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RO-PROC-001
Process
The Romanian foreign-worker procedure uses a single application submitted through WorkinRomania by the Romanian employer or, depending on the route, an authorised placement agency/authorised employer. The worker does not personally submit that single application.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania; Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-PROC-002
Process
In 2026 the current WorkinRomania guidance describes two main employment visa routes, D/AM1 and D/AM2, with different eligible categories and submitters.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-OFFER-001
Before departure
The firm job offer should clarify occupation, qualification level, duration, working time, gross and net salary, payment method/date, leave, working conditions, taxes/contributions, health and safety and, where provided, accommodation, transport and repatriation.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-LANG-001
Contract
The employment contract, and the placement contract where applicable, must be available in Romanian and either the language of the worker’s country of origin or an international language the worker understands.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania; Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-FEE-001
Money
An authorised placement agency in Romania may not charge the worker a commission, fee, charge, guarantee or deposit for placement on the Romanian labour market.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-INFO-001
Before departure
For workers placed through an agency, essential information must be communicated at least 10 days before arrival in Romania in the origin-country language or a language known by the worker.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-PAY-001
Salary
Current WorkinRomania guidance says salary is paid into the foreign worker’s bank account.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-HOUSE-001
Accommodation
Where the employer provides accommodation, current WorkinRomania guidance states that rent may not exceed 25% of the worker’s net salary/net remuneration.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-SAFETY-001
Safety
The employer must provide occupational health and safety training in a language understood by the worker and necessary protective equipment.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-INTEGR-001
Integration
Current WorkinRomania guidance says the employer must provide Romanian-language courses and cultural-orientation sessions for at least six months, for a minimum of six hours per week.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-CHANGE-001
Changing employer
The current general rule described by WorkinRomania allows change of employer by resignation after at least six months from the start of work with the previous employer; an earlier change may be possible in duly justified cases of serious employer breach.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-END-001
Job ends
Current WorkinRomania guidance states that after an employment relationship ends, stay may remain valid only within legal limits and, where no unemployment benefit is received, no longer than 90 days from termination.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-VISA-001
Visa
The official Romanian eVisa fee schedule lists the long-stay D visa processing fee as EUR 300 for applications submitted for validation from 27 April 2026.Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs11 August 2026
RO-VISA-002
Visa
WorkinRomania describes the D/AM1 and D/AM2 visa as having an initial validity of 90 days, after which a longer stay requires the relevant residence process.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-DOC-001
Documents
The usual worker document checklist can include a valid travel document, relevant contract, travel medical insurance, criminal-record certificate/equivalent, and category-specific qualification documents. Exact requirements vary.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania; Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs11 August 2026
RO-REPORT-001
Problems
WorkinRomania directs workers with rights violations to complaint/reporting procedures and identifies institutions including the Labour Inspectorate, IGI, Romanian Police, ANITP and ANOFM depending on the problem.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-WARN-001
Warning signs
Current official guidance lists warning signs including a requested placement commission, no contract before departure, no contract in an understood language, changing claims about salary/hours/accommodation/transport, passport retention, and a job different from the contract.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-EVID-001
Evidence
Agreement between documents does not prove that a job is safe, lawful in every respect, or will be delivered as promised.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania; Council of Europe11 August 2026
