Southeast Europe · Immigration

Romania

98 immigration routes

Romania sits in Southeast Europe. Its immigration system runs 98 distinct routes — led by work, study and business & self-employment, each set out in official law. All 98 cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.

3 further routes are recorded for Romania but not shown here — their details are still under review.

Immigration routes
98across 18 route categories, each set out in official law
Source-cited routes
98 of 98cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
Largest category
Work23 of the 98 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 98 routes, grouped by purpose — 98 of 98 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

Business & self-employment

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: 3
Official government source: eviza.mae.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 2 sources

Talent & 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.

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

Digital nomad

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: 5
Official government source: eviza.mae.ro · checked 2026-07-27 · 3 sources

Residence-based status

5 routes

Free movement

8 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

Cultural, religious & volunteer

4 routes

Short stay & visit

2 routes

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

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

Humanitarian protection

5 routes

Ancestry & return

1 route

Medical treatment

4 routes

Sports

2 routes

Transit

1 route

Other & special

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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