33],{},"Receive your ",[29,38,40],{"gloss":39},"Единен граждански номер — personal ID number for residents","ЕГН"," or ",[29,43,45],{"gloss":44},"Личен номер на чужденец — personal number for foreigners","ЛНЧ",[22,47,48,49,33],{},"Register with the ",[29,50,52],{"gloss":51},"Национална агенция за приходите — the National Revenue Agency","НАП",[54,55,57],"callout",{"type":56},"info",[10,58,59,60,63,64,66],{},"EU citizens get an ",[61,62,40],"strong",{},"; non-EU residents usually get an ",[61,65,45],{},". They work the same way for tax and banking, but some online systems only accept one — keep both numbers handy.",[14,68,70],{"id":69},"what-to-bring-to-нап","What to bring to НАП",[72,73,74,77,80],"ul",{},[22,75,76],{},"Passport and your ЕГН\u002FЛНЧ",[22,78,79],{},"Proof of address (lease or address declaration)",[22,81,82],{},"Any prior tax documents if you're transferring residency",[54,84,86],{"type":85},"warning",[10,87,88],{},"Go early. The queue numbers for same-day service often run out before mid-morning.",{"title":90,"searchDepth":91,"depth":91,"links":92},"",2,[93,94],{"id":16,"depth":91,"text":17},{"id":69,"depth":91,"text":70},"Getting your Bulgarian tax number, ЕГН or ЛНЧ, and a stamped address. The order matters.","md","file-text","2026-05-12","en",{},true,"\u002Fguides\u002Fnap",18,{"title":5,"description":95},[106,109],{"label":107,"url":108,"reviewed":98},"National Revenue Agency (НАП) — registration guidance","https:\u002F\u002Fnra.bg",{"label":110,"url":111,"reviewed":98},"Ministry of Interior (МВР) — residence registration","https:\u002F\u002Fmvr.bg","guides\u002Fnap","May 2026","R-BRi5-XYinVoOsbdZ7f5bf40bD_atJzu0toPacSlh0",1786194246305]