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Heads of branch, subsidiary or representative office in Romania of a company established abroad

Route status

Active as of 2026-08-25[2][3]
IGI's other-purposes page and the Ministry's catalogue both set out the three cumulative conditions in the present tense, and IGI's 2026 permit page lists the document sets for both capacities.

Open to new applications under the rules recorded below.

Residency route facts

Identity

Identity
Official name (local)Străini numiţi la conducerea unei filiale, reprezentanţe sau sucursale de pe teritoriul României a unei companii cu sediul în străinătate — viza de lungă şedere pentru alte scopuri (simbol D/AS) as of 2026-08-25[2][3]
The Ordinance names no permit for this limb, so the authority's own wording is recorded, taken from IGI's other-purposes page, which heads the section 'Sef sucursala/filiala'. IGI's permit page names the two capacities separately as 'Sefii de reprezentanta' and 'Sefii de sucursala/filiala' and asks for different documents from each – an operating authorisation from the first, an ONRC certificate from the second.
Official name (English)Heads of branch, subsidiary or representative office in Romania of a company established abroad as of 2026-08-25[3][6]
IGI's own English page uses 'heads of representative office' and 'heads of branch/subsidiary' as the two headings; this name combines them as the visa catalogue does.
Legal basisOrdonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 194/2002, republicată, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare — limba vizei de lungă şedere pentru alte scopuri (simbol D/AS) pentru străinii numiţi la conducerea unei filiale, reprezentanţe sau sucursale as of 2026-08-25[2][3]
Instrument typeresidence permit as of 2026-08-25[3][4]
A D/AS long-stay visa for 90 days, then a residence permit from IGI.

Who can apply

Who can apply
Nationals not served by this routeEU, EEA as of 2026-08-25[2][8]
Minimum ageNot established from a qualifying source
Not established. No age condition is stated for this limb.
Criminal-record conditionYes as of 2026-08-25[3]
A criminal record certificate or another document of the same legal value issued by the authorities of the country of origin is among the documents for the D/AS long-stay visa.

Permit terms

Permit terms
Initial durationup to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[3]
The general other-purposes rule as IGI states it: the temporary residence right for other purposes is extended successively for periods of up to 1 year. IGI records two exceptions inside the category and neither applies here – 4-year periods for stateless persons of Romanian origin repatriated under international agreements, and a non-extendable maximum of one year for unpaid vocational training.
RenewableYes as of 2026-08-25[3]
IGI: the right is extended SUCCESSIVELY for periods of up to one year, and the permit is renewed at least 30 days before the previous one expires.
Renewal durationup to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[3]
Successive periods of up to one year.
Work rightsown activity only as of 2026-08-25[2][3]

Permanent residence and citizenship

Permanent residence and citizenship
Counts toward permanent residenceNot established from a qualifying source
Not established. IGI publishes the categories to which the long-term residence right is NOT granted as a closed list: holders of temporary residence for studies; applicants for and beneficiaries of temporary protection; applicants for and beneficiaries of protection other than international protection; applicants for international protection; holders of a residence right conferred by a short-stay, diplomatic or service visa; and holders of a right obtained to work as a seasonal worker or an au-pair worker. This route is not in that list. But absence from a list of exclusions is not the same as a positive statement that time on this route counts, and IGI names only work, commercial activities and family reunification as examples of qualifying purposes. This limb is not among the purposes IGI names as examples, and not among the exclusions either.

Requirements

Requirements
Job offer requiredNo as of 2026-08-25[2][3]
Employer sponsorshipNo as of 2026-08-25[3]
No Romanian employer files anything. The applicant produces the operating authorisation or the ONRC certificate and the proof of the legal relationship.
Own means requirement1 × national minimum gross base wage guaranteed in payment per month as of 2026-08-25[2][3]
Means of maintenance at the level of the national minimum gross base wage guaranteed in payment for the whole period written in the visa. Both publishers state the same figure in the same words.
Paid in-countryNot established from a qualifying source
Not established. Neither publisher states whether the appointee is paid in Romania or by the foreign company.
Job-search routeNo as of 2026-08-25[3]
Not a job-search instrument.

