IMPORTANT!  A visa application is lodged at the diplomatic missions or consular posts of Romania competent in the area of domicile or residence of the applicant. In particular or emergency cases, a visa application can be lodged at the diplomatic missions or consular posts of Romania from the state where the applicant is legally present.
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I. CATEGORIES OF THIRD STATE NATIONALS WHO CAN SUBMIT VISA APPLICATIONS:

• citizens of the state of residence;
• third-state nationals residing in the country where the diplomatic mission or consular post is located and who can provide proof of their legal status in that country;
• persons in whose country of origin there is no Romanian diplomatic mission or consular post;
• third-state nationals who temporarily and legally reside on the territory of the country where the Romanian diplomatic mission or consular post is located.

They may apply for a visa in the following ways:

• in person or, in the case of minors, through a legal representative;
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• through an accredited travel agency, in the case of an organised trip;.
• by the authorised representative of the group, in the case of group travel.

Visa applicants whose fingerprints have never been collected (no previous uniform visa applications) or whose fingerprints have been collected more than 59 months before the date of submission of the visa application will present in person at the diplomatic mission or consular post for the collection of biometric data.

II. GENERAL CONDITIONS THAT HAVE TO BE FULFILLED IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR A VISA

Any third-country national who wishes to apply for a Schengen visa has to:

• submit a duly filled in and signed harmonised application form; minors shall submit a form signed by both parents or by a person who exercises, permanently or temporarily, parental authority or guardianship;
• present a valid travel document on which the visa shall be applied and which has to:

- be valid for at least three months after the estimated day of exit from the territory of the Member States;
- contain at least two free pages;
- have been issued within the last 10 years.



• submit one photo, color, ¾, of recent date;
• allow fingerprinting;
• provide supporting documents specific to the purpose of the journey;
• provide proof of appropriate and valid travel medical insurance;
• provide proof of means of subsistence during the stay;

• provide proof of the possibility of returning to their country of origin or continuing their journey in another country at the end of their stay in the Schengen area;
• provide proof of payment of the visa fee.

The Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application for a uniform visa

(a) the Member State whose territory constitutes the sole destination of the visit(s);
(b) if the visit includes more than one destination, or if several separate visits are to be carried out within a period of two months, the Member State whose territory constitutes the main destination of the visit(s) in terms of the length of stay, counted in days, or the purpose of stay; or
(c) if no main destination can be determined, the Member State whose external border the applicant intends to cross in order to enter the territory of the Member States.

The Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application for an airport transit visa shall be: (a) in the case of a single airport transit, the Member State on whose territory the transit airport is situated; or
(b) in the case of double or multiple airport transit, the Member State on whose territory the first transit airport is situated.

Any third-country national who wishes to apply for a national visa to enter Romania has to:

• submit a duly filled in and signed application form; minors shall submit a form signed by both parents or by a person who exercises, permanently or temporarily, parental authority or guardianship;


• present a valid travel document on which the visa shall be applied and which has to:



- be valid for at least three months after the estimated day of exit from Romania;
- contain at least two free pages;
- have been issued within the last 10 years.



• submit 2 photos, color, ¾, of recent date;

• provide supporting documents specific to the purpose of the journey in accordance with the Government Emergency Ordinance No.194/2002 on the regime of foreigners in Romania, republished, with its latest amendments and completions;
• provide proof of payment of the visa fee.

Also, each visa applicant must fulfil the conditions of entry.

III. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR UNIFORM VISA (Type C)

V. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR THE LONG-STAY VISA (marked D)

Supporting documents for D/AM1 visa:

A. In the case of the seconded worker

B. For the ICT worker:

C. In the case of C+D:

The sponsor holding a temporary residence permit valid for one year, an EU Blue Card, a permanent residence permit, or the sponsor who benefits from the refugee status or from subsidiary protection, may request family reunification for the following:

• spouse;
• unmarried minor children of the sponsor and of their spouse, including adopted children;
• unmarried minor children of the sponsor, including adopted children, under the sponsor’s care and over whom the sponsor exercises their parental rights. If parental rights are exercised in common, the approval of the other holder of these rights, is compulsory, in order to achieve the family reunification requested by the sponsor;
• unmarried minor children of the spouse, including adopted children, under the spouse’s care and over whom the spouse exercises their parental rights. If parental rights are exercised in common, the approval of the other holder of these rights, is compulsory, in order to achieve the family reunification requested by the sponsor.

N.B. The categories of third-country nationals indicated above, holders of a right of stay granted for the purpose of scientific research and third-country nationals who hold an EU Blue Card, may request family reunification even when the residence permit is valid less than one year.

Provided that legal conditions are met, the Inspectorate General for Immigration from the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs may also approve family reunification for the following categories:

• a. next-of-kin, in ascending line, of the sponsor or spouse, if these persons cannot care for themselves and do not benefit from appropriate family support in their country of origin;
• b. unmarried adult children of the sponsor or of the spouse, if due to medical reasons, they are unable to care for themselves.

Unaccompanied underage children who benefit from the refugee status or from subsidiary protection may request family reunification for:

• a. next-of-kin, in ascending line, or for their legal guardian; or
• b. when such persons do not exist or cannot be identified, for any other relative of the underage child.

The long-stay visa for family reunification (marked D/VF) is issued by the diplomatic missions or consular posts of Romania from the home country or from the country of residence of the family members.

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.

  N.B. The adoption must be decided upon by a competent Romanian authority, in accordance with legal provisions, or by an authority of another state, that takes effect on the territory of Romania;

• 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.