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

The short version for Nepali applicants

As a Nepali 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 Nepal.

Applying from Nepal: where and how

Several EU countries have no embassy in Kathmandu, so Nepali applicants often file the long-stay visa at the mission covering Nepal from New Delhi (India) or another regional hub, frequently through a VFS Global centre — confirm the responsible mission before you travel.

• Emigration clearance: nepal requires a labour approval (shram swikriti) from the DoFE before you leave for foreign employment — going without it is irregular migration and strips you of legal protection.
• Documents: educational and other documents usually need verification and, for many countries, translation and attestation (e.g. via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) before a consulate will accept them.
• 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 Nepali–Romania route: which jobs, realistically

Romania has become one of Europe's larger destinations for Nepali workers — mainly construction, warehousing/logistics and hospitality — recruited through DoFE-licensed agencies 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 Nepal–Romania route

Nepal's foreign-employment corridor is heavily targeted by unlicensed 'manpower' brokers. Use only DoFE-licensed recruitment agencies, never pay for a 'guaranteed' European work visa, and check that the job, employer and permit are real.

• 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.