Process

Process
Where to apply fromfrom abroad only as of 2026-08-25[2][3]
The other-purposes long-stay visa, symbol D/AS, is granted on request by the Romanian diplomatic missions and consular posts in the country where the applicant has their residence or domicile, for 90 days with one or more journeys. Internally the National Visa Centre approves it only after IGI's aviz, which is issued within at most 30 days of the request, extendable by 15 days.
Statutory processing timeup to 30 days as of 2026-08-25[3]
The other-purposes long-stay visa, symbol D/AS, is granted on request by the Romanian diplomatic missions and consular posts in the country where the applicant has their residence or domicile, for 90 days with one or more journeys. Internally the National Visa Centre approves it only after IGI's aviz, which is issued within at most 30 days of the request, extendable by 15 days. The application to grant or extend the residence right is decided within 30 days of submission, extendable by at most 15 days where further checks are needed. Where the information or documents supplied are inadequate, IGI sets a reasonable deadline of no more than 30 days for the applicant to supply more and the 30-day clock is suspended until they arrive; if they do not, the application may be rejected.
Fees
    • Kind: application
    • Amount: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[1][3]
      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them.
    • Charged per: applicant
    • Paid by: applicant
    • Condition: Taxa de viza pentru viza de lunga sedere (simbol D)
    • Kind: card
    • Amount: RON 265 one-off as of 2026-08-25[4][7]
    • Charged per: application
    • Paid by: applicant
    • Condition: Contravaloarea permisului de sedere
    • Kind: renewal
    • Amount: EUR 120 one-off as of 2026-08-25[4][7]
      The consular fee charged on the application to grant or extend the residence right, paid in the leu equivalent. It coincides numerically with the pre-27-April-2026 long-stay visa fee and is a different charge.
    • Charged per: application
    • Paid by: applicant
    • Condition: Taxa consulara
Quota
  • Quota exists: Yes as of 2026-08-25[2][3]
    Not a numerical cap but a hard one-per-establishment rule, and it is the closest this field can come: the visa is granted only if at the branch, representative office or subsidiary in question THERE IS NO OTHER FOREIGNER who already holds a residence right for this purpose. Recording 'exists: false' would tell a reader the route is uncapped, which for a company that has already placed someone is exactly wrong. The cap is per establishment, not per year, and annual_cap is therefore left unstated.
  • Cap exists but is not published as a single figure: Yes

Physical presence

Physical presence
none statedto keep the permit as of 2026-08-25[3]

Family inclusion

Family inclusion
Family members may be includedYes as of 2026-08-25[5]
A holder of a temporary residence permit valid one year is a sponsor for family reunification, and this permit is granted for periods of up to one year.
Eligible relationsspouse, minor child, adult dependent child, parent as of 2026-08-25[5]
The general reunification list; conditions on ro-reintregirea-familiei.
Family members' work rightsNot established from a qualifying source
Not established.

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Verification

Verification
Sources cited8
of which official (tier 1)8
Oldest as-of date2026-08-25
Newest as-of date2026-08-25
Reviewed on2026-08-26
Schema version1.1

Sources

  1. [1] Perceperea taxei de viza
    Ministerul Afacerilor Externe — Centrul National de Vize · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25
  2. [2] Tipuri de vize şi scopurile deplasării
    Ministerul Afacerilor Externe – Centrul Naţional de Vize (eViza) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25
  3. [3] Alte scopuri — administrator, sef de filiala sau reprezentanta, formare profesionala neremunerata, voluntariat, lucrator au-pair, tratament medical, nomazi digitali
    Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25
  4. [4] Permisul unic / Cartea albastra a UE — obtinerea si prelungirea dreptului de sedere in scop de munca si de detasare
    Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25
  5. [5] Aprobarea reintregirii familiei cu cetateni terti
    Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25
  6. [6] Single permit / EU Blue Card (the English expression of the same page as ro-igi-permis-unic)
    Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25
  7. [7] Taxele pe care trebuie sa le achitati pentru obtinerea permisului de sedere
    Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25
  8. [8] Ordonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 194/2002 privind regimul străinilor în România, republicată – formă consolidată valabilă la 30 aprilie 2026 (publicată de IGI)
    Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrări / Guvernul României · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2008-06-05 · Accessed 2026-08-25

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