Citizens of a country outside the European Union and European Economic Area who are willing to stay in Romania for a period of time for other purposes, they must fulfill certain number of conditions according to the chosen purpose.
What do other purposes mean?
The other purposes category contains a number of activities that can be performed in Romania, such as: manager of a company, for unpaid training or as a volunteer, for long-term medical treatment or for other activities that are not against Romanian laws.
Company Manager
The foreign citizen who is coming in Romania as a manager of a Romanian company must prove that he fulfills the following conditions: as an administrator of the company, on the date of the request he is not associated or shareholder of the company concerned or to any other Romanian company and has not had these qualities in the past 2 years. Other conditions that must be met is that there is no other foreigner associated with the company having obtained a right of residence for the same purpose, and the company realized a contribution of capital or a technology transfer of at least 50,000 Euros in Romania.
Unremunerated training
If a foreigner comes to Romania for the purpose of unpaid professional qualification with an accredited training provider or in an enterprise in the public or private sector, authorized by the law to conduct such activities, he must have concluded a contract of professional training and must dispose the means of support amounting to at least the monthly gross average salary per economy for the entire period specified in the visa.
Volunteer
As a volunteer in Romania the foreign citizen must has signed a voluntary agreement with a public or private non-profit organization called the host-organization. The contract will include mentions regarding the activity that he is going to carry out, the conditions under which he will be supervised on duty, as well as information concerning about the working hours. The host-organization shall provide; accommodation, means of support and medical insurance for the entire period of validity of the visa, also to cover the potential costs in case of his removal from duty. The foreigner must have over 14 years old, if the foreigner is a minor, he must have parental or guardian consent concerning the stay in Romania for this purpose.
For long-term medical treatment
If a foreigner follows a long-term medical treatment in a public or private medical institution, he must obtain a letter of acceptance from the respective institutions, specifying the diagnosis and duration of the treatment. A potential companion may stay with him, who will assist him in case the foreigner is unable to take care of himself, but only if this is expressly mentioned in the letter of acceptance.