Our field of expertise represents the provision of legal asssitance in order to obtain / to extend the residency permits for Romania, to comply with and carry out all formalities required so as to be able to pass the examinations and receive romanian citizenship, to go through all formalites required for the granting of the status of refugee or of any other form of legal protection.
Entry into Romania of citizens of the EU / EES /Swiss Confederation and of the family members of the latter.
Are you a citizen of a state within the European Union (EU), of the European Economic Space (EES) or of the Swiss Confederation and you want tocome to Romania? You can enter the country through any of the border checkpoints if you supply a valid national id. card, a passport or any other documentation that confirms your identity and is accepted by the romanian authorities.
Please refer to the list of EU member states and that of the countries making up the European Economic Space. The citizens of the EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation can enter and stay on the territory of Romania in accordance to the right to free circulation and residency, issued pursuant to the romanian legislation and in accordance to european legal provisions in force.
In order to be allowed entry into Romania, for the familiy members of the nationals outside the EU / EES / the Swiss Confederation, the following are required:
If you are the family member of a citizen from outside the EU / EES / the Swiss Confederation,
You will be allowed entry into Romania through all border checkpoints if you provide a passport and a valid entry visa.
The visa is required if you come from a state for which this document is compulsory in order to be able to ensure entry into Romania.
Please consult the list of countries for which the nationals do not require a visa in order to be able to enter Romania.
Please consult the list of countries for which the nationals do require a visa in order to be able to enter Romania.
If you stay in Romania for a period extending 3 months you must register your residency (obtain a certificate of registration) with the General Inspectorate for Immigration and their territorial factions.
Entry visas are granted upon request, by the diplomatic bodies and the consular offices in Romania, with a prior approval from the National Visa Center, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, within 48 hours and witout paying consular taxes. Please consult the list of diplomatic bodies and consular offices in Romania.
In order to obtain a visa you need to submit the following documents:
a) standard application form;
b) valid passport;
c) the passport or the id. card of the citizen of the EU/ EES states and of the Swiss Confederation
(in original form as well as in copy), if the EU/EES citizens and those of the Swiss Confederation are already on romanian soil;
d) documents according to which the person requesting visa is going to be the companion of the
EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation citizen whose family member he is or is going to join the EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation citizen on the territory of Romania.
Should the EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation citizen be registered as having residence on the territory of Romania, one copy certifying this is sufficient;
e) depending on the case, the following documents:
i. documents certifying the marriage, respectively the family relationship with the EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation citizen, for those citizens who are relatives of the EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation citizen (marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc.);
ii. documenst released by the authorities in the EU/EES, according to which the person requesting visa is a family member or is a dependant of the EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation citizen, or live together / within the same outhouses as the EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation citizen and due to serious medical reasons is in need of assistance from the EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation citizen.
iii. the document certifying the partnership with the EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation citizen nad that this partnership has been registered within the EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation (for the registered partnership) or documents certifying that the person requesting visa has been involved in a long-term relation of cohabitation with the EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation citizen (for the partnership that hasn`t been registered);
The applicants whose request for a visa has been refused shall be notified in writing and the notification shall contain the reasons for the refusal, the information with respect to the institution where the above resolutions can be contested, together with the deadline for the submission of an appeal to that resolution;
Non- EU/EES/ Swiss Confederation family members are exempt from obtaining an entry visa if they meet the following conditions, jointly:
