Work permits for foreign nationals

If you are a national of a country outside the EU or the EEA, you need an employment permit (aviz de angajare) to work legally in Romania. You can work for only one employer, and if you want to change employer you will need a new permit.

The permit is issued by the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI). The procedure usually takes 30–45 working days.

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Documents needed for an employment permit for a permanent worker employed by a legal person

• A reasoned application;
• Proof of the employer’s legal representation;
• The Trade Register registration certificate, in copy and original;
• A Trade Register certificate showing that no bankruptcy proceedings have been registered;
• A tax certificate from the tax office for the employer’s registered office, showing that obligations to the state budget for the last quarter have been paid;
• A certificate from the employment agency for the employer’s area on the available workforce for the vacancy notified by the employer, issued no more than 60 days before the application;
• The job description and the employer’s organisation chart showing occupied and vacant positions;
• Proof that an advertisement for the vacancy was published in the Romanian media;
• A firm offer of employment;
• A copy of the minutes of the selection process, showing that the foreign national the employer intends to hire meets the legal requirements of training and experience for the job;
• A statutory declaration by the foreign national that they are medically fit to work and have basic knowledge of Romanian or of an international language;
• The foreign national’s CV and two 3/4 photographs (the CV may include the statutory declaration above, in which case the separate declaration is not required);
• The authorisation required by law, where applicable;
• The foreign national’s criminal record certificate, or an equivalent document issued by the authorities of the country of origin or residence, translated and certified;
• The employer’s criminal record certificate;
• A copy of the foreign national’s valid travel document.