Long-stay (Type D)
Romania's national long-stay visa for stays over 90 days.
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Visa routes
- Long-stay visa for employment (D/AM) and Single PermitVisa route
The main work route for non-EU nationals: a Romanian employer secures a work authorisation, you obtain a D/AM long-stay visa, then a combined work and residence permit at IGI.
- EU Blue Card (highly qualified employment)Visa route
For highly qualified non-EU workers with a degree-level job and a salary above the national threshold, granting strong residence rights and mobility across the EU.
- Long-stay visa for commercial activities (D/AC)Visa route
A business and investor route for non-EU nationals who are or will become shareholders or managing associates of a Romanian company, backed by a required minimum investment.
- Long-stay visa for studies (D/SD)Visa route
For non-EU students admitted to an accredited Romanian institution for undergraduate, master's, doctoral or exchange study, with limited part-time work rights alongside their course.
- Long-stay visa for family reunification (D/VF)Visa route
Lets close family members join a non-EU sponsor legally resident in Romania, or a Romanian citizen, leading to a family-reunification residence permit.
- Digital Nomad Visa (nomad visa)Visa route
A long-stay visa and residence permit for remote workers earning from foreign employers/clients, provided they meet a high monthly income threshold.
- Long-stay visa for scientific research (D/CS)Visa route
For non-EU researchers with a hosting agreement from an accredited Romanian research-development institution, granting residence for the length of the project.
- EU Long-Term Residence in RomaniaVisa route
Permanent-style residence for non-EU nationals after five years of continuous legal stay, giving broad equal-treatment rights and a stable, settled status.