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Long-Stay Visa D/AE — economic activities

RomaniaStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

The D/AE long-stay visa is for third-state nationals who will carry out economic activities on the territory of Romania as organised and regulated through special legislation. The source does not specify whether this includes founders, startup entrepreneurs, self-employed persons, freelancers, or company owners.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not define 'economic activities' or list which business profiles (founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed, freelancer, company owner) fall under this category.
  • Long-stay visa for economic activities (marked D/AE)
    The long-stay visa for economic activities (marked D/AE) - this type of long-stay visa is granted to third-state nationals who will carry out economic activities on the territory of Romania as organised and regulated through special legislation.

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The applicant must provide proof of fulfilment of the conditions laid down by the special law regulating the economic activity; the special legislation on authorised natural persons, individual enterprises and family enterprises applies.

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Limits of the record
  • Content of the special law not captured

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

To extend residence, the foreigner must provide proof of means of support at least at the level of the average gross monthly earnings for the extension period. The official source does not state an investment or capital minimum.

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What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the business activity the holder may carry out, its restrictions and the family position.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

Foreigners who entered Romania on a long-stay visa may have their temporary right of stay extended by the Romanian Immigration Office (Oficiul Român pentru Imigrări) or its territorial units, successively for periods of up to one year. Extension applications are filed in person at least 30 days before expiry, at the territorial units of the Romanian Immigration Office at the place of residence. Long-term residence may be granted to foreigners who have held a temporary right of stay continuously for the last 5 years before applying.

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Limits of the record
  • Long-term residence conditions beyond the 5-year continuous residence (means, insurance, housing, Romanian language, etc.) not summarised.
  • The law text names the Romanian Immigration Office (the authority's name in the consolidated text); the initial D/AE visa step is not cited in this box.
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ORDONANTA-DE-URGENTA-nr.-194-din-12-decembrie-2002.pdf
    (1) Străinilor care au intrat în România în baza unei vize de lungă şedere, precum şi celor care sunt exceptaţi de la obligativitatea obţinerii vizei de lungă şedere li se poate prelungi dreptul de şedere temporară de către Oficiul Român pentru Imigrări sau de formaţiunile sale teritoriale, în condiţiile prevăzute în prezenta secţiune. (2) Dreptul de şedere temporară în România se poate prelungi succesiv pentru perioade de până la un an, numai dacă:
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ORDONANTA-DE-URGENTA-nr.-194-din-12-decembrie-2002.pdf
    (1) Cererile de prelungire a dreptului de şedere temporară se depun personal de către solicitanţi, cu cel puţin 30 de zile înainte de expirarea termenului pentru care li s-a aprobat şederea, la formaţiunile teritoriale ale Oficiului Român pentru Imigrări de la locul de reşedinţă.
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ORDONANTA-DE-URGENTA-nr.-194-din-12-decembrie-2002.pdf
    (1) Dreptul de şedere pe termen lung se acordă străinilor prevăzuţi la art. 70 alin. (1), dacă îndeplinesc cumulativ următoarele condiţii: La data de 31-07-2011 Partea introductivă a alin. (1) al art. 71 a fost modificată de pct. 172 al art. I din LEGEA nr. 157 din 11 iulie 2011, publicată în MONITORUL OFICIAL nr. 533 din 28 iulie 2011, prin înlocuirea sintagmei "drept de şedere permanentă" cu sintagma "drept de şedere pe termen lung". a) au avut drept de şedere temporară sau au beneficiat de protecţie internaţională pe teritoriul României, în mod continuu în ultimii 5 ani anteriori depunerii cererii, astfel:

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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