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Romania Work Visa Requirements and Procedure

As Romania is one of the states of the European Union and Schengen Zone, the rules for work visas and residence permits are not different from the other states of the EU.

The non-EU nationals for the sake of employment in Romania have to apply for a work permit. Whereas the nationals of the states of the European Economic Area EEA involving Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, are not required work visas or licenses to work in Romania.

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Types of Work Permits in Romania

Romania offers various types of permits for foreign citizens. The type of Romania work permit is independent of the business, that a foreigner wants to run in Romania. Based on this, the foreigner will be hired as:

Long-term employees

The foreign employees having long-term employment in Romania will be those having an agreement individually to work for an unspecified or determined time period. The time duration depends on the employees themselves and their work permits.

Trainee employees

The foreign employees hired as trainees will be those who are highly graduated or certified with diplomas from other countries, apply for the vacant seats for a job and are hired for an internship program, and those who are supposed to obtain their job careers and improve the language and culture information here in Romania.

Seasonal employees

The foreign employees who don’t have a residence permit of Romania, but work in Romania on the basis of seasonal employment. These employees are hired after an agreement for a specific time to attain the Romania work permit.

Cross-border employees

The foreigner, who is a national of the country having the same border as Romania, who has employment in Romania will be hired as a cross-border employee. Their hiring is also based on an agreement for a limited period to work in Romania.

Highly certified employees

Foreign employees who are on a high-scale job post in Romania, have an agreement for an undermined or a specified period of at least one year as a Romania work permit.

Deployed employees

The highly certified employees working in the company in another country for a limited time period, will come to Romania and work on the relatable to that in which they were working previously, assuring to bring all the welfare to the company on which his/her posting is done. The Romania work visa and permit will be attained after signing an agreement for a fixed period. 

ICT employees (intracompany transfer)

The foreigner is employed working in a company in another country and is just transferred to the same company in Romania after signing an agreement for the specific time duration to get a Romania work permit.

Au pair employees

The foreigner, hired by the host family in Romania to take care of their children and for other home chores, in exchange, will upgrade their language and other qualities. This is based on an agreement for a temporary time duration.

Romanian Work Visa Requirements

According to the rules of the Romanian government, a foreigner is not allowed to apply for a work permit on their own, rather there will be an employer to apply for them. 

Firstly, the employees who are not citizens of Rumania or other states of the EU will be eligible to apply for a Rumania work permit. The other conditions for them after fulfilling the eligibility criteria are as follows:

  • According to the legal provisions, the foreigners must meet all the requirements of the employer for the post they are applying for;
  • There must not be the culprit history of the foreigner, otherwise, they will be disqualified for the Romania work permit;
  • They will have to submit their medical report as proof that they are capable of doing the job perfectly for which they are applying;
  • The authorities set aside no specific requirements for language proficiency;
  • There are no set-aside age parameters for foreign workers.

Documents Required for Visa Application

Each Romanian foreign mission asks for different documents for applying for a work permit issuance, however, the following are the general ones to be presented in any case:

  • The work permit, that will be received by the employer;
  • Verification letter for residence/rental property/rented house or apartment in Romania;
  • An authentic passport (ordinary) valid for six months at minimum;
  • Two recent passports have clear photographs;
  • A verification letter from the police of their country is proof that they don’t have any culprit history (police clearance certificate)
  • Evidence of the medical insurance, showing the exact dates of the visits for their medical tests (this must cover the initial period of stay in Romania which is normally 3 months;
  • The proof of sufficient economic means to support the visit for the initial days;
  • A flight ticket to verify the legal travel intention to Romania.

Work Permit Process

In order to work in Romania, the foreigners will need a Romanian work visa for a long-term duration to live in Romania, and a Romanian work permit to work in Romania. Both things are essential. Here is the detailed procedure for getting both:

  • On the foreigner’s behalf, the employer in Romania will have to submit all the documents to the “Inspectorate General for Immigration” (IGI) and the application fee;
  • The IGI will respond to the request within a month in a straightaway case. They will either accept it as it is or ask for more proof for the verification. In the latter case, the process can be extended for 15 days;
  • When the IGI approves the request, they will immediately issue the work permit approval in the name of the employee;
  • After getting a Romanian work permit approval, the employee will have to apply for the visa within 60 days in his country’s embassy or consulate in Romania by submitting the above-mentioned documents.
  • In most cases, the visa is issued in a month.

After a positive response, you will be given a visa for the short term which is to be prolonged in the form of a single work permit when you land in Romania.

How to get a “Residence Permit” after entering Romania?

After entering Romania the employee must obtain a single permit. The document certifies your right to stay in Romania and you can get it from the territorial units of the General Inspectorate for Immigration in the country where you live.

To obtain a single permit, you will personally submit several documents at least 30 days before the expiry of the right to stay granted by the visa. You also can submit the documents through the online service, available here.

For the first extension of the right of residence (getting the first single permit Card) for employment you must submit the following documents:

  • salary statement (the salary stated in the individual labor contract must be at the minimum gross salary in the economy on the other hand in the case of highly qualified workers, it will be at least 2 times the average gross salary in the economy);
  • medical certificate
  • fees €120
  • application form;
  • the border crossing document (passport, travel document, etc.) in original and duplicate
  • proof of legal ownership of the living space in original and duplicate
  • individual employment contract;
  • print screen from the register of the employees, at the section containing the data about the individual employment contract signed by the employer.

Other Essentials for Work Visa

  • If an employee wants to extend the duration mentioned in the visa, he/she will have to request via IGI, at least a month ago from the expiration of their visa. Then their Romania work visa will be renewed.
  • The extension is made for a maximum of a year on the Romania work visa, but if the employee is on a high-scale post, he/she will get an extension of 2 years after renewing their visa.
  • If there are any of the family members traveling with them, the other member will also apply for the visa via the same process.

Embassies and Consulates of Romania Abroad

Below you will find the embassies and consulates of Romania Abroad:

https://www.mae.ro/en/romanian-missions

How to find jobs in Romania?

For searching and finding a job in Romania, you must follow the following steps:

  • Prepare a CV or Resume;
  • Research potential employers online and through networking;
  • Find available vacancies by searching continuously;
  • Write cover letters to apply for the job;
  • Complete the job application by sending a CV and Cover Letter to the employer;
  • Prepare for the interview if you happen to get a positive response from the employer.

Official European Portals for Jobs in Romania

Through Job Agencies

Jobs through Newspapers

English teaching jobs

Jobs search websites

Job portals for digital nomads