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Long-Stay Visa D/AM2 — cross-border worker

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The D/AM2 long-stay visa is for cross-border workers, which is one of the categories of aliens for whom the single application is completed: permanent workers, seasonal workers, cross-border workers.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not define what a cross-border worker is or describe the employment situation, occupation or professional activity in detail.
  • Long-stay visa for employment (marked D/AM)
    In order to apply for a D/AM2 long-stay visa, the single application shall be completed for the following categories of aliens: a) permanent workers; b) seasonal workers; c) cross-border workers.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Yes: an employer (via an authorised placement agency or authorised employer on the WorkinRomania platform) must employ the foreigner in a border locality in Romania under a full-time individual employment contract of indefinite or fixed term and pay at least the guaranteed minimum gross earnings.

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  • https://eviza.mae.ro/home/TypeOfVisa
    and the long-stay visa for D/AM2 employment is issued based on the single application submitted by the foreigners placement agency or by the employer authorized in the same electronic platform (WorkinRomania.gov.ro).
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ORDONANTA-DE-URGENTA-nr.-194-din-12-decembrie-2002.pdf
    a) angajatorul a încadrat în muncă într-o localitate de frontieră de pe teritoriul României, cu contract individual de muncă cu normă întreagă pe durată nedeterminată sau determinată, un străin, cetăţean al unui stat ce are frontieră comună cu România, care locuieşte în zona de frontieră a statului respectiv, şi îi plăteşte un salariu cel puţin la nivelul câştigului salarial minim brut garantat în plată;

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The applicant must be a citizen of a state sharing a border with Romania, living in that state's border zone, and must meet the Romanian authorisation conditions for the job.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The holder may work for the employer in a border locality in Romania, and the employment visa attests the right to work. The official source does not state family accompaniment.

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Limits of the record
  • Family position not stated

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Work-purpose temporary residence is extended for the validity of the employment contract but no more than 2 years, and long-term residence may be sought after 5 years of continuous temporary residence.

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Limits of the record
  • General work-residence rule; no cross-border-specific duration found
  • Long-term residence conditions beyond the 5-year continuous residence (means, insurance, housing, Romanian language, etc.) not summarised
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ORDONANTA-DE-URGENTA-nr.-194-din-12-decembrie-2002.pdf
    (2) Dreptul de şedere temporară în scop de muncă se prelungeşte în condiţiile prevăzute la alin. (1) pentru o perioadă egală cu perioada de valabilitate a contractului de muncă, dar nu mai mult de 2 ani.
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ORDONANTA-DE-URGENTA-nr.-194-din-12-decembrie-2002.pdf
    (1) Dreptul de şedere pe termen lung se acordă străinilor prevăzuţi la art. 70 alin. (1), dacă îndeplinesc cumulativ următoarele condiţii: La data de 31-07-2011 Partea introductivă a alin. (1) al art. 71 a fost modificată de pct. 172 al art. I din LEGEA nr. 157 din 11 iulie 2011, publicată în MONITORUL OFICIAL nr. 533 din 28 iulie 2011, prin înlocuirea sintagmei "drept de şedere permanentă" cu sintagma "drept de şedere pe termen lung". a) au avut drept de şedere temporară sau au beneficiat de protecţie internaţională pe teritoriul României, în mod continuu în ultimii 5 ani anteriori depunerii cererii, astfel:

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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