Diplomatic or Service Visa (DS)

– this type of long-stay visa allows third-state nationals to enter the territory of Romania, usually for a long-term stay, provided that they hold diplomatic or service passports and that they are bound to exercise an official function as members of the staff of foreign diplomatic missions and consular posts accredited in Romania.

This type of visa is granted to holders of diplomatic or service passports, or to holders of travel documents that are assimilated to the latter,

(1) Viza diplomatică şi viza de serviciu permit intrarea în România, pentru o şedere, de regulă, de lungă durată, străinilor titulari ai unui paşaport diplomatic, respectiv de serviciu, care urmează să îndeplinească o funcţie oficială ca membri ai unei reprezentanţe diplomatice sau ai unui oficiu consular al statului de apartenenţă în România.

upon request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the sending state, or from a diplomatic mission or consular post of the latter,

as well as to their family members with whom they cohabit. The DS-type visa is valid for the entire period of the holders’ mission, or in accordance with bilateral understandings to which Romania is party.

(2) Dreptul de şedere pe termen lung nu se acordă următoarelor categorii de străini:

e) titulari ai dreptului de şedere temporară conferit de viza de scurtă şedere, viza diplomatică sau de serviciu.