Commercial-activity residence for an active company shareholder/member with management duties and an approved business plan, followed by visa and residence applications.
Route overview
Typical timeline / duration: Ordinary extensions: one year. IGI lists three years for proven investment of at least €500,000 or more than 50 full-time jobs.
Important notes
Hold the qualifying shareholder/member and management or administration role, and obtain the specialist technical approval for the business plan from the competent Romanian investment authority before applying for the commercial-activity visa.
Submit the technical approval, criminal-record certificate, accommodation and travel medical insurance covering at least €30,000. IGI publishes a €300 visa fee and a 90-day visa stay.
For the first residence application, provide passport, company registration and constitutive documents, the business approval, legal office and home-address evidence, health/medical documents and fees.
IGI lists maintenance of €500 per month for associates and €700 for shareholders throughout the requested permit period. Match the category to the company's legal form and document your own participation.
Renewal requires evidence that the business followed the approved plan and labour-inspectorate evidence of full-time employment, as well as continued company, address, health and financial documents.
The three-year duration test is at least €500,000 investment or more than 50 full-time jobs. It is distinct from maintenance-evidence relief: €150,000/25 jobs permits other lawful proof, while €200,000/50 jobs can remove the maintenance-proof requirement.
These duration and maintenance exceptions do not replace the initial business-plan approval. The investment/jobs calculation follows the applicant's participation; company registration alone is not an automatic residence grant.
Preparation checklist
Confirm the company form and your active management role with the business-plan assessor.
Obtain the technical approval and the current commercial-visa checklist.
Prepare company registration, ownership, office and home-address evidence.
Document the maintenance amount and any applicable investment/job exception separately.
File the residence application in time after entry and retain the receipt.
Retain business-plan performance and employment records for the next renewal.