AGREEMENT between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on cooperation in the field of labour migration.

The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Bulgaria, convinced that labour migration is a phenomenon which is to the mutual benefit of their peoples and can contribute to the economic and social development, facilitate cultural diversity and further technology exchange, recognizing the need to respect the rights, obligations and guarantees in accordance with the national legislation of the Parties and in accordance with the respective provisions of the international treaties to which the two States are parties, aiming to enhance overall cooperation and friendship between the Parties in the context of the foreign policy and migration policy of the governments of the Parties, have agreed that this Agreement shall apply to the following categories of workers who are nationals of either of the Parties and have signed labour contract under this Agreement and are provided with the necessary residence permit on the territory of the other Party: (a) workers for an initial period of one year with an option for subsequent extension up to a total period of three years; and (b) seasonal workers for a period of not more than nine months per year. For the categories of workers envisaged in item (a) of this Article, the work permit shall not be required. The Competent Institutions shall carry out the following intermediation functions for job hiring activities within their state budget allocations: (a) exchange of information on job offers received from employers on the territory of the respective Party; (b) two-phased selection of potential workers: (1) preliminary selection based on the documentation provided; (2) final selection of Candidates approved by the employers; (3) assistance in labour negotiation process and in signing of labour contracts by selected Candidates; and (4) provision to the workers who have signed contracts of the necessary information about the conditions of stay, work, accommodation and departure in the official language of the Sending Party.