What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?
The long-stay visa for other purposes (D/AS) is granted on request by Romanian diplomatic missions and consular posts accredited in the applicant's country of residence to listed categories of third-country nationals, including those carrying out activities that do not breach Romanian law if they justify their presence in Romania. The official source does not state why the category exists.
See recorded sources
- The official reason for the category is not stated.
- https://eviza.mae.ro/home/TypeOfVisa
The long-stay visa for other purposes (marked D/AS) – this type of long-stay visa is granted to the following categories of third-state nationals, upon request, by the diplomatic missions and consular posts of Romania accredited in the applicants’ country of residence or abode:
- https://eviza.mae.ro/home/TypeOfVisa
to third-country nationals who carry out activities that do not breach the Romanian legislation in force, if they justify their presence on the territory of Romania;
