Highlights: Romania will issue Work Visas to 100,000 foreign workers in 2025
- Romania intends to maintain the exact quote of foreign nationals for the 4th consecutive year.
- Romania will grant 100,000 Work Visas to foreign skilled workers in 2025.
- Romania has job vacancies in the construction industry, restaurants, and transport.
- Romania granted over 99,268 work visas, with an additional 5,927 visas for 2025.
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Romania declares to grant 100,000 Work Permits in 2025
Romania plans to grant 100,000 work visas in 2025 to address the labor shortage across the job market. Romania will maintain the exact visa-granting quote for the fourth consecutive year. According to local Romanian media reports, an estimated 311,000 job sectors in Romania need skilled workers.
The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) introduced this initiative to address labor shortages in different sectors.
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Romanian Sectors that Need Foreign Workers
Certain Romanian sectors desperately need foreign workers due to the labor shortages. Most of the labor shortage is related to the hospitality industry.
Some of the key workers are hired from countries like:
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- Indonesia
- India
- Philippines
- Egypt
Below are the data of affected sectors that need foreign nationals:
|
Sectors |
Total number of job vacancies |
|
Construction |
47,716 |
|
Postal and Courier services |
29,293 |
|
Restaurants |
21,457 |
|
Restaurant (contracting activities staff) |
19,889 |
|
Protection and guarding activities |
12,367 |
|
Road transport of goods and handling |
9,091 and 6,559 jobs |
|
Retail trade |
4,758 jobs |
Total number of Visa granted by Romania in 2024
According to published data, by the end of 2024, Romania had granted over 99,268 work visas, with an additional 5,957 visas for the year 2025 yet to be processed.
Below is the table of the visas issued by Romania in different year:
|
Year |
Total work permit granted |
|
2023 |
101,254 permits |
|
2022 |
108,882 permits |
|
2021 |
49,954 permits |
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