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1 program for Romania. Explore the options and get an expert assessment.
Citizenship by naturalisation for long-term residents, and citizenship by restoration (redobândire) for people who lost Romanian citizenship and their descendants up to the third degree, who do not need to reside in Romania. Both now require Romanian language proficiency under 2025 reforms.
The standard requirement is 8 years of lawful, continuous residence in Romania, reduced to 5 years if you are married to and living with a Romanian citizen.
Romania offers citizenship by naturalisation for long-term residents and by restoration (redobândire) for people who lost Romanian citizenship and their descendants up to the third degree, who need not live in Romania. Under 2025 reforms, both now require Romanian language proficiency.
The main route is commercial activities, for entrepreneurs, shareholders and company managers. It requires a business plan endorsed by the Romanian investment authority, with reduced financial means and longer permits for larger investments or substantial job creation.
Romania is an EU member and now a full Schengen member. The main non-EU routes are employment, the EU Blue Card, studies, commercial activities, family reunification, the digital nomad visa, long-term residence after five years, and citizenship by naturalisation or restoration.
Yes. Romania is now a full Schengen member — air and sea border controls were lifted in March 2024 and land border controls in January 2025.
The main route is employment: the employer first gets a work permit from IGI, then you obtain a long-stay employment visa (D/AM) and a single permit. Highly qualified professionals above the salary threshold may instead use the EU Blue Card, which skips the labour-market test.
Family reunification lets non-EU family of a qualifying sponsor join them in Romania. IGI first issues an endorsement (aviz), after which the family member applies for the D/VF visa and then a residence permit.
Yes. Romania introduced a digital nomad long-stay visa under Law 22/2022 for non-EU nationals who work remotely for companies registered outside Romania.
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Citizenship — Romania