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Long-Stay Visa for Other Purposes (D/AS) — Digital NomadUpdated 2026-04-21

Romania document checklist

A practical document checklist for Romania D/AS digital nomad applicants, focused on foreign-company proof, fiscal documents, Romanian translations, and IGI residence-permit sequencing.

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Required documents

9

Conditional or optional

0

Authority

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (eVisa) and General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI)

Application checklist

Review each slot before uploading or submitting documents. The common pitfalls reflect frequent rejection risks: bank-statement format, insurance gaps, legalization, translation, accommodation timing, and criminal-record scope.

1

Valid passport

Required

Passport or travel document used for the D/AS visa and later IGI residence-permit process.

Timing: Prepare before the eVisa filing and keep available for the IGI residence-permit step.

Preparation notes

  • Scan the biodata page and any pages requested by the Romanian consulate or eVisa workflow.
  • Check validity against the intended D/AS visa period and planned residence-permit filing.

Common pitfalls

  • Passport scans that hide document number, expiry date, or machine-readable zone.
  • Validity ending too close to the requested visa or residence-permit period.
2

Employment contract or foreign-company ownership proof

Required

Original employment contract with a company registered outside Romania proving remote work via ICT, or proof that you have owned a foreign company for at least 3 years and manage it remotely.

Timing: Collect before filing because this determines whether the D/AS route fits your case.

Preparation notes

  • Employees should show the foreign employer relationship and that work is performed remotely through information and communication technology.
  • Company owners should document ownership of the foreign company for at least 3 years before the visa application.

Common pitfalls

  • Generic freelance evidence without a foreign-company employee or foreign-company owner structure.
  • Contracts that do not clearly place the employer or company outside Romania.
3

Official company-status document

Required

Original document, with authenticated Romanian translation, showing the foreign company’s identity, contact details, activity, your role/participation, and legal representatives.

Timing: Prepare early because authenticated Romanian translation may be required.

Preparation notes

  • Use an official registry extract, certificate, or equivalent document showing company identity, activity, and representatives.
  • Plan apostille/legalization and authenticated Romanian translation where the consulate requires it.

Common pitfalls

  • Company records that omit the applicant role, company activity, or legal representatives.
  • Missing Romanian translation or legalization for a foreign company document.
4

Letter of intent

Required

Original letter, with authenticated Romanian translation, explaining why you are coming to Romania and the activities you plan to carry out there.

Timing: Draft before eVisa submission and align it with the work, income, and accommodation evidence.

Preparation notes

  • Explain why you are coming to Romania and what remote activities you will carry out.
  • Keep the letter consistent with company documents, contract terms, and planned stay dates.

Common pitfalls

  • A generic travel statement that does not explain the remote-work activity.
  • Facts that conflict with the employment contract, company records, or accommodation evidence.
5

Tax-compliance and fiscal-residence certificates

Required

Original, apostilled or legalized where required, proving you or your foreign company are up to date with taxes and not registered for tax evasion or fraud.

Timing: Request early because tax certificates, apostille/legalization, and translation can take weeks.

Preparation notes

  • Use current certificates from the relevant foreign tax authority for you or the foreign company, depending on the case.
  • Keep a renewal copy plan because later IGI extensions require continued fiscal evidence.

Common pitfalls

  • Certificates that are stale, untranslated, or do not cover the applicant or company named in the file.
  • Treating the first visa file and later IGI renewal fiscal proof as unrelated requirements.
6

Proof of income / means of support

Required

Evidence that you had at least RON 27,816 per month for each of the last 6 months and for the visa period (current 2026 working estimate).

Timing: Collect the last 6 months and evidence for the requested visa period before submission.

Preparation notes

  • Use statements, payslips, tax records, contracts, or business records that show the monthly threshold clearly.
  • Make currency, account holder, dates, and recurring income source easy to verify.

Common pitfalls

  • Screenshots or cropped statements instead of complete income records.
  • Evidence that only shows a current balance rather than the required monthly support history.
7

Health insurance / travel medical insurance

Required

Insurance valid for the requested period of stay in Romania, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000.

Timing: Arrange before filing and keep coverage aligned with the requested stay.

Preparation notes

  • Use a policy certificate naming the applicant and confirming coverage in Romania.
  • Confirm at least EUR 30,000 coverage and dates that match the requested visa period.

Common pitfalls

  • Insurance that does not explicitly cover Romania.
  • Policy dates that start after the intended entry or end before the requested stay period.
8

Accommodation proof

Required

A hotel reservation, tourist-accommodation voucher, or other proof that accommodation is arranged in Romania.

Timing: Prepare for the D/AS file and keep updated for residence-permit planning after arrival.

Preparation notes

  • Use a hotel reservation, tourist-accommodation voucher, lease, or other proof showing a Romanian address.
  • Align accommodation dates with the planned entry and the first 90-day visa window.

Common pitfalls

  • Accommodation evidence without the applicant name or a complete Romanian address.
  • Short bookings that do not support the planned filing and arrival sequence.
9

Criminal-record certificate

Required

Certificate from the country of origin and, where applicable, the state of legal residence/income source, apostilled or legalized and translated into Romanian when required.

Timing: Request early because country-of-origin and residence certificates can delay the file.

Preparation notes

  • Cover the country of origin and, where relevant, the state of legal residence or income source.
  • Plan apostille/legalization and Romanian translation when required.

Common pitfalls

  • Missing a relevant residence or income-source country certificate.
  • Certificates without required legalization or Romanian translation.

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