THE BUREAU FOR INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS IN SOFIA RECEIVES RECOGNITION AS GOOD PRACTICE BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

The Bureau for Information and Services for Foreign Citizens is recognized as a good practice by the European Commission and the integration community. The news is published on The European Website on Integration (EWSI), an initiative of the European Commission under the Directorate-General Home Affairs and Migration, and the only EU-wide source bringing up-to-date information and good practices on migrant integration for policy makers and practitioners.

The Bureau for Information and Services for Foreign Citizens, founded in September 2021, is a collaborative initiative led by Sofia Municipality to establish a service centre providing up-to-date information and services to refugees and migrants, third-country nationals, NGOs, employers, and stakeholders. Sofia Development Association manages the Bureau together with the Bulgarian Red Cross and the support of UNHCR, Bulgaria. Over the past year and a half, the Bureau has established itself as an important source of information and coordination of integration-related services in the city, following the one-stop-shop approach.

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Click here to find out more about the Bureau and the services offered.