Private investigator licensing in Bulgaria
No. Bulgaria has no specific private investigator licence.
Bulgaria has no law licensing private detectives, and detective agencies register as ordinary companies with 'detective activity' listed among their business objects. The Association of Private Detectives in Bulgaria describes the country as the only EU state with no regulation of the profession, and draft laws on private investigative activity have not been adopted. Investigators remain fully bound by the criminal law on privacy, data protection and the use of special technical means.
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How to get licensed
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Register a company or sole trader with the Registry Agency's Commercial Register, listing detective activity among the business objects
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Put GDPR and Personal Data Protection Act compliance in place for the personal data you will handle
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If you also offer guarding or security services, obtain a separate Ministry of the Interior licence under the Private Security Activity Act 2018
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Questions about PI licensing in Bulgaria
Do you need a licence to be a private investigator in Bulgaria?+
No. Bulgaria has no specific private investigator licence. Bulgaria has no law licensing private detectives, and detective agencies register as ordinary companies with 'detective activity' listed among their business objects. The Association of Private Detectives in Bulgaria describes the country as the only EU state with no regulation of the profession, and draft laws on private investigative activity have not been adopted. Investigators remain fully bound by the criminal law on privacy, data protection and the use of special technical means.
How do you get a private investigator licence in Bulgaria?+
1. Register a company or sole trader with the Registry Agency's Commercial Register, listing detective activity among the business objects 2. Put GDPR and Personal Data Protection Act compliance in place for the personal data you will handle 3. If you also offer guarding or security services, obtain a separate Ministry of the Interior licence under the Private Security Activity Act 2018
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