Romania - Family & Partner - Family Reunification Visa

The Romanian long-stay visa for family reunification :

The sponsor who holds a temporary residence permit valid for one year, a permanent residence permit, or the sponsor who benefits from refugee status or benefits from subsidiary protection, may request family reunification for the following categories of citizens:

a. spouse;
b. unmarried minor children of the sponsor and of the spouse, including adopted children whom the sponsor or spouse looks after;

The Romanian Immigration Office may approve of family reunification, if the conditions provided for by law are fulfilled, for the following categories:

a. next-of-kin, in ascending line, of the sponsor or spouse, if such persons cannot provide for themselves and if they do not benefit from any appropriate family support in their home country;
b. unmarried adult children of the sponsor or of the spouse, if due to medical reasons, they are unable to provide for themselves;

Unaccompanied underage children who benefit from the refugee status or from subsidiary protection may request family reunification for:

a. next-of-kin, in ascending line, or legal foster parent;
b. when such persons do not exist or cannot be identified, any relative of the minor.

Holders of a stay right for study purposes, may request family reunification for the spouse and the unmarried underage children, provided that the date when the marriage was concluded is prior to the date when the stay right was obtained.

Aliens who benefit from the status refugee status or subsidiary protection may request family reunification for the spouse, provided that the date when the marriage was concluded is prior to the date when this type of protection was acquired.

Holders of a stay right for research purposes may request family reunification even in cases when the validity of the residence permit is of less than one year.

The standard application must be submitted to the local unit of the Romanian Immigration Office, under whose territorial jurisdiction the applicant legally resides. It must be accompanied by the following supporting documents:

a. the marriage certificate or the proof of kinship, as the case may be;
b. the applicant’s statement in original stating that they will live together with their family members;
c. a copy of the document that makes the proof of the residence right on the territory of Romania;
d. the proof of legal ownership of the dwelling space;
e. the proof of financial means and means of supporting the family member;
f. the applicant’s medical insurance.

Should any doubts concerning the kinship occur, the Romanian Immigration Office may request other proofs in order to be able to thoroughly establish the type of relationship between the people concerned.

The application can be approved if the following terms and conditions are met:
a. there is no bigamy or polygamy involved;
b. the applicant owns a dwelling place, similar to what would be considered as appropriate for a Romanian family with the same number of family members;
c. the applicant has means of scan make the proof of financial means, in addition to those required for their own support, in accordance with the legal provisions. For each family member, the amount has to correspond to the minimum economic base salary.

(15) The visa application must be accompanied by the following supporting documents:
a. the endorsement letter from the Romanian Immigration Office provided for under paragraph 11;
b. the proof of medical insurance for the period of validity of the visa;
c. criminal record or any other document bearing the same legal value, issued by the authorities in the applicant’s home country.

(16) The following categories of people may also request a Romanian long-stay visa for family reunification:

a. aliens married to Romanian citizens;
b. unmarried aliens who cohabit with unmarried Romanian citizens, of they have at least one child together, hereinafter referred to as partners;
c. children of Romanian citizens, of the spouse or partner, including adopted children, who are not 21 years of age and who are still being looked after by the Romanian citizen, the spouse or the partner;
d. next-of-kin, in ascending line, of the Romanian citizen or his/her spouse.

Adoption must be settled by means of a decision of a relevant Romanian authority, in accordance with legal provisions, or through a decision of an authority from another state, with legal effects on the territory of Romania.