'Implementation Period:

July – November 2025

Funding:

The project is being implemented with the financial support of Sofia Municipality under the "Europe" 2025 Program.

Objective:

To facilitate the social inclusion of refugees in Sofia by providing access to address registration, information on labor rights, and employment opportunities.

Main Activities:

• Development and distribution of a multilingual guide with instructions for address registration – including standard and official registration. The guide will be printed in 500 copies and will also be available online.
• Conducting two information sessions for refugees on the address registration procedure – required documents, deadlines, and relevant authorities.
• Organizing a job fair connecting refugees with employers and providing information on employment, document preparation, and labor rights.
• Final conference to present the project results.

Partners:

• Vrabnitsa District
• Krasno Selo District
• Novi Iskar District

Project Events 

- Information Sessions:

On September 3, 2025, the Foundation for Access to Rights – FAR held an information session under the project “Address for Access: The Path to Social Inclusion in Sofia”, implemented together with our partners – the districts of Krasno Selo, Vrabnitsa, and Novi Iskar, with the support of Sofia Municipality – Europe Programme 2025.

The meeting took place at the Registration and Reception Center – Sofia (Voenna Rampa) with the cooperation of the State Agency for Refugees.

The focus was on address registration and access to labor rights – key steps towards social inclusion.

 Participants received the specially developed Information Booklet on Address Registration and Official Address in Bulgaria, created under the project to support easier navigation of the procedures.

We thank all participants for their active involvement and commitment! Together, we are building a more accessible and just environment.

On October 9, 2025, the Foundation for Access to Rights – FAR held an information session under the project “Address for Access: The Path to Social Inclusion in Sofia”, implemented in partnership with the districts of Krasno Selo, Vrabnitsa, and Novi Iskar of Sofia Municipality, with the financial support of Sofia Municipality – Europe Programme 2025.

The meeting took place at the Integration and Information Center for Refugees in Sofia with the support of the Refugee-Migrant Service of the Bulgarian Red Cross.

The focus was on address registration and access to labor rights – key steps toward social inclusion.

Participants received a specially developed Information Booklet on Address Registration and Official Address in Bulgaria, designed to help them better navigate the procedures.

- Round Table

Round Table “Guidelines for More Effective Implementation of Address Registration”

On September 10, 2025, with the kind hosting of Krasno Selo District, we held a Round Table under the project “Address for Access: The Path to Social Inclusion in Sofia”, which we are implementing together with our partners – the districts Krasno Selo, Vrabnitsa, and Novi Iskar, with the support of Sofia Municipality – Europe Programme 2025.

In the presentations of Attorneys Valeri Petkov, Kaloyan Stoyanov, and Yanka Kosarova from the FAR team, issues related to the application of the new legal framework for the registration of an official address for persons granted international protection in the Republic of Bulgaria were addressed. The draft Guidelines, aimed at supporting the work of competent officials from the municipal administration, were also presented.

The discussion was attended by representatives of the State Agency for Refugees, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice, the Social Assistance Agency, the National Ombudsman, Sofia Municipality, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,” the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, and the UN Refugee Agency.

Job Fair

Over 100 participants took part in the specialized Job Fair for Refugees and Migrants, organized by the Foundation for Access to Rights – FAR on October 30, 2025, at the Municipal Cultural Institute "Krasno Selo" in Sofia. The event was held within the framework of the project "Access Address: The Path to Social Inclusion in Sofia," implemented jointly with the "Krasno Selo," "Vrabnitsa," and "Novi Iskar" districts, with the financial support of the Europe 2025 Program of Sofia Municipality.

The fair was attended by 15 employers from various sectors – construction, manufacturing, landscaping and eco-activities, transport and logistics, telecommunications and customer service, hospitality, restaurant industry, and electrical engineering.

 At the start of the event, attorney Yanka Kosarova from FAR presented the legal aspects related to the employment of refugees and migrants in Bulgaria.

 Refugees and migrants from Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon, Congo, and Burkina Faso had the opportunity to meet with employers and apply for actual job positions.

The Final Conference

The Foundation for Access to Rights – FAR held the Conference "Perspectives for the Integration of Refugees and Migrants into the Labor Market"

Are employers in Bulgaria ready to attract and retain refugees and migrants as part of their team — and what stands in their way?

This important question brought together institutions, trade unions, employers, municipalities, and civil organizations at the Conference, held on November 13, 2025, at the InterContinental Sofia hotel.

We discussed the real challenges facing businesses, administrative barriers, as well as successful practices that are already yielding results in support of labor integration.

Media participation  

Bulgarian National Radio's coverage of the Job Fair event on 30.10  - Read 

Information Booklet

Additional information can be found in our Information Booklet:

• [Download Information Booklet in English]
• [Download Information Booklet in Bulgarian]
• [Download Information Booklet in Russian]
• [Download Information Booklet in Arabic]
• [Download Information Booklet in Farsi]
• [Download Information Booklet in Pashto]

Project “Address for Access: The Path to Social Inclusion in Sofia,” implemented with the financial support of Sofia Municipality – “Europe” Programme 2025 by the Foundation for Access to Rights – FAR, in partnership with Vrubnitsa District, Krasno Selo District, and Novi Iskar District. The content of this publication reflects solely the views of the author and does not in any way represent the official position of Sofia Municipality.