Resume rules in Bulgaria
What employers in Bulgaria expect on a Резюме (Rezjume), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Bulgaria, a resume for Bulgaria, or Резюме (Rezjume): it's the same document.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Common
Common; frequently included
What the law says: No legal requirement; covered under GDPR Article 88 employment data processing framework
Date of birth: Not found
Very common; often included despite no legal requirement
What the law says: No legal requirement; GDPR Article 9 restricts age-related data processing
Marital status: Not found
Sometimes included, generally optional
What the law says: No legal requirement under EU anti-discrimination law
Sex or gender: Not found
Often included in practice
What the law says: Not required; Directive 2006/54/EC prohibits sex discrimination
Nationality: Not found
Sometimes included for work authorization
What the law says: Not required; Directive 2000/43/EC prohibits ethnic discrimination
National ID number: Not found
Rare; may appear in some contexts
What the law says: Not required on CV under GDPR
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Резюме (Rezjume)
- Language to submit in
- Bulgarian, English increasingly common for international positions
- Typical length
- 1-2 pages
- Address detail expected
- City or full address commonly expected
- Signature and date
- Sometimes included
- Officially prescribed form
- Europass format increasingly standard; no official Bulgarian format
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Prohibited under Directive 2000/43/EC; not to be requested on CV
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Not required; Directive 2000/78/EC prohibits disability discrimination; restricted under GDPR Article 9
- Other customary attachments
- References expected; diplomas/certificates often requested
- Employer may not ask for
- Ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, age (directly), disability status, health conditions, marital status, family plans, political beliefs
- Named statutes
- GDPR (EU 2016/679); Council Directive 2000/78/EC; Council Directive 2006/54/EC; Council Directive 2000/43/EC; Bulgarian Protection of Personal Data Act; Bulgarian Labor Code
- Data protection regime
- GDPR (EU 2016/679) + Bulgarian Data Protection Commission
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Council Directive 2000/78/EC; Council Directive 2006/54/EC; Council Directive 2000/43/EC; Bulgarian Law on Protection Against Discrimination
- Local language source
- Bulgarian
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Bulgaria is EU member state since 2007; EU directives apply. Practice often includes information not legally required. Many CVs still follow older Soviet-era conventions of including personal details. Modern practice increasingly aligns with EU standards, but regional variation exists.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this