Southeast Europe · Immigration

Romania

101 immigration routes

Romania sits in Southeast Europe. Its immigration system runs 101 distinct routes — led by work, study and free movement, each set out in official law. All 101 cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.

Immigration routes
101across 18 route categories, each set out in official law
Source-cited routes
101 of 101cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
Largest category
Work23 of the 101 routes — see them under Work below
Region
Southeast Europe
Capital
Bucharest
Population
19,020,271
Official language
Romanian
Currency
RON
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Source-cited pathways

Immigration routes

All 101 routes, grouped by purpose — 101 of 101 cite an official government source directly.

Work

23 routes

A D/DT intra-corporate transferee may obtain an ICT permit as a manager or specialist in the Romanian group entity.

Eligibility: 2Documents: 1Process & costs: 1Report facts: 3
Official government source: igi.mai.gov.ro · checked 2026-07-27

A D/DT intra-corporate transferee may obtain an ICT permit as a trainee employee.

Eligibility: 2Documents: 1Process & costs: 1Report facts: 2
Official government source: igi.mai.gov.ro · checked 2026-07-27

D/AM2 admits a qualifying resident of a neighbouring state's border zone to work in a Romanian border locality.

Eligibility: 2Documents: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 4
Official government source: eviza.mae.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 2 sources

D/AM2 admits a permanent worker through a licensed placement agency or authorised employer's single electronic application.

Eligibility: 2Documents: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 5
Official government source: eviza.mae.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 2 sources

D/DT admits an intra-corporate transferee in a managerial position in the Romanian group entity.

Eligibility: 2Documents: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 4
Official government source: eviza.mae.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 2 sources

D/DT admits an intra-corporate transferee as a specialist in the Romanian group entity.

Eligibility: 1Documents: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 5
Official government source: eviza.mae.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 2 sources

A D/AM2 cross-border worker may hold Romanian temporary work residence for employment in a border locality while residing in the neighbouring state's border zone.

Eligibility: 2Documents: 1Report facts: 2
Official government source: igi.mai.gov.ro · checked 2026-07-27

A D/DT posted worker may extend temporary residence for the authorised posting to the Romanian service beneficiary.

Eligibility: 2Documents: 1Process & costs: 1Report facts: 2
Official government source: igi.mai.gov.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 2 sources

A qualifying UK frontier worker protected by the Withdrawal Agreement may obtain the Romanian permit enabling entry and exit for Romanian employment.

Eligibility: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 2
Official government source: igi.mai.gov.ro · checked 2026-07-27

Investment

from €150,000
2 routes

Starting a business

from €50,000
8 routes

D/AE permits a third-country national to pursue an economic activity organised and regulated by special law in Romania.

Documents: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 4
Official government source: eviza.mae.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 2 sources

Talent and merit

3 routes

Study

15 routes

D/SD permits a qualifying recent higher-education graduate or current higher-education student to undertake professional training.

Eligibility: 4Documents: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 4
Official government source: igi.mai.gov.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 3 sources

Family

8 routes

A former family-reunification permit holder may receive an independent temporary residence period when the statutory family basis ends or after the qualifying residence period.

Documents: 1Process & costs: 1Report facts: 5
Official government source: igi.mai.gov.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 2 sources

Remote work and digital nomads

from RON 27,576/mo
2 routes

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

Income from RON 27,576/mo
Eligibility: 2Documents: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 6
Official government source: eviza.mae.ro · checked 2026-08-21 · 3 sources

Long-term residence

7 routes

Free movement

9 routes

Youth mobility

2 routes

D/AS permits a young third-country national to live with a non-related host family for language and cultural development in exchange for light household and childcare activity.

Eligibility: 5Documents: 3Process & costs: 1Report facts: 9
Official government source: eviza.mae.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 2 sources

A D/AS au pair may obtain temporary residence for the qualifying part-time host-family arrangement.

Eligibility: 3Documents: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 5
Official government source: igi.mai.gov.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 2 sources

Culture, faith and volunteering

4 routes

Short stays and visits

2 routes

Travellers exempt from the Schengen visa requirement may make a short stay in Romania subject to the common entry conditions.

Documents: 1Report facts: 3
Official government source: eviza.mae.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 3 sources

Humanitarian protection

5 routes

Romania may recognise refugee status through its international-protection procedure.

Report facts: 3
Official government source: igi.mai.gov.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 3 sources

Ancestry and return

1 route

Medical treatment

4 routes

Sport

2 routes

Transit

1 route

Special cases

3 routes

The DS visa is for holders of diplomatic or service passports performing an official function in an accredited mission or consular post.

Eligibility: 1Documents: 1Process & costs: 1Report facts: 2
Official government source: eviza.mae.ro · checked 2026-07-27

Official sources

Compiled by António Mira, founder · How we verify our data · Not legal advice — immigration rules and thresholds change; confirm with the official sources above before deciding.

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