Long-Stay Visa D/VF — family member of a Romanian citizen

The following categories of people may also request a Romanian long-stay visa for family reunification: a. third-country nationals married to Romanian citizens; b. unmarried third-country nationals who cohabit with unmarried Romanian citizens, provided they have at least one child together, hereinafter referred to as partners; c. children of a Romanian citizen, of their spouse or partner, including adopted children, who: i) are not yet 21 years of age; ii) continue their studies and have not surpassed 26 years of age; iii) although they are adults, they cannot care for themselves for medical reasons. d. next-of-kin in ascending line, of the Romanian citizen or of their spouse; e. the third-country national who is the parent of an underage Romanian citizen, provided that they can make proof of the fact that the underage citizen is in their care or prove the existence of an obligation of payment of a support pension, provided that this obligation is regularly fulfilled by the third-country citizen; f. third-country nationals, family members of Romanian citizens, who prove being registered with a right of residence as family members, in another member state.

(16) Pot solicita viză pentru reîntregirea familiei şi următoarele categorii de persoane: a) străinii căsătoriţi cu cetăţeni români;

In order to obtain a residence permit as a family member of a Romanian citizen, your family members must submit the following documents: The husband / wife of the Romanian citizen a. application b. original crossing border document (passport, travel document, etc.) and copy; c. the identity document of the Romanian citizen;

(17) Solicitarea de viză depusă de persoanele prevăzute la alin. (16) lit. a)-e) va fi însoţită de certificatul de căsătorie eliberat de autorităţile române sau transcris în condiţiile legii ori, după caz, de dovada existenţei legăturii de rudenie sau a calităţii de partener. La data de 31-07-2011 Alin. (17) al art. 46 a fost modificat de pct. 67 al art. I din LEGEA nr. 157 din 11 iulie 2011, publicată în MONITORUL OFICIAL nr. 533 din 28 iulie 2011. (17^1) Solicitarea de viză depusă de persoanele prevăzute la alin. (16) lit. f) va fi însoţită de documente care să ateste că sunt înregistraţi cu drept de rezidenţă în alt stat membru, în calitate de membru de familie al cetăţeanului român.

The adoption must be settled through a decision of a competent Romanian authority, according to legal provisions, or through a decision of an authority from another state, that generates legal effects on the territory of Romania.

d. marriage certificate issued by the Romanian authorities (in case the marriage was made abroad, the certificate will be transcribed at the Romanian Civil Status Offices); e. a written declaration stating that the foreigner has not entered into another marriage;

d. the birth certificate of the child, Romanian citizen, resulting from the cohabitation between the applicant and the Romanian citizen; e. the declaration of the Romanian citizen from which it should result that they live together; f. proof of legal possession of the living space at the address where he/she declares that he/she resides on the territory of Romania, in original and copy; g. documents showing that both the foreigner and the Romanian citizen are unmarried;

d. birth certificate or other documents proving the kinship issued by the competent authorities, translated and superlegalized or apostille – copy and original,

f. proof of legal possession of the living space at the address where he/she declares that he/she resides on the territory of Romania in original and copy; g. proof of social health insurance; h. medical certificate; i. fees.

After entering Romania you must obtain a residence permit. It certifies your right to stay in Romania and you can get it from the territorial units of the General Inspectorate for Immigration in the county where you live. To obtain a residence permit you have to submit personally a number of documents at least 30 days before the expiry of the right to stay granted by the visa.

The residence permit as a family member of a Romanian citizen must be renewed at least 30 days before the expiry of the previous one. Application for the granting or renewal of a residence permit for family members of citizens of non EU / EEA will be settled within 30 days from the date of its submission. The term for the obtaining of a temporary residence permit as a family member of a Romanian citizen the resolution term is of as much as 90 days, and for the subsequent permits it is 30 days. In case that further checks are required, the deadline for resolving the application may be extended by 15 days.

Husband / wife and family members of a Romanian citizen or of a sponsor holder of a long stay right may be granted extension of their temporary right of residence for periods of up to 5 years.

Right of residence independently: is granted to family members of the non-EU / EEA citizen who held a temporary residence permit, but the conditions for which it was granted are no longer met: they become of age or have reached the age of 21, if they are family member of the Romanian citizen, the sponsor / Romanian citizen has died, the dissolution of the marriage has been pronounced or the partnership has ended: upon request to foreigners who are holders of a temporary residence permit granted for the purpose of family reunification or have had the right of temporary residence for the purpose of family reunification in the last 5 years prior to the application.

The independent residence permit will have a 6 months validity, during which the applicant will be able to focus on another goal of their stay in Romania.

Străinii, titulari ai unui drept de şedere pentru reîntregirea familiei, pot desfăşura activităţi economice sau profesionale ori pot fi încadraţi în muncă, cu aplicarea în mod corespunzător a dispoziţiilor din legile speciale care reglementează aceste domenii.