NP-VERIFY-001
Nepal
Nepal’s Department of Foreign Employment operates official services for foreign-job and recruitment-agency information; workers should use those government records to check the Nepal-side actor.Government of Nepal; Government of Nepal / DoFE; Government of Nepal / DoFE11 August 2026
BD-VERIFY-001
Bangladesh
Bangladesh BMET operates RAIMS, which displays recruiting-agent licence/status information; use it to check the Bangladesh-side agency identity.Government of Bangladesh; Government of Bangladesh / BMET11 August 2026
LK-VERIFY-001
Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment publishes information on licensed foreign-employment agencies and foreign-job services.Government of Sri Lanka; SLBFE; SLBFE11 August 2026
SRC-001
Method
WorkinRomania itself states that its platform information is informative/orientative and does not replace legislation, official documents or individual administrative assessment.Romanian Government / WorkinRomania11 August 2026
RO-MIN-001
Salary
From 1 July 2026, Government Decision 146/2026 sets the national gross minimum base salary at 4,325 lei per month, excluding bonuses/additions, for an average normal schedule of 166.667 hours/month (25.949 lei/hour).Romanian Government / Legislative Portal11 August 2026
RO-TIME-001
Working time
Romanian Labour Inspectorate guidance states normal full-time working time is 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week.Romanian Labour Inspectorate; Romanian Labour Inspectorate11 August 2026
RO-TIME-002
Working time
Romanian Labour Inspectorate guidance states maximum working time is generally 48 hours per week including overtime, subject to statutory averaging rules that can permit some weeks above 48 hours.Romanian Labour Inspectorate; Romanian Labour Inspectorate11 August 2026
RO-TIME-003
Working time
Romanian Labour Inspectorate guidance states that a 12-hour working day must be followed by 24 hours of rest.Romanian Labour Inspectorate11 August 2026
RO-OT-001
Overtime
Romanian Labour Inspectorate guidance states overtime is normally compensated with paid time off within the following 90 calendar days; if that is not possible, the subsequent salary supplement may not be less than 75% of base salary for the overtime duration.Romanian Labour Inspectorate; Romanian Labour Inspectorate11 August 2026
RO-REST-001
Rest
Romanian Labour Inspectorate guidance states employees are generally entitled to at least 12 consecutive hours between two working days (with an 8-hour exception between shifts) and 48 consecutive hours of weekly rest, normally Saturday and Sunday.Romanian Labour Inspectorate11 August 2026
RO-LEAVE-001
Leave
Romanian Labour Inspectorate guidance states paid annual leave is guaranteed and the minimum duration is 20 working days.Romanian Labour Inspectorate; Romanian Labour Inspectorate11 August 2026
RO-CONTRACT-001
Contract
Romanian Labour Inspectorate guidance says the individual employment contract is concluded in writing no later than the day before work starts, the employer gives the employee a copy, and the contract is registered in the general employee register before activity begins.Romanian Labour Inspectorate11 August 2026
RO-RESIGN-001
Leaving
Romanian Labour Inspectorate guidance states an employee cannot be forced to resign or asked to write a blank resignation; resignation notice is subject to statutory maximums of 20 working days for execution roles and 45 for management roles.Romanian Labour Inspectorate11 August 2026
RO-RES-001
Residence
IGI says a person who entered on a long-stay visa and wants to remain longer must obtain a residence permit at least 30 days before the long-stay visa expires; the process uses an online profile/appointment and physical document submission.General Inspectorate for Immigration11 August 2026
RO-SALARY-002
Salary
Romanian Labour Inspectorate guidance says salary is paid at least once per month on the date established in the employment contract.Romanian Labour Inspectorate11 August 2026

Source directory (31)

IDSourceTypeUse
WIR_WORKERWorkinRomania — information for foreign workers
Romanian Government / WorkinRomania
Government guidanceCurrent worker-facing guidance on routes, offer fields, contracts, worker safeguards, fees, accommodation, changing employer and warning signs.
WIR_VISAWorkinRomania — visas and residence
Romanian Government / WorkinRomania
Government guidanceCurrent D/AM1 and D/AM2 route descriptions and single-application process.
WIR_AGENCYWorkinRomania — placement agencies
Romanian Government / WorkinRomania
Government guidanceAuthorisation and operation of Romanian placement agencies.
WIR_REGISTERWorkinRomania — authorised agencies register
Romanian Government / WorkinRomania
Official registerUse cautiously: validate that records displayed are production data before relying on a result.
WIR_STATSWorkinRomania — statistics and transparency
Romanian Government / WorkinRomania
Government statisticsForeign-worker and residence statistics.
