Long-stay visa for the exercise of professional activities (symbol D/AP)
Route status
Active as of 2026-08-25[1]
The visa appears in the Ministry's current catalogue of long-stay visa types, described in the present tense.
Open to new applications under the rules recorded below.
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Viza de lungă şedere pentru desfăşurarea de activităţi profesionale (simbol D/AP) as of 2026-08-25[1] The visa name as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states it in its catalogue of long-stay visa types. The Aliens Ordinance's name for the resulting residence title was not read – see the legal_basis note – so the authority's published wording is recorded. |
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| Official name (English) | Long-stay visa for the exercise of professional activities (symbol D/AP) as of 2026-08-25[1] |
| Legal basis | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Instrument type | national visa as of 2026-08-25[1] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | Not established from a qualifying source |
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| Minimum age | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
| Criminal-record condition | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this purpose. |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | 90 days as of 2026-08-25[1] |
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| Renewable | Yes as of 2026-08-25[1] eViza states that the residence right conferred by a type D visa may be extended by applying for a residence permit from IGI, with the application filed in person at least 30 days before the approved stay expires. |
| Work rights | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
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Requirements
| Minimum capital | Not established from a qualifying source |
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| Business plan required | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
| Endorsement required | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
| Innovation criterion | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
| Jobs to be created | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
| Own means requirement | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
Process
| Where to apply from | from abroad only as of 2026-08-25[1] Long-stay visas are applied for in person at a Romanian diplomatic mission or consular post, with the original travel document and the supporting documents, and are decided within at most 30 days of that appearance. |
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| Statutory processing time | up to 30 days as of 2026-08-25[1] |
| Quota |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this purpose. The general family-reunification rule turns on the sponsor holding a temporary residence permit valid for one year, and the length of this route's permit is unknown, so the antecedent cannot be checked. |
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| Eligible relations | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this purpose; see the allowed note. |
| Family may apply at the same time | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
| Family members' work rights | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 1 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 1 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2026-08-25 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-08-25 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-26 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Tipuri de vize şi scopurile deplasării
Ministerul Afacerilor Externe – Centrul Naţional de Vize (eViza) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25