INFORMATION REGARDING THE EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGNERS

According to the provisions of Article 3 of Government Ordinance no. 25/2014 regarding the employment and secondment of foreigners in Romania, foreigners legally residing in Romania can be employed based on the employment approval obtained by employers under this legislative act.

As an exception to the previous statement, obtaining employment approval is not necessary for the employment of foreigners in Romania from the following categories:
– Foreigners whose free access to the labor market in Romania is established by treaties concluded by Romania with other states;

– Foreigners who are to carry out temporary teaching, scientific, or other specific activities in accredited or provisionally authorized institutions in Romania, based on bilateral agreements, or as holders of a temporary residence permit for conducting scientific research activities, and personnel with special qualifications, based on the Minister of National Education’s order, as well as foreigners who perform artistic activities in cultural institutions in Romania, based on the Minister of Culture’s order;

– Foreigners who are to carry out temporary activities in Romania requested by ministries or other central or local public administration authorities or autonomous administrative authorities;

– Foreigners appointed to manage a branch, representative office, or branch in Romania of a company headquartered abroad, in accordance with the documents provided by Romanian legislation proving this;
– Foreigners holding a long-term residence permit in Romania;

– Foreigners holding a temporary residence permit for family reunification as family members of a Romanian citizen;
– Foreigners holding a temporary residence permit for studies;

– Foreigners holding a temporary residence permit granted according to the provisions of art. 130 of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 194/2002, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions;

– Foreigners, holders of a valid temporary residence permit, granted for family reunification purposes, who have previously benefited from a right of residence in Romania as family members of a Romanian citizen and who are in one of the situations provided for in art. 64 paragraph (2) of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 194/2002, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions;

– Foreigners who have acquired a form of protection in Romania;

– Asylum seekers from the date they are entitled to access the labor market according to Law no. 122/2006 regarding asylum in Romania, with subsequent amendments and completions, if they are still in the process of determining a form of protection;

– Tolerated foreigners, for the period they are granted tolerated stay in Romania;
– Foreigners holding a temporary residence permit for work purposes, employed in Romania with a full-time employment contract, for employment with another employer, with a part-time employment contract;
– Foreigners holding a temporary residence permit for religious activities who are to be employed in Romania within religious units;

– Citizens of the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, and the Republic of Serbia employed in Romania with a full-time employment contract, for a maximum period of 9 months in a calendar year.