Romania Digital Nomad
Romania
Residency
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- Type
- Remote-work residence
- Work setup
- Remote workers whose job or clients stay abroad
- Core requirements
- Remote work, foreign income, insurance, and funds
- Local work
- Usually does not allow ordinary local employment
Summary
Romania has a digital nomad route for non-EU remote workers whose professional activity is based outside Romania. It is aimed at people who can work remotely using technology and who can document strong income from foreign employment, clients, or business activity.
This route is not for local Romanian employment. If a Romanian employer is the anchor, the regular work route or EU Blue Card is the better fit.
Eligibility
- Remote work that can be performed from Romania.
- Employer, clients, or business activity based outside Romania.
- Income of at least three times Romania's average gross monthly salary, shown for each of the six months before applying and for the full visa period.
- Clean criminal record and valid travel documents.
- Health insurance and accommodation evidence where required.
- Documents proving the foreign employment, business, or freelance relationship.
What This Route Allows
This route can allow you to live in Romania while working remotely for clients or an employer outside the country. It is mainly a temporary residence option, although some countries allow later renewal or a separate long-term residence step.
What This Route Is Not
This is not usually a local employment visa or a direct citizenship route. Most digital nomad routes limit work for local employers and must be renewed or replaced by another status later.
Next Steps
- Confirm your remote-work income meets the current threshold. Using the latest published February 2026 gross average salary of RON 9,272, the threshold is about RON 27,816 per month, but this changes as Romania updates its wage statistics.
- Gather employment contracts, client contracts, company documents, bank statements, and tax records.
- Prepare police-clearance, insurance, passport, and accommodation documents.
- Apply through the Romanian long-stay visa process for digital nomads.
- Keep income and foreign-work records organized for any residence extension.