According to Government Ordinance no. 6/2024 of 25.01.2024, employment and secondment permits can now also be obtained electronically from the General Inspectorate for Immigration, provided the applicant has provided the correct data to this end. Employment and secondment permits will be signed using the certified electronic signature of the local branch of the General Inspectorate for Immigration.
Under this new regulation, companies wishing to employ foreign citizens can, upon request, obtain an employment or secondment permit directly online, with the permit being issued in a digital format by the local branch of the General Inspectorate for Immigration.
Applications for employment and secondment permits are to be submitted by the employer or beneficiary of the service provision to any of the local branches of the General Inspectorate for Immigration. The documentation required to obtain such a permit may be submitted by any person who is a legal representative of the employer/beneficiary of the service provision, in accordance with the law.
Applications will be processed within 30 days of the date of their registration. In cases where additional checks are necessary in order to establish whether the necessary conditions have been met, the time limit for the processing of the application may be extended by a maximum of 15 days. Applications for employment permits by employers of a holder of a European Union Blue Card obtained in another Member State will be processed within 15 days of submission.
Source: Ordinance no. 6/2024 on the supplementation of Government Ordinance no. 25/2014 on the employment and secondment of foreign nationals in Romania and the modification and supplementation of various normative acts regarding the regime of foreigners in Romania
