The National Strategy on Migration of the Republic of Bulgaria 2021-2025 has been adopted as the new national strategic document in the field of migration management. The term "integration" has not been included in the title as it was in the previous National Strategy on Migration, Asylum and Integration for 2015–2020.

The document outlines national goals:

• To provide conditions for the reception of migrants who arrive legally in the country for the purposes of work, study or other reasons and have legal grounds to stay (by taking into account the needs of the labour market), in particular highly skilled workers, and to establish a facilitated regime for entry and residence under the conditions of mobility as a way of attracting highly qualified TCN workers;

• To strengthen the processes of return for foreigners residing in the country without legal grounds, in accordance with the established standards for the protection of human rights, as well as to strengthen the measures for prevention of illegal migration and for the establishment of illegal residence on the territory of the country;

• To contribute to the adoption of a Common European Asylum System in accordance with the principles of solidarity and responsibility, which ensures adequate reception of persons who actually need protection while preventing the unequal distribution of the burden of refugee flows and abuses of the system for asylum, and prevents secondary movements;

• To participate in the processes of developing and strengthening partnership with third countries and to actively contribute to partnerships with key third countries of origin and transit - a source of illegal flows to the Republic of Bulgaria.

The strategy's integration chapter highlights that Bulgaria has modern, well-developed and effective legislation in the field of equal opportunities, social inclusion and non-discrimination, which is in full compliance with European standards. The implementation of the policy on the integration of migrants will be supported by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. No potential areas of improvement are mentioned in the document.

The expected outcomes chapter highlights that "the integration of migrants is a prerequisite for stable economic growth, but only in the conditions of social unity and fruitful multicultural dialogue in society. This is achieved only with active participation in the integration processes on both sides of the process - legal migrants and the host society. It is necessary to strengthen the information exchange and cooperation between the competent institutions, local governments, academia, social partners, non-governmental and international organisations at the national level."