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

The short version for Pakistani applicants

As a Pakistani 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 Pakistan.

Applying from Pakistan: where and how

Long-stay visas are filed at the destination country's mission in Islamabad or Karachi where present, or a regional hub otherwise — commonly through Gerry's or a VFS Global centre.

• Emigration clearance: pakistan requires legal emigration through the BEOE and the Protector of Emigrants — recruitment must go through a licensed Overseas Employment Promoter (OEP), and the Protectorate's clearance is your legal safeguard.
• Documents: documents are attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Pakistan is now a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so many public documents can be apostilled for use abroad. Keep certified translations ready.
• 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 Pakistani–Romania route: which jobs, realistically

Romania recruits Pakistani workers for construction, logistics and manufacturing against a Romanian work permit.

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 Pakistan–Romania route

Deal only with BEOE-licensed OEPs and insist on Protectorate clearance. Unlicensed agents promising a 'guaranteed' EU job for a large upfront fee are the classic fraud pattern in this corridor.

• 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.