Residence Registration In Romania
Residence in Romania of the citizens of the EU / EEA and family members
You are a citizen of a Member of the European Union or European Economic Area and wish to stay more than 90 days in Romania? Then you need to register residence at the Romanian Immigration Office.
Documents issued by the Romanian Immigration Office are: registration certificate (for citizens of EU / EEA) residence card (for family members of EU / EEA), permanent residence card (for EU / EEA, and for their family members).
EU / EEA and their family members can work in Romania in the same conditions as Romanian citizens (based on an individual contract of work approved by the Labor Inspectorate, contract deployment, civil convention, etc..).
To obtain a certificate of registration a series of documents must be submitted, depending on your purpose of stay in Romania. Registration certificates are issued the same day and are valid for an undetermined period.
1. Citizens From The EU / EEA – To obtain a certificate of registration submit the following documents, depending on purpose:
1.1. Activities Dependent / Independent
Employment
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) employment contracts (original and copy) or certificate issued by employer (original) covered by the Labor Inspectorate;
d) fees.
Detached
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) contract or your detachment detachment (translated and legalized by law);
d) the address of the subsidiary / company from Romania which confirms that the EU citizen / EEA is detached to carry out a profit for the period stipulated in the contract or the address of detachment;
e) taxes.
Administrators At Companies
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy),
c) evidence of owning quality manager – Certificate issued by ONRC finding;
d) fees.
Economic Activities
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) proof that the applicant can pursue economic activity – a permit issued under Law nr.300/2004 (original and copy);
d) fees.
Professional Activities
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) proof that the applicant may exercise the professional activity – authorization or notice (original and copy) issued under the special law;
d) fees.
Volunteering
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) voluntary agreement (original and copy), completed under Law no. 195/2001, republicata, cu modificarile si completarile ulterioare; 195/2001, republished, with subsequent modifications;
d) fees.
Humanitarian Activities
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) opinion Interdepartmental Commission for the coordination and support humanitarian activities of the Ministry of Public Health (original and copy);
d) the address of the host organization confirming that the person concerned carries out activities within its humanitarian, if in the opinion issued by the Ministry of Public Health is not stated this organization;
e) taxes.
Religious Activities
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs (original and copy);
d) the address of the host organization confirming that the person concerned carries out activities within its religious, if in the opinion issued by the Ministry of Culture is not stated this organization;
e) taxes.
1.2. Resident Means Maintenance
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) proof of means of support;
d) proof of health insurance;
e) taxes.
1.3. Studies
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) documents attesting that he is enrolled in an accredited educational institution;
d) evidence of means of support;
e) proof of health insurance;
f) tax.
1.4.A. Members Of The Family (EU / EEA)
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) the act of civil status which certifies the marriage bond or proof of relationship;
d) copy of registration certificate of the EU citizen;
e) evidence of means of support;
f) proof of health insurance;
g) charges.
1.4.B. Partners And Dependent Personae (EU / EEA)
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) documents that certify these qualities;
d) copy of registration certificate of the EU citizen;
e) evidence of means of support;
f) proof of health insurance;
g) charges.
2. Family Members Of EU / EEA Nationals (Of States NonUE / EEA) – to obtain residence card submit the following documents:
2.A. Family Members
a) application form;
b) passport (valid) in original and copy;
c) the act of civil status which certifies the marriage / family linkage evidence;
d) Registration certificate of the EU citizen;
e) evidence of means of support;
f) proof of health insurance;
g) charges.
2.B. Partners And Dependents
a) application form;
b) passport (valid) in original and copy;
c) documents that certify these qualities;
d) Registration certificate of the EU citizen;
e) evidence of means of support;
f) proof of health insurance;
g) charges.
The residence card is valid 5 years.
3. Other situations
If a change of the name, surname, nationality, address of residence, as well as the destruction or damage of a residence document occurs, you must obtain another certificate of registration and the residency card. To do this, submit the following documents to the Romanian Immigration Office in the county where you live:
1. The certificate of registration
a) application form;
b) identity card or passport (original and copy);
c) documents that certify the work / quality they have in Romania (if changes have occurred on the reason for residence in Romania);
d) certificate of registration (when damaged);
e) taxes.
2. For residence card
a) application form;
b) passport (valid) in original and copy;
c) residence card (when damaged);
d) Registration certificate of the EU citizen (for family members, citizens nonUE / EEA);
e) taxes.
In case of loss or theft of the document must present the same documents above (no document issued by ORI, of course), plus proof of loss or theft to the police station.
NOTE: The taxes/fees to pay are 7 lei for issuing the residence certificate and 4 lei for a Timbru Fiscal (stamp), which is obtainable from any post office.
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December 10th, 2009 at 7:10 am
Useful post. People frequently ask about getting the certificate.
Do you happen to know how long the certificate of residence is valid for? I read somewhere that it is valid indefinitely, but I would like to be sure.
Another useful post might be one on the rights of foreigners to purchase property as that is frequently misrepresented (particularly by estate agents who want to earn a little each setting up a company for the house purchaser).
December 10th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I believe it is valid indefinately, but after 5 years EU citizens are eligible for permanent residence.
I’m happy to research into buying property but it’s not something I have any personal experience with. I’ll see what I can find out.
December 10th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I bought an apartment here back in ‘06, just before we joined the EU, and I’m currently looking for a house in the country, so I can fill in the details from an EUian’s point of view.
Basically, anyone can own an apartment, you don’t need to be a resident. However, with each apartment there is a small patch of land, normally a square metre or so underneath the block, which you cannot own as a non-resident.
A lot of estate agents/websites will tell you that ‘foreigners can’t buy land in Romania unless they do so through a company’. This was true until 2007 but now it isn’t. A lot of the agents don’t seem to know this, or perhaps they prefer to ignore the changes in the law because they can charge the purchaser an extra 1-2000 Euro for setting up said company. Even many notary publics aren’t aware of the new rules, so you have to shop around to find one who does and who’ll process your land purchase.
Basically, the Romanian legislation states that non-Romanians who are not resident in Romania, but who are EU citizens, may not buy land until 2012. What this essentially means is that an EU citizen who is a legal resident of Romania CAN buy land at the moment. It then goes on to define a legal resident as “a foreigner who has the right of residence on Romanian territory”, in other words, an EU citizen holding a certificate of residence.
Thus, if you hold a passport from an EU country, and apply for the certificate mentioned in the above article, then the notary public is obligated to accept any land transactions completed in your name.
Obviously, buying land as a ‘persoana fizica’ is far more convenient than doing so as a company, which involves many more costs, taxes and adminstrative headaches (regardless of what the estate agents tell you). As the purchaser YOU have the right to choose the notary public, so it’s simple enough to ask around till you find one who is more familar with the most recent property laws.
Anyone not from an EU country, or not able to prove that they live in Romania, would still have to purchase the land through a company.