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Independent guide to working in Romania

Before you take a job in Romania, check what is written down.

A source-linked guide for workers recruited from Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It explains what Romanian authorities say, what you can check at home, what to keep, and what the documents still leave unanswered.

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Use this rule: a confident promise is not proof. Important claims link to the authority or document behind them.
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Before you travel

Start with your situation

The person offering the job may know the system better than the worker who must rely on that promise. This guide helps close that gap.

A job has been offered to me

Do not begin with the visa. Begin with identities and terms. Write down the exact legal name of the Romanian employer, the recruiter or agency in your country, any Romanian placement agency, the occup…

Before you pay anyone

Separate an official fee from money demanded by a recruiter. Romanian official guidance says an authorised placement agency in Romania may not charge the worker a placement commission, fee, charge, gu…

Your firm job offer

Treat the firm offer as a checklist. Current Romanian guidance says it should make core terms explicit: occupation, qualification level, duration, working time, gross and net salary, payment method an…

Your contract and its language

You should not have to guess what you are signing. Current WorkinRomania guidance says the employment contract, and the placement contract when applicable, must be available in Romanian plus the langu…

Which Romanian route applies

The current system describes D/AM1 and D/AM2 routes. D/AM1 mainly covers specified highly qualified and special categories and is managed through the Romanian employer. D/AM2 covers permanent, seasona…

Visa: know the official fee

The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs currently lists the long-stay D visa processing fee as €300 for applications submitted for validation from 27 April 2026. That is an official visa-processing f…

Before you travel

Keep your own copies of the job advertisement, recruiter messages, firm offer, employment/placement contract, payment receipts, passport and visa pages, accommodation promise and contact details of ev…

Arrival in Romania

After arrival, compare reality with the written record: employer, workplace, job, hours, pay, accommodation and deductions. Do not discard pre-departure messages once you receive a Romanian contract. …

Questions workers ask

Situations

Short answers to situations workers face before and after they arrive.

My agent says I must pay €2,000 for a Romania job. Is that legal?An amount alone cannot answer this. Current Romanian guidance says an authorised placement agency in Romania may not charge the …My employment contract is only in Romanian.Current WorkinRomania guidance says the employment contract, and the placement contract where applicable, must be available in R…My employer or recruiter has kept my passport.Romania’s own worker guidance lists passport retention as a warning sign. The precise legal and safety response depends on what …I arrived and the job is different from the job in my contract.This is a concrete documentary mismatch. Current Romanian guidance itself lists being promised or given a job different from the…I am being paid less than the salary in my contract.Treat this first as an evidence problem: compare the net salary stated in the offer/contract with payslips and bank payments, an…The recruiter promised free accommodation, but I am being charged.Keep the two statements separate: the recruitment representation (“free”) and the later contractual/actual charge. If the promis…My employer deducts more than 25% of my net salary for accommodation.Current WorkinRomania guidance states that if the employer provides accommodation, rent may not exceed 25% of the worker’s net s…I work 12-hour days. Is that allowed?Working-time legality cannot be decided from “12 hours” alone: schedules, averaging, rest, overtime and the applicable contract …I receive money but no clear payslip or breakdown.You still need a stable record of what was paid and what was deducted. Current Romanian guidance makes salary, payment method/da…I arrived in Romania and there is no job for me.This is not something a generic visa FAQ can solve. Preserve the pre-departure offer and contracts, record what the employer/age…

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