Meridian Migration

Romania work permit: the process, step by step

The usual route from India is the D/AM1 long-stay work visa (highly qualified and special categories), in 7 steps. Who applies: your employer applies. The government publishes no single decision time for this route; what is published is below.

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What are the steps for a Romania work permit?

  1. 1

    Employer creates an account (hub.mai.gov.ro) and registers on WorkinRomania.gov.ro; it is entered in the R.A.S. register of employers of foreigners.

  2. 2

    Employer uploads a firm job offer: job title, duties, salary, working hours, contract length, workplace (and leave, housing, transport where offered).

  3. 3

    Employer files the single application (cerere unică) online with the supporting documents. The worker does not file it.

  4. 4

    Authorities check the employer, pay and conditions and the worker's eligibility; the decision is posted on the platform.

  5. 5

    Worker goes in person to a Romanian embassy or consulate; biometrics are taken and the long-stay work visa is issued (it also certifies the right to work).

  6. 6

    Worker travels, signs an employment contract in Romanian and in a language they understand, and starts work.

  7. 7

    Before the visa expires, worker applies at the IGI office of the county where they live for the residence permit (single permit or EU Blue Card).

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How long does a Romania work permit take?

Only the times the government publishes. Where it publishes none, we say so.

Official decision times for Romania
RouteOfficial decision time
D/AM1 long-stay work visa (highly qualified and special categories)Not confirmed for the single application and the visa. Employer registration on the platform: up to 30 working days (OUG 32/2026 art. 5(6), as reproduced by Rubinian, secondary).
D/AM2 long-stay work visa (shortage occupations: permanent, seasonal, cross-border)Not confirmed for the single application and visa. ANOFM decides an employer's authorisation within at most 15 working days of upload (OUG 32/2026, per WorkinRomania).
EU Blue Card (Romania)Not confirmed .

Not confirmed yet

  • Statutory processing time for the single application and for the D/AM long-stay visa under OUG 32/2026.
  • Whether a visa application centre (VFS/BLS) accepts Romanian long-stay visas in India, and the Embassy in New Delhi's current appointment process.

How do appointments work for Romania in India?

In person at a Romanian diplomatic mission (biometrics are taken). Romania's mission in India is the Embassy of Romania in New Delhi (newdelhi.mae.ro). Its pages block automated reading, so its current visa services, appointment system and any visa application centre (VFS/BLS) for Romanian long-stay visas in India are not confirmed.

The visa form can be completed online on the eViza portal (evisa.mae.ro), but the applicant must still appear in person at the chosen mission; processing is counted from the day of that appearance, and the processing fee is not refunded if the visa is refused. The single application on WorkinRomania must be approved before the worker applies for the visa. D/AM2 cases cannot start while the shortage list is suspended (see status alert).

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Can an agent get you an appointment or a decision faster?

No. Not us, not anyone.

  • The employer must be registered on WorkinRomania and files the single application there. No agency can file a D/AM2 case while the shortage-occupation list is suspended. workinromania.gov.rochecked 24 Oct 2026
  • The destination authorities decide every application. Anyone who offers to influence that is a reason to walk away.

Where can you check a Romania application?

On the official systems and pages below. Government pages come first; secondary sources are marked.

  1. 1.WorkinRomania.gov.ro — Visas and residence (D/AM1, D/AM2, single application) workinromania.gov.ro, checked 24 Oct 2026
  2. 2.WorkinRomania.gov.ro — Information for foreign workers (rights, steps, documents, warning signs) workinromania.gov.ro, checked 24 Oct 2026
  3. 3.WorkinRomania.gov.ro — Information for employers (RAS/RAA registers, guarantees, 15-working-day authorisation) workinromania.gov.ro, checked 24 Oct 2026
  4. 4.EU Immigration Portal — Employed worker in Romania (last updated 1 Apr 2025) home-affairs.ec.europa.eu, checked 24 Oct 2026
  5. 5.WorkinRomania.gov.ro — home page and notice on suspended D/AM2 flows (Government of Romania) workinromania.gov.ro, checked 24 Oct 2026
  6. 6.General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) — notice of 25 Sept 2026 on extension applications when changing employer igi.mai.gov.ro, checked 24 Oct 2026
  7. 7.EU Immigration Portal — Highly-qualified worker in Romania (last updated 1 Apr 2025) home-affairs.ec.europa.eu, checked 24 Oct 2026
  8. 8.Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — eViza portal evisa.mae.ro, checked 24 Oct 2026
  9. 9.KPMG Romania — Tax News Flash on GEO 32/2026 (immigration) (secondary) assets.kpmg.com, checked 24 Oct 2026
  10. 10.PwC Romania — Changes regarding foreign access to the Romanian labour market: GEO No. 32/2026 (secondary) pwc.ro, checked 24 Oct 2026
  11. 11.Rubinian — text of OUG 32/2026 (reproduction of the Official Journal text) (secondary) rubinian.com, checked 24 Oct 2026
  12. 12.Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Romania — Government approves 90,000 non-EU workers for 2026 (30 Dec 2025, citing Ministry of Labour) (secondary) romania.europalibera.org, checked 24 Oct 2026
  13. 13.Financiarul.ro — Employers can no longer file D/AM2 work visa applications; Ministry of Labour appeals (15 Sept 2026) (secondary) financiarul.ro, checked 24 Oct 2026
  14. 14.Economica.net / AGERPRES — Court decision of 11 Sept 2026 (case 5633/2/2026) and Ministry of Labour statement (secondary) economica.net, checked 24 Oct 2026
  15. 15.Revista Biz / PwC Romania analysis — WorkinRomania blockages and options (12 Oct 2026) (secondary) revistabiz.ro, checked 24 Oct 2026
  16. 16.Rubinian — text of Order 1073/2026, list of 289 shortage occupations (Monitorul Oficial no. 649, 6 Aug 2026) (secondary) rubinian.com, checked 24 Oct 2026
  17. 17.KPMG Romania — New rules for foreign workers and work permits (Law 28/2024, from 8 March 2024) (secondary) assets.kpmg.com, checked 24 Oct 2026

The full rules for every Romania route, documents and FAQs are on the Romania work permit page.