{"id":22572,"date":"2025-10-04T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/how-long-does-it-take-for-asian-workers-to-arrive-and-work-in-romania\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T00:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T00:01:48","slug":"how-long-does-it-take-for-asian-workers-to-arrive-and-work-in-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/how-long-does-it-take-for-asian-workers-to-arrive-and-work-in-romania\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Does It Take for Asian Workers to Arrive and Work in Romania?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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With Romania’s labor shortage, more and more employers are looking to recruit workers from Asia – Vietnam, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, the Philippines, India and Vietnam.<\/p>

But how long does the<\/strong> whole process actually take<\/strong>, from signing the contract with a recruitment agency to when the Asian workers actually start working in Romania? Here’s everything you need to know, step by step! <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Process Steps & Estimated Duration\t\t\t<\/h3>\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t
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1. Signing the contract with the recruitment agency<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
1-3 days<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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2. Selecting and interviewing workers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
7-14 days<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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3. Getting the work permit from IGI<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
30-45 working days<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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4. Applying for a work visa (D\/AM)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
7-15 working days (after advice)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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5. Flight organization and arrival in Romania<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
3-7 days after visa<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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6. Accommodation, integration and starting work<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
2-5 days of local adaptation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t
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Estimated total: between 60 and 90 days<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    1. Obtaining the work permit - the longest stage<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    This stage is managed by the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI)<\/strong> in Romania. The employer submits the complete file and the IGI analyzes the documents and issues the work permit within 45 working days.<\/strong> <\/p>

    Useful tips<\/strong>:<\/p>

    • Errors in the file can lead to delays of 2-3 weeks.<\/p><\/li>

    • Work with a specialized agency that knows exactly what documents are needed and in what format.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      2. Long-stay visa (D\/AM)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      After receiving the work permit, workers go to the Romanian embassy or consulate in their home country to submit the D\/AM visa<\/strong> application.
      The average time for issuing the visa is between 7 and 15 working days<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      3. Transportation and arrival in Romania<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      After obtaining a visa, workers can immediately travel to Romania. Most agencies organize group<\/strong> or individual transportation<\/strong> – depending on logistic partners and available airports. <\/p>

      The arrival is followed by:<\/p>

      • Temporary accommodation (provided by employer or agency)<\/p><\/li>

      • IGI registration for residence permit<\/p><\/li>

      • Work adaptation and integration<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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        4. When can I start work?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        After arrival, workers can start work within a few days<\/strong> – after accommodation, training and possible medical check-ups.<\/p>

        Recommendation: allow 2-5 days for initial integration<\/strong> – it is essential for cultural adaptation and long-term efficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        With Romania’s labor shortage, more and more employers are looking to recruit workers from Asia – Vietnam, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, the Philippines, India and Vietnam. But how long does the whole process actually take, from signing the contract with a recruitment agency to when the Asian workers actually start working in Romania? Here’s everything you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22572"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22577,"href":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22572\/revisions\/22577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcsrecruitment.com.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}