EVISA_FEESRomanian eVisa — visa processing fees
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Government fee scheduleLong-stay visa fee and effective date.
EVISA_HOMERomanian eVisa portal
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Government serviceOfficial visa information and online application portal.
IGI_HOMEGeneral Inspectorate for Immigration
IGI
Government authorityResidence, immigration procedures and territorial offices.
REGESREGES-ONLINE
Romanian Labour Inspectorate
Government serviceOfficial employment register; employees can access employment information through the service.
LABOURLabour Inspectorate
Inspecția Muncii
Government authorityLabour rights, inspections and territorial labour inspectorates.
LEGISRomanian legislation portal
Ministry of Justice / Romanian state
Primary legal textsAuthoritative consolidated/legal publication access; use the law in force for legal conclusions.
GRETAGRETA fourth evaluation report on Romania
Council of Europe
Independent institutional evidenceDocuments trafficking/exploitation vulnerabilities affecting migrant workers, including people from South Asia.
DOFEDepartment of Foreign Employment
Government of Nepal
Government authorityNepal foreign-employment regulator.
DOFE_JOBSForeign Job Search
Government of Nepal / DoFE
Government serviceSearch jobs, recruitment agencies and related foreign-employment information.
DOFE_AGENCYForeign Job Search — recruitment agencies
Government of Nepal / DoFE
Official registerCheck recruitment-agency records on the Nepal side.
DOFE_COUNTRYRecognised countries for foreign employment
Government of Nepal / DoFE
Government listOfficial destination-country information.
BMETBureau of Manpower, Employment and Training
Government of Bangladesh
Government authorityBangladesh foreign-employment administration.
RAIMSRecruiting Agents Information Management System
Government of Bangladesh / BMET
Official registerCheck recruiting-agent licence/status information.
PROBASHIProbashi services
Government of Bangladesh
Government serviceGovernment migrant-worker information and services.
SLBFESri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
Government of Sri Lanka
Government authoritySri Lanka foreign-employment regulator and worker services.
SLBFE_AGENCYLicensed foreign employment agencies
SLBFE
Official registerCheck whether a Sri Lankan foreign-employment agency is licensed.
SLBFE_COMPLAINTComplaint management
SLBFE
Government serviceOfficial Sri Lankan complaint process.
SLBFE_JOBSForeign jobs service
SLBFE
Government serviceOfficial foreign-job search/service.
POLICERomanian Police
Poliția Română
Government authorityPolice information; emergencies in Romania use the European emergency number 112.
ANITPNational Agency against Trafficking in Persons
ANITP
Government authorityRomanian anti-trafficking authority.
MINWAGEGovernment Decision 146/2026 — national gross minimum wage
Romanian Government / Legislative Portal
Primary legal textSets the national gross minimum base salary at 4,325 lei/month from 1 July 2026, 25.949 lei/hour for the stated average normal schedule.
REGES_LABOURREGES — Labour Code practical guide
Romanian Labour Inspectorate
Government labour guidanceWorking time, overtime, night work, rest, annual leave and contract basics.
REGES_EMPREGES — Information for employees
Romanian Labour Inspectorate
Government labour guidanceSalary, working time, leave and employee information.
REGES_FAQREGES — Frequently asked questions
Romanian Labour Inspectorate
Government labour guidanceDetailed answers on working time, overtime, rest, leave and employment records.
REGES_ENDREGES — Ending an employment contract
Romanian Labour Inspectorate
Government labour guidanceResignation, notice and termination; states an employee cannot be forced to resign or asked for a blank resignation.
IGI_RESIDENCEIGI — long-stay visa to residence permit
General Inspectorate for Immigration
Government immigration guidanceIGI says a residence permit should be obtained at least 30 days before expiry of the long-stay visa and describes online profile plus physical document submission.
How to read official guidance: Government guidance explains current administration. The law and an individual legal decision may say more. Check the linked legal text or authority when that distinction matters.