Foreign-company employees or qualifying owners working remotely, with a monthly income test and separate visa and residence steps.
Route overview
Digital Nomad Visa / long-stay visa for remote workers
Typical timeline / duration: Long-stay visa: 90 days. The first digital-nomad residence extension is six months; later renewals require continuing eligibility.
Important notes
Show an employment contract with a company registered outside Romania, or ownership and remote administration of your own foreign company registered for at least three years. Provide the authenticated Romanian translations required by IGI.
Prove activity-derived income of at least three times Romania's average gross monthly earnings for each of the six months before the visa application and for the visa period. Confirm the authority's applicable RON reference; a six-month average or a fixed euro estimate does not replace the monthly test.
Prepare company identification/contact information, an explanation of the intended Romanian stay, the required tax-compliance certificate, travel arrangements, accommodation and authenticated criminal records, with the prescribed translations.
Provide medical insurance covering at least €30,000. The published long-stay visa fee is €300. For residence after entry, also provide the foreign-work/company evidence, continuing income, housing, health cover and medical/fee documents.
IGI's dedicated digital-nomad section gives a six-month first residence extension. Its later-extension checklist additionally includes an income certificate from the competent tax authority; renewals are not automatic.
The visa and residence income tests are tied to Romanian average gross earnings. The current RON amount and handling mission's evidence interpretation should be obtained before filing.
This category covers the documented foreign remote activity. Local Romanian employment or an unrelated activity needs its own appropriate immigration basis.
Preparation checklist
Check whether you qualify through foreign employment or a foreign company owned for the required period.
Prepare month-by-month income records and confirm the current Romanian salary reference.
Collect company, tax-compliance and police documents and arrange authentication/translation.
Arrange the qualifying insurance, accommodation and travel evidence.
Apply for the visa and plan the separate residence filing before the 30-day deadline.
For renewal, retain continued-work evidence and obtain the tax-authority income certificate.