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You need a Romanian employer first. Since Emergency Ordinance 32/2026 took effect on 27 April 2026, the employer (or, for most non-graduate jobs, an authorised placement agency) files a single application on WorkinRomania.gov.ro. If it is approved, you apply for a D/AM1 or D/AM2 long-stay work visa through e-Viza, appear at a Romanian mission, then get a residence permit from IGI after arrival.
How can an Indian get a job and work visa in Romania in 2026?
You need a Romanian employer first. Since Emergency Ordinance 32/2026 took effect on 27 April 2026, the employer (or, for most non-graduate jobs, an authorised placement agency) files a single application on WorkinRomania.gov.ro. If it is approved, you apply for a D/AM1 or D/AM2 long-stay work visa through e-Viza, appear at a Romanian mission, then get a residence permit from IGI after arrival.
Most Romania guides still describe the old route: the employer asks the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) for a work authorisation (aviz de muncă or aviz de angajare), and you then apply for a D/AM long-stay visa within a set number of days. That was the system the EU Immigration Portal described in its Romania page dated 1 April 2025. It is no longer the whole picture. Government Emergency Ordinance (OUG) 32/2026 on foreigners' access to the Romanian labour market, published in the Official Gazette no. 335 of 27 April 2026 and hosted on the IGI website, moved hiring of non-EU workers onto a government platform, WorkinRomania.gov.ro, and split the work visa into two types: D/AM1 and D/AM2.
Under the new system you still cannot apply on your own. The WorkinRomania page for foreign workers (as shown in October 2026) says the foreign worker does not submit the single application alone: a registered employer submits it for D/AM1, and an authorised placement agency (or, by exception, an authorised employer) submits it for D/AM2. Only after it is approved do you apply for the visa. A tourist or Schengen short-stay visa is not a work route; see our Schengen visa guide for what that visa covers, and our visa sponsorship guide by country to compare Romania with other countries.
The table summarises what the WorkinRomania pages and OUG 32/2026 say, as shown in October 2026. Confirm every detail on the official pages before you act, because the platform says its content is for guidance and does not replace the law.
| Route | Who it is for (official pages) | Who files the single application | Key conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| D/AM1: direct employment | Highly qualified workers (higher education or advanced professional skills, for example IT specialists, engineers, economists, managers), people doing work requested by ministries or central authorities, teaching, scientific or artistic staff, professional athletes, and full-time workers from Moldova, Ukraine and Serbia. | The Romanian employer, registered on WorkinRomania (Register of employers of foreigners, R.A.S.). | For a highly qualified job, OUG 32/2026 asks for a full-time contract of indefinite length or at least 6 months, with salary at least the average gross earnings (câștigul salarial mediu brut), plus a certificate from the local employment agency on available labour issued no more than 90 days before the application. |
| D/AM2: through an authorised agency | Permanent workers (the pages give cook, driver, carpenter, electrician as examples), seasonal workers (for example farm work) and cross-border workers from neighbouring countries. | An authorised placement agency on behalf of a registered employer, or by exception an authorised employer recruiting directly. | The occupation must be on the List of shortage occupations, a tripartite placement contract is needed, and OUG 32/2026 says a D/AM2 visa is issued only if the annual quota of newly admitted workers is not exhausted. |
On 28 October 2026 the WorkinRomania home page showed a notice (in Romanian) that, after the Bucharest Court of Appeal admitted a request to suspend Order 1073/2026, the order approving the List of shortage occupations, the platform's flows for employer registration, employer authorisation and filing single applications for D/AM2 visas were deactivated. The notice names case no. 5633/2/2026, brought by an employers' association of labour importers.
In plain terms: most Indian applicants for driver, cook, construction, warehouse or farm jobs would need the D/AM2 route, and new D/AM2 applications could not be filed on the platform when we checked. The notice does not say when the flows will reopen. If an agent tells you your Romania D/AM2 file is being processed right now, ask for the WorkinRomania application status and the agency's entry in the official register, and check the WorkinRomania home page yourself.
Romania caps newly admitted non-EU workers each year by government decision. A Government of Romania press information note of 16 April 2026 says the quota for this year is 90,000 foreign workers, and OUG 32/2026 refers to Government Decision 1.169/2025, which set the 2026 quota. The WorkinRomania statistics page lists 100,000 for each year from 2022 to 2025.
