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Technically the residential permits are obsolete for EU citizens but in some cases the authorities can require them. A registration is required if the duration of the stay is longer than six months. For it one needs a valid passport or an ID card and a proof that all the upper mentioned conditions are fulfilled. The interns and students also need to prove that they have enough financial means and are not a burden to the system.

Citizens of the EU cannot be extradited form country member due to financial reasons or because their documents have expired.

The eleven countries, which have not opened their labor markets for Bulgarians, have to do it until December 31^st, 2011. After that, if they want to keep their doors closed for mostly 2 years, they will need to report to the European commission that their labor markets are shaken up and they cannot accept foreign work force. The transitional arrangements cannot continue for more than seven years after the acceptance of the country in the EU—in other words Bulgaria will be an equal member of the European Union by the end of 2013.

According to the last reports from the European Commission, Bulgarians and Romanians who are working in EU member countries have contributed a lot for the economic growth. Usually they fill up available sectors and do not burden the social system. At the same time, there is insignificant proof that workers from the new members of the EU have taken jobs from locals.