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Yes. The student residence permit includes limited work rights, and after graduating you can move onto a work route such as employment or the EU Blue Card. Note that study time does not count towards long-term residence.
International students in Romania hold a temporary residence permit, obtained after a long-stay study visa (D/SD), which includes limited work rights to help with living costs during their studies.
After graduating, the usual way to stay on is to move onto a work route — the standard employment route once you have a job offer, or the EU Blue Card for a highly qualified role above the salary threshold. If you want to start a business, the commercial activities route is another option.
One important point to plan around is that time spent on a study permit does not count towards long-term residence, which is available after five years of qualifying continuous residence. So building towards settled status usually means transitioning to a counting permit such as the employment single permit. ACME can help you sequence the move from study to work and on towards long-term residence, and we recommend confirming the current conditions on igi.mai.gov.ro.
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Guidance only, not legal advice. ACME is an independent consultancy, not affiliated with any government. Rules change, confirm details with official sources.