Romania Digital Nomad Visa FAQ

Yes. Romania treats digital nomads under the long-stay visa for other purposes, usually referenced as D/AS, with supporting guidance published through the Romanian eVisa portal and later residence handling through IGI.

It is designed for third-country nationals who either work under an employment contract for a company registered outside Romania or own a company registered outside Romania that they manage remotely through information and communication technology.

Be careful here. Romania’s law is not drafted as a broad “freelancer from anywhere” permit. The safest reading remains foreign-company employees and owners of foreign companies. If you are self-employed without that company structure, treat the case as needs-review rather than clearly eligible.

The law requires means of maintenance equal to at least 3 times Romania’s average gross monthly salary. The current working model used in the app is RON 27,816 per month, roughly EUR 5,500 per month.

No. Romania expects proof that you met the threshold for each of the 6 months before the application and for the requested visa period. Later renewals also turn on ongoing compliance and fiscal evidence.

The file usually includes a valid passport, employment contract or foreign-company ownership proof, official company-status evidence, a letter of intent, tax-compliance and fiscal-residence certificates, proof of income, insurance, accommodation evidence, and a criminal-record certificate.

Romania’s published checklist says travel medical insurance must cover the requested period of stay and provide minimum coverage of EUR 30,000.

The D/AS long-stay visa itself is granted for 90 days. That is the entry stage and should not be confused with the later residence-permit stage.

You apply to the General Inspectorate for Immigration for the extension of temporary residence and the residence permit. IGI says the request should be filed at least 30 days before the visa-based right of stay expires.

This is one of the most important Romania nuances: the first digital-nomad residence extension is only 6 months. That is shorter than many readers expect after seeing a 90-day long-stay visa label.

Yes, later extensions are possible, but only if you still meet the 3x income rule and present the required fiscal certificate. Renewal should be treated as a fresh compliance exercise, not as automatic.

Romania does not market the D/AS route as a bundled family product. Family members usually need a separate family-reunification strategy, and timing matters because the first digital-nomad residence extension is only 6 months while IGI generally expects a sponsor permit valid for 1 year.

No special “nomad tax” regime is created by the visa rules. The immigration file focuses on foreign tax compliance and ongoing qualifying activity. Whether you become taxable in Romania depends on your residence pattern, treaty position, and facts on the ground.

Because Romania can still offer lower day-to-day costs, strong internet, and an official legal route inside Europe. The trade-off is that the income bar is high and the family timing is less straightforward than many competing pages suggest.