A national long-stay visa allows the entry and stay of third-country nationals on the territory of Romania for a period that does not exceed 90 days.
It allows the third-country nationals entering the territory of Romania to apply, at the Ministry of Internal Affairs – General Inspectorate for Immigration, for the extension of the right of temporary stay and for a residence permit. The extension of the right of stay in Romania shall be applied for at least 30 days prior to the expiry of the validity of the long-stay visa.
It is granted only with the previous approval of the Ministry of Internal Affairs – General Inspectorate for Immigration.
A visa application is commonly decided upon within 30-45 days, as the case may be. Long-stay visa applications for employment and secondment, which were previously endorsed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs – General Inspectorate for Immigration, are decided upon within 10 days from submission.
Exemptions from the obligation to get a long-stay visa:
Citizens of the Member States of the European Union or the European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein) and of the Swiss Confederation can apply to the Ministry of Internal Affairs – General Inspectorate for Immigration for the extension of their right of temporary stay and for residence permits without holding a long-stay visa.