ROMANIA Visa Requirements
ROMANIA Visa Requirements
ROMANIA Visa Requirements
Foreign citizens will need a work permit as well as a long-term visa to live and work in Romania
legally. Here are the necessary steps to obtain these documents:
The employer must apply for the work permit on behalf of the prospective employee,
submitting all relevant documents to the Inspectorate General for Immigration (IGI) and
paying the applicable fees. There need to be a stamp, signature, and date mentioned by
the employer or the company. Full address and contact, details of the company, and all
necessary papers. Work position, salary, estimated duration, and details regarding
accommodation, transport, and living expenses.
The IGI will answer the request within 30 days, either providing a decision or
requesting more information for verification. If additional verification is needed,
the process may be extended for up to 15 days.
Once the application is approved by the IGI, a work permit will be issued to the
prospective employee.
The employee must then obtain a long-term visa by applying through the
diplomatic missions and consular offices of Romania. The employee has a window
of 60 days to apply after obtaining their work permit.
Additional Requirements
The long-stay visa for employment is also granted to the following categories of third-
state nationals, who can be employed by or can work for natural persons or companies
from Romania, without a work permit:
a) Third-state nationals whose access on the Romanian labor market without a work
permit is established through the texts of agreements, conventions or of
understandings that Romania is party to;
b) Third-state nationals who carry out educational, scientific activities, or other
categories of specific activities of a temporary nature, within accredited institutions
of profile from Romania, on the grounds of bilateral agreements, or on the grounds
of the respective minister’s order;
c) Third-state nationals who are bound to carry out temporary activities on the
territory of Romania, on the grounds of requests from ministries, from other
authorities from central or local public administration, or from autonomous
administrative authorities;
d) third-state nationals who are named heads of branch-offices, of representations,
or of bureaus of a company located on the territory of Romania but based abroad
and who are not associated, shareholders or administrators within a Romanian
company, at the date of the request.
The third-country national may apply for the long-stay visa for employment, within
60 days from the date of issue of the work permit. The visa is granted by the
National Visa Centre, within a term of 10 days from the date of submission of the
visa application at the Consular Section of the Embassy.
For the applicants who are not able to present themselves to apply for visa or for document
legalization, they have to fill an Authorization Letter
For the applicants who are not able to apply for visa with at least two weeks before their
planned departure, they have to fill a Waiver Form