Moving to Romania

Romania digital nomad visa

Long-stay visa for other purposes (digital nomads) under GEO 194/2002 as amended by Law 22/2022

Remote employees of a non-Romanian company, or owners of their own foreign company, with high income (about RON 27,600 a month in 2026).

What you need

• Income from remote work of at least three times Romania's average gross monthly salary, for each of the 6 months before applying and for the whole visa period. With the 2026 reference average of RON 9,192, that is RON 27,576 a month. (RON 27,576 a month)
• Employment contract with a company registered outside Romania, or ownership of a company registered outside Romania; work done remotely via ICT.

Not for

• Freelancers without their own foreign company or a foreign employment contract
• Lower earners (threshold is among the highest in the region)

Where you apply

From home, at a consulate. Romanian diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad (via the eVisa portal); then a residence permit at the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) after arrival.

How long it takes

Not officially stated in sources checked.

First permit

Not stated on the IGI page; secondary sources say the visa is issued for 90 days, followed by a residence permit renewable while conditions are met.

Renewal

Renewable while income conditions are met; extensions need an income certificate from the tax authority (secondary).

Family

Not covered on the IGI page.

Romanian citizenship reacquisition (Article 11)

Redobândirea / acordarea cetățeniei române (Law 21/1991, art. 11)

Descendants (to the third degree) of Romanian citizens who lost citizenship for reasons not attributable to them, e.g. under communist-era measures or the loss of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina.

What you need

• Ancestor was a Romanian citizen who lost citizenship for reasons not attributable to them or was stripped of it against their will; applicant is a descendant up to the third degree (great-grandchild). Not available for ancestors who left before Romania governed the area (e.g. most pre-1918 Transylvanian emigrants).
• Not verified. Reported to involve an oath in Romanian and, under recent practice, proof of basic Romanian knowledge.

Not for

• Descendants of emigrants who left Austria-Hungary before 1918

Where you apply

From home or inside the country. National Citizenship Authority (ANC) in Bucharest, or through a Romanian consulate abroad.

How long it takes

Not officially stated; not verified.

First permit

Not a permit.

Renewal

Not applicable.

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Family

Not verified.

ANC and consulate sites returned 503; nothing verified this session. Eligibility, language/oath rules, documents, fees and processing time all need checking.