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Results of the Prahova Immigration Police
Immigration police officers in Prahova, in southern Romania, presented their report for the first eight months of 2026. Of the 2,790 individuals on record, 2,558 are third-country nationals, outside the EU, with the primary countries of origin…
Residence permits in August
In August, Romanian immigration police officers issued or reissued over 16,700 residence permits at national level. The majority of these documents were granted for employment, studies, or long-term residence, while approximately one quarter of the…
Top of foreign nationals in Cluj, by country of origin
Approximately 21,000 foreign nationals reside in Cluj county (north-western Romania), most of whom arrived primarily for work or study. In the first 8 months of 2026, the largest numbers came from Nepal, Sri Lanka, and India. Their status was…
Inspections and Verifications
During the first 8 months of 2026, the General Inspectorate for Immigration carried out 4,246 operations, inspections and checks at national level, both with their own forces and in cooperation with other institutions with responsibilities in the…
Suspended prison sentence for assaulting a delivery worker
Cosmin Tudoran, the young Romanian who hit a delivery worker from Bangladesh in a Bucharest street last year, calling him an “invader”, has received a suspended sentence in a court of first instance. Tudoran has been sentenced to one year…
Results achieved by the immigration police in Ialomița
The police immigration officers in Ialomița County (southern Romania) have presented their activity report for the first eight months of the year 2026. On August 31, the Ialomița County Immigration Office had 3,267 individuals on record, up from…
57 validated applications
The General Inspectorate for Immigration validated 57 applications on WorkInRomania platform, during its first month of operation, following the completion of all standard procedures and legal checks. Between August 7 and September 7, 2026, a total…
Employment agencies authorized through WorkinRomania.gov.ro
The National Employment Agency has announced the authorization of the first placement agencies for foreign nationals, carried out exclusively online, through the IT platform WorkinRomania.gov.ro. Operational since August 6, 2026, the…
Applications completed on the WorkinRomania platform
Since the launch of the WorkinRomania platform (workinromania.gov.ro) until August 24, 2026, applicants have initiated 866 applications on the digital platform designed for employers and foreign worker placement agencies, the General Inspectorate…
Accusations brought against the state
The Romanian state has allegedly collected hundreds of thousands of Euros from employers for work permits that are no longer accepted under the new legislation for hiring foreign workers, claims the Employers’ Association of Labour Importers…
High Demand for Non-EU Workers in Brasov
The labour shortage maintains a high demand for non-EU workers. In the first 6 months of 2026, over 500 companies in Brasov (central Romania) sought to fill nearly 5,200 positions with citizens from countries such as Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal….
Sibiu Immigration Police Releases Activity Report
The immigration police officers in Sibiu county (central Romania) have released their performance indicators for the first 7 months of 2026. There are currently 9,653 foreign nationals in their records, including 5,171 non-EU citizens and 4,482…
Seasonal Activities by Sector
The Romanian Government has established the list of sectors featuring activities linked to the succession of seasons. This measure aims to enforce the legislation on the employment of foreign nationals as seasonal workers. The agricultural…
Immigration police officers – summer season activities
The General Inspectorate for Immigration, in collaboration with other structures within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, aims to ensure citizen safety by efficiently organizing and carrying out all actions within its competence, including during…
Romania digitalizes the hiring process for foreign workers
As of August 7, 2026, employers and recruitment agencies can manage online, in one place, all essential procedures for foreign workers entering the Romanian labour market. This means less bureaucracy, shorter processing times and the possibility to…
Who holds responsibility for hygiene standards during handling and delivery?
The Employers’ Confederation of Labour Importers argues that the responsibility for maintaining hygiene standards during delivery rests with employers and the companies using these delivery services, not with the frontline workers at the…
Shortage occupations in Romania
The Ministry of Labour has drafted the List of Shortage Occupations, which includes 289 jobs eligible for non-EU foreign worker recruitment by Romanian companies, as reported by Hotnews, stiripesurse.ro and Economica. Notably, the Romanian state…
Government Emergency Ordinance No. 32/2026, fully in force
The Employers’ Confederation of Labour Importers (PIFM) reminds employers and the public at large that all provisions of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 32/2026, the normative act regulating the access of foreign nationals to the Romanian labour…
Immigration police officers release activity reports
In the first half of 2026, immigration police officers in Constanţa county (south-eastern Romania) ensured the management of stay and residency for 3,523 people. Of these, 3,382 are foreign nationals from third countries, mostly from Turkey and…
Over 242,000 foreign nationals with valid documents in Romania
The number of foreign nationals with a valid right of residence in Romania exceeded 242,000 in early July 2026, according to the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI). Concurrently, mobility on the labour market stays high. Thousands of…
Over 5,000 foreign nationals in illegal situations
The police officers with the General Inspectorate for Immigration have intensified control and verification actions on the territory of Romania. They detected over 5,000 foreign nationals in illegal situations in 2026. The immigration police…
Almost 75,000 work permits for non-EU citizens
The General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) issued, between January 1 and July 7, 2026, some 75,000 work permits for non-EU citizens, amid the staff shortage faced by many Romanian employers. Most immigrant workers come from Asian…
MP questiond by General Prosecutor’s Office
Romania’s General Prosecutor’s Office questioned AUR MP Dan Tanasă over Facebook posts in which he urged Romanians to boycott immigrant workers. Judicial sources said the investigation concerns allegations of incitement to violence, hatred or…
Allegations by the Employers’ Association of Labour Importers
The Employers’ Association of Labour Importers warns that thousands of foreign nationals legally employed in Romania are not registered as insured persons in the public health insurance system, despite paying monthly health insurance contributions,…
Visa extension for foreign nationals who have completed their studies in Romania
Foreign nationals who completed their secondary or higher education in Romania in 2026 may apply for a visa extension of up to 9 months, to facilitate their integration into the labour market or to establish a business, the General Inspectorate for…
Foreign nationals and the regularization of the right of residence
Over 3,600 foreign nationals have applied for the regularization of their right of residence in Romania, in accordance with Government Emergency Ordinance No. 32/2026. The ordinance aims to regulate the foreign nationals’ access to the Romanian…
Harghita: An increasing number of non-EU workers arrive in the county
The number of non-EU citizens living and working in Harghita County (central Romania) is on the rise, increasing by approximately 25% each year, the head of the Harghita Immigration Office, Chief Commissioner Kondor Lorand, has said. If we take a…
Invitation for digital platform workers
The National Trade Union Bloc (BNS), one of the largest trade union blocs in Romania) has invited digital platform workers operating in Romania to join the European Workers’ Union, a structure dedicated to those operating through applications, such…
Criticism from the Employers’ Association of Labour Importers
The digital platform for accreditation and approval regarding the recruitment of labour from outside the European Union is not functional due to the hasty implementation of the new regulations, claims the Employers’ Association of Labour Importers….
Staffing shortages to persist in 2026
Staffing shortages continue to affect the Romanian labour market in 2026, especially in constructions, manufacturing, logistics, transportation, retail, and the hospitality industry, where companies are struggling to fill essential positions,…