Romania
Registration procedures and residence permits
- EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation citizens may enter Romania after presenting a national identity document or a valid passport.
- Family members who are not EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation citizens may enter Romania using a valid passport bearing an entry visa granted by a Romanian diplomatic mission or consular office, on request, on the basis of a fast-track procedure (48 hours) with the prior approval of the National Visa Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Any family member who is not an EU citizen is exempted from the obligation to obtain the visa if he/she meets two conditions cumulatively: if he/she accompanies or joins a EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation citizen exercising his/her right of residence within the territory of Romania and if he/she holds a valid document proving his/her residence in another Member State as a family member of the EU/EEA citizen he/she accompanies or joins in Romania.
- EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation citizens entering Romania have a right of residence for a period of 3 months following the date of entry, without any additional conditions. By way of exception, EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation citizens entering Romanian and seeking a job have a right of residence for a period of up to 6 months following the date of entry, without any additional conditions. Family members of EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation citizens, who accompany or join these citizens later, have the same right of residence in Romania, irrespective of citizenship.
- EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation citizens wishing to stay in Romania for more than 3 months must obtain a registration certificate from the local branches of the Inspectorate-General for Immigration. They are entitled to residence for more than three months if they are in one of the following situations: they have the status of a worker; they have medical insurance and the necessary means of support for them and for the members of their families at least at the level of the guaranteed minimum income applicable in Romania, they are enrolled with an institution in Romania which provides education or ongoing professional training and they have the means required in order to support themselves or the members of their family, they are members of the family of a European citizen meeting one of the conditions above or of a Romanian citizen having his/her domicile in Romania.
- Family members who are not EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation citizens have a right of residence for more than 3 months if they accompany or join the EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation citizen meeting one of the aforementioned conditions.
- EU/EEA citizens or their family members, who have uninterrupted legal residence in Romania for a period of at least 5 years may apply for permanent residence and for a permanent residence card. People who do not have EU citizenship but have resided uninterruptedly in Romania for a period of at least 5 years as family members of a EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation citizen who is a resident or a permanent resident enjoy the same right. A residence card can be issued by the Inspectorate-General for Immigration on the basis of an application filed within the first 3 months after the date of arrival in Romania.
Kinds of employment
According to the Romanian Labour Code, an individual becomes able to work at the age of 16. However, with the consent of their parents or legal guardians an individual may sign an employment contract as a salaried person at the age of 15, with a view to carrying out activities that are appropriate for their stage of physical development, skills and knowledge, and provided that this does not jeopardise their health, development or professional training. Difficult, harmful or hazardous jobs may be performed only by persons aged 18 or over. These jobs are determined by Government Decision.
The employment contract may be permanent or fixed-term, with full-time or part-time working hours. For full-time employees, a full-time employment contract involves 8 working hours per day (40 hours/5 days a week). The distribution of the working time per week is usually even and it includes two days of rest. Depending on the profile of the company, one may opt for an uneven distribution of the working time provided that the normal working period of 40 hours/week is complied with. The maximum number of legal working hours may not exceed 48 hours per week, including overtime. There are exceptions allowing an extension of the maximum period, but they are subject to strict legal rules.
The Labour Code also includes provisions on temporary agency work. This type of work is performed by a temporary employee who has concluded a contract with a temporary work agency; the employee is made available to a user, for temporary work, under that user's management and supervision. A temporary work assignment may not exceed 24 months.
Employers may require that employees pass a probationary period of 90 calendar days for operational positions and of no more than 120 calendar days for management positions. Any probationary period counts as length of service.
EU citizens may occupy any position, except that of civil servant, which requires Romanian citizenship.
Collaboration contracts are called service provision contracts, and they may only be concluded for independent activities, for persons registered in the Trade Register as having a form of legal personality, such as a sole trader (PFA).
More information concerning labour relations, work safety and occupational health and safety can be obtained by contacting the Labour Inspectorate or by accessing the website of that institution or the website of the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Security and the Elderly.
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eures/main.jsp?catId=8252&acro=living&lang=en&parentId=7793&countryId=RO&living=
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eures/main.jsp?catId=8252&acro=living&lang=en&parentId=7793&countryId=RO&living=