Working in Romania from Bangladesh: Visa & Permit Guide (2026)

The short version for Bangladeshi applicants

As a Bangladeshi citizen you are a third-country national, so working in Romania takes three things: a job offer from a Romanian employer, a Romania work permit obtained under its national rules, and a long-stay (type D) visa to enter. A tourist Schengen visa never allows work.

In short, how Romania's system works: most non-EU hiring runs through the work permit (aviz de angajare): the Romanian employer obtains it from the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI), the worker then gets a long-stay employment visa (viză de lungă ședere pentru angajare, type D/AM) at a Romanian consulate within 60 days, and after arrival applies to IGI for a residence permit (permis de ședere) within 30 days. The full Romania detail — routes, the EU Blue Card floor (Among the EU's lowest — roughly €20,800 gross/year (2025), reduced to about the national average gross salary; confirm the current figure with IGI), language and quotas — is on the Romania country guide linked below. This page focuses on the part that is specific to applying from Bangladesh.

Applying from Bangladesh: where and how

Applications are filed at the destination country's mission covering Bangladesh — several are in Dhaka, others cover Bangladesh from New Delhi — usually through a VFS Global centre.

• Emigration clearance: bangladesh requires emigration clearance and a BMET smart card before departure for overseas work — proof that you left through the legal, protected channel rather than an informal broker.
• Documents: documents need attestation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka (and often the destination's consulate). Keep notarised, translated copies of your contract and qualifications.
• Recognition: get your qualification assessed through CNRED — National Centre for Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas — start this early, as it often takes weeks or months.

The Bangladeshi–Romania route: which jobs, realistically

Romania has recruited many Bangladeshi workers for construction, warehousing and hospitality against a Romanian aviz de angajare.

In almost all cases you need the signed offer before the permit process can begin — Romania has no general job-seeker visa.

Avoiding recruitment fraud on the Bangladesh–Romania route

Use BMET-registered recruiting agencies and avoid informal middlemen (dalals). No legitimate route sells a 'guaranteed' EU visa for cash — a visa is decided by a government, never by a broker.

• The employer — not you — normally drives and pays for the work-permit process.
• A visa is decided by a government, never by a broker: no legitimate route sells a guaranteed visa.
• Verify the employer, the vacancy and the permit with the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) before paying anyone.