An Embassy of India in Bucharest press release on a June 2026 seminar describes the quota as approximately 100,000. The Romanian government figure for 2026 is 90,000, so we use that. OUG 32/2026 allows the quota to be raised by a new government decision if it is used up, so check for any later decision. The quota only matters for D/AM2: the ordinance ties D/AM2 visa issue to the quota not being exhausted.
| Cost | What the official pages say | Who pays |
|---|---|---|
| Long-stay (D) visa fee | OUG 32/2026 amended Law 198/2008 so that the long-stay visa fee is EUR 300, charged for applications sent through e-Viza from the date the ordinance took effect (27 April 2026). Older embassy pages showing EUR 120 predate this. The WorkinRomania statistics page also describes the change as 120 to 300 euro. | The worker, unless the firm offer says the employer pays (WorkinRomania foreign-workers page). |
| Placement agency's fee | OUG 32/2026 says the agency charges for placement only to the employer, under their service contract, and that an agency may not charge placed foreigners commissions, fees or charges, or ask for guarantees or deposits. | The employer. Never you. |
| Travel to Romania, local transport, accommodation | Borne by the worker unless the firm offer states the employer pays. If the employer provides accommodation, rent may not exceed 25% of the worker's net salary. | Read the firm offer. Any amount you pay should be stated in the contract or offer. |
| Travel medical insurance | Must cover the whole visa period, including medical repatriation, emergency treatment or hospitalisation and death, valid in all member states, with minimum cover of EUR 30,000. | Not stated; agree in writing. |
| Residence permit (single permit) fee at IGI | WorkinRomania lists proof of fee payment among documents for the residence application but does not state the amount on the pages we read. | Ask IGI or your employer for the current amount. |
| Employer and agency guarantees | OUG 32/2026 requires a financial guarantee of EUR 1,000 per foreigner from an authorised employer and EUR 75,000 from a placement agency, used among other things for repatriation costs. | The employer or agency. These are not your costs. |
The WorkinRomania single-application page and OUG 32/2026 list, for most routes: the employment contract registered in REGES-ONLINE; travel medical insurance with at least EUR 30,000 cover; a criminal record certificate from India, translated into Romanian, English or French and legalised; proof of means for 90 days; and a copy of a valid passport. Highly qualified D/AM1 applicants add a CV, proof of higher qualifications (recognition by CNRED where needed) and, for regulated professions, the authorisation document. Seasonal D/AM2 workers add qualification documents and proof of accommodation. For the Indian criminal record document, see our police clearance certificate guide, and check with the employer or mission which format Romania accepts.
No. The Ministry of External Affairs page on emigration abroad for employment lists 17 countries that need emigration clearance (Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, the UAE and Yemen), and Romania is not one of them. That page shows a last update of 16 May 2016, so confirm on mea.gov.in before you travel.
Job Spectra is operated by Spectravault Group LLP, with offices in Deira Dubai, Bengaluru and Sugauli, Bihar. We do not currently hold an eMigrate recruiting-agent registration, so we do not claim one, and you should check any agent, including us. Our Trust Center explains our no-upfront-job-fees policy. We cannot guarantee a job, a quota place or a visa. You can browse current openings or submit your CV, and our guide on how to get a job abroad from India covers the general steps.
Last reviewed 2026-10-28. Information only, not legal advice.
The process changed on 27 April 2026. Under OUG 32/2026 the employer, or an authorised agency, files a single application on WorkinRomania.gov.ro, which the platform describes as the request for the authorisation needed to hire you. Old aviz applications filed before that date are decided under the old rules.
No. WorkinRomania says the foreign worker does not submit the single application alone. A registered employer files it for D/AM1, and an authorised placement agency or authorised employer files it for D/AM2. You apply for the visa only after approval.
OUG 32/2026 sets the long-stay visa fee at EUR 300 for applications sent through e-Viza from 27 April 2026, replacing the earlier EUR 120. The worker pays visa costs unless the firm offer says the employer does. Check the current amount at e-Viza or the mission.
The Government of Romania says the 2026 quota is 90,000 newly admitted foreign workers, set by Government Decision 1.169/2025. An Indian embassy press release mentions about 100,000. The quota can be raised by a new decision, and it applies to D/AM2 visas.
Under OUG 32/2026 a full-time contract must pay at least the national gross minimum basic wage, which a government note says is 4,325 lei a month from 1 July 2026. Highly qualified workers must earn at least the average gross earnings. Confirm current figures officially.
OUG 32/2026 says IGI checks the single application within at most 30 days of filing, and the visa application is decided within at most 30 days of your appearance at the Romanian mission. Time for finding an employer and preparing documents is extra.
An authorised Romanian placement agency may not charge you commissions, fees, guarantees or deposits under OUG 32/2026; the employer pays for placement. Indian recruiting agents are bound by Indian service-charge limits. Refuse cash or informal payments without a written contract.
WorkinRomania says that, as a general rule, you can change employer by resignation after at least 6 months with your first employer, with exceptions for serious breaches by the employer. Changes must be notified to the authorities.
No. We do not guarantee jobs, quota places or visas, and our Trust page explains our no-upfront-job-fees policy. We do not currently hold an eMigrate recruiting-agent registration, so check any agent yourself before paying anyone.