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Long-Stay Visa D/AM2 — permanent 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 application categories include permanent workers.

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

The D/AM2 single application is submitted by a foreigners' placement agency or an authorised employer through WorkinRomania.gov.ro.

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

The decisive requirement is a full-time individual employment contract with a salary of at least the guaranteed minimum gross basic national salary.

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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 D/AM2 long-stay employment visa is granted to foreigners for employment with an employer in Romania and attests the foreigner's right to work in Romania. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to an employer, occupation or sector, or whether family members can accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state whether the holder is tied to a specific employer, occupation, or sector.
  • The source does not state whether family members can accompany the holder.

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; long-term residence after 5 years of continuous temporary residence.

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Limits of the record
  • 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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