Working in Romania
Some 30 new counters of the General Inspectorate for Immigration were opened in Bucharest.
Sorin Iordan, 12.12.2023, 14:30
Some 30 new counters of the General Inspectorate for Immigration were opened in Romania’s capital Bucharest. The Bucharest Directorate for Immigration and the Immigration Service of Ilfov county reported that the decision was taken against the background of a permanent increase in the number of foreign citizens newly admitted on the labour market in Romania, from 5,500 in 2016 to 100,000 in 2022 and 2023. Until November 27, the activity of the Bucharest Directorate for Immigration and of the Immigration Service of Ilfov county unfolded through 12 counters organized in two metal containers. At present, the public relations activity of the above-mentioned structures takes place exclusively at the newly inaugurated work point at the Grand Arena Mall Commercial Compound, where requests for extending the right of residence are received, employment notices are issued, residency is registered and documents are issued. The General Inspectorate for Immigration has announced that, in order to streamline work flows, a high-performance queue management system is used, a system that is interoperable with the integrated management system for foreigners. Thus, the ticketing system processes the data entered by foreigners in the online scheduling application, and all the necessary information is automatically displayed on the monitors in the waiting room, namely the appointment number, the time of presentation at the counter, and the purpose of presence presence.
Attending the inauguration of the new work points, the Romanian Interior Minister Cătălin Predoiu, said that most of those who come to Romania want to find a job and build a career. According to Predoiu, this is to the advantage of Romanian companies and the national economy. He pointed out that Romania is a safe country and will remain a safe country for its citizens and for foreigners who decide to stay on the Romanian territory for a longer period.
A legislative initiative, which provides for the extension, from one to two years, of the period for which the work license is granted to and extended for foreign citizens from outside the EU who work in Romania, was submitted to the Bucharest Parliament. According to the project, which was signed by 16 MPs, the work license is automatically extended for new periods of up to two years in the case of continuation of employment with the same employer based on the contract concluded for an indefinite period. Exceptions to this rule are the cases in which work permits are issued for seasonal workers. The draft law also stipulates that in order to extend the validity of the work permit beyond the initial validity period of the contract, concluded according to the Labour Code, the written agreement of the parties needs to be presented.
