Romania EU Blue Card

Romania’s EU Blue Card is the Romanian residence route for highly qualified third-country employees. In 2026, the public route planning starts earlier with the employer-filed WorkinRomania request and the D/AM1 work visa for highly qualified workers.

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Programme Snapshot

Item	Current Rule
Main audience	Highly qualified third-country workers employed in Romania
Current threshold signal	At least the Romanian average gross salary used for the 2026 social insurance budget: RON 9,192/month from March 30, 2026
Contract	Full-time employment contract for an indefinite term or a fixed term of at least 6 months
Qualification	Higher education qualification, or professional-experience evidence in defined cases
Employer route	Employer files the single request in WorkinRomania for D/AM1 before the worker applies for the visa
Residence validity	Contract period plus 3 months, capped at 3 years under the 2026 amendment
Mobility	Blue Card mobility rules apply after qualifying residence in another Member State

Good Fit

This route is strongest for high-skill Romanian employment where salary meets the current average-gross-salary threshold, the qualification file is strong, and family, settlement, or later EU mobility planning matters.

Poor Fit

It is usually a poor fit for ordinary shortage-occupation employment, freelance work, foreign-payroll remote work, weak qualification files, and roles where the employer cannot support the WorkinRomania and IGI sequence.