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When we met Sofia at Opal Transfer, a few years ago, it was one of the many positive experiences we’ve had with our Bulgarian customers. Through Sofia’s voice, we listened to the needs of over 100,000 Bulgarians who live and work in the UK, highly motivated to succeed here.

Sofia is a good friend of the Bulgarian community in the UK – she teaches English to her compatriots living and working here and helps them get access to a better life abroad. The Bulgarian teacher finds her job challenging and rewarding alike – at first, after she arrived in the UK, she thought about giving up a few times, just like many of us, but this never happened, as the motivation to succeed was much stronger.

Sofia’s decision to continue working here, settle in the UK, and offer a brighter future to her family, was inspired by the Bulgarian people in front of her: “What made me continue is the light in the eyes of my students: yes, I did it, I can do that, I can be successful.”

Sofia’s husband is always next to her, offering the necessary technical support. Finding a UK-based company that offers money transfers services in Bulgarian was exactly what the couple needed: “My husband was very happy to speak to someone in Bulgarian – it was a huge relief because he is worried speaking English”.

“People like Sofia motivate us every day, at Opal Transfer. For 17 years, we’ve been trusted by over 300,000 people and 45,000 of them are Bulgarians who connect with their families back home through our services.

Sofia’s advice to ‘keep learning’ makes so much sense for us. From our experience at Opal Transfer, we have learned that education plays an important role in the Bulgarians who send money home. Most of the Bulgarians in the UK transfer money to their parents, spouses, or children –  over £15 million a year, through our services. Of this, over £2 million is sent home every year only to support Bulgarian children’s education. These money transfers cover expenses such as learning materials, tuition, personal tutoring, after school classes and clubs, transportation, school lunches, school activity fees, accommodation, to name just a few. With people like the Bulgarians we’ve met in the UK, we are really optimistic about tomorrow, as the next generation’s chances of a better future constantly increase now.” – Gita Petkevica, Founder of Opal Transfer

Need help with your money transfer? Call us today: we speak Bulgarian. Three of our colleagues at Opal Transfer are Bulgarians: Diana, Roumiana, and Yoana, are ready to help you with tips and advice on a better life in the UK.

Many of the Bulgarian loyal customers became our friends over time, as we are just like them: we share similar experiences in the UK, and we’ve made people’s life abroad much easier, through safe, fast, and friendly money transfers.

Here you have same-day money transfers, for any reason that may help your loved ones. Apart from education, Bulgarians also rely on our services to send money home for purposes such as health, food, and basics, bills, rent, mortgage, loans, pleasure (gifts, holidays), home improvements, or property purchases.