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3 confirmed tiers — higher figures deliberately not published

Residence via commercial activity
Romania

From €50,000 — company director with no job-creation requirement, or SRL shareholder creating 10 jobs. SA shareholder — from €70,000 and 15 jobs. Higher figures found at some sources contradict each other and are deliberately not shown on this page.

Company director
from €50,000, no jobs required
SRL shareholder
from €50,000 + 10 jobs
SA shareholder
from €70,000 + 15 jobs
Residence term
1 year, renewable

Three confirmed tiers — no higher

The difference between tiers isn’t just the amount but the job-creation requirement — only the director role requires no job creation at all.

ROLE
INVESTMENT FROM
JOBS
Company director/administrator
INVESTMENT FROM€50,000
not required
SRL (LLC) shareholder
INVESTMENT FROM€50,000
minimum 10 full-time
SA (joint-stock) shareholder
INVESTMENT FROM€70,000
minimum 15 full-time

What the process consists of

A director’s investment goes into company real estate or technology assets, not an abstract bank deposit.

COST ITEM
RATE
APPLIES TO
Company registration in Romania
RATEdepends on the form
per business
Residence permit processing
RATEdepends on IGI
per applicant
Mandatory health insurance
RATEdepends on the provider
per applicant

How the process runs

01
Registering the company and choosing the role
Director (no jobs), SRL shareholder (10 jobs), or SA shareholder (15 jobs).
02
Investing in company real estate or assets
From €50,000 (director/SRL) or from €70,000 (SA).
03
Creating jobs, if applicable
Mandatory for SRL and SA shareholders, not required for the director role.
04
Health insurance and clean criminal record
Standard general conditions.
05
Filing through the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI)
A division of Romania’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.
06
Receiving the residence permit for 1 year
Renewable while the investment and jobs conditions are maintained.

A good fit if

You can invest from €50,000 as a company director with no employee-hiring requirement.
You can invest from €50,000 in an SRL while creating at least 10 jobs.
You are considering SA shareholding from €70,000 while creating at least 15 jobs.
You need EU-country status with a relatively low entry threshold compared to classic Golden Visa schemes.

A poor fit if

You are counting on higher figures (€150K/25 jobs, €500K, or €1M) — these appear at some sources but contradict each other and are deliberately not shown on this page as unverified.
You are not prepared to create jobs for a shareholder role — the only track without this requirement is the director position.
You need a primary official legal citation — the direct OUG 194/2002 text on mae.ro was unavailable as of the checked date; the source here is secondary.
You expect PR or accelerated citizenship via this programme — this page covers only a 1-year renewable temporary residence permit.

Who runs this programme

Your request goes to two or three firms from this list. You see exactly which ones before it is sent, and you can exclude any of them.

No matching firms in the directory for this category yet — the list is curated by hand and grows over time.

This is an independent list of firms in the market, not our partners — we do not forward requests to them or receive payment for referrals. Contact them directly via the link.

Frequent questions

Why doesn’t the site show €500K or €1M figures seen elsewhere?

Different sources give different figures and conditions for these higher tiers (€150K/25 jobs vs €500K→3 years vs €1M→accelerated citizenship) — they contradict each other. Publishing an unverified, contested figure is worse than not publishing at all, so this page shows only the 3 consistently confirmed tiers.

Can you become a director without creating any jobs?

Yes — per the available data, the director/administrator role with an investment from €50,000 in company real estate or technology assets does NOT require job creation, unlike the SRL and SA shareholder roles.

Why is there no direct link to the official OUG 194/2002 text?

The official ordinance text is hosted on mae.ro, but the server returned a 503 error as of the checked date — this page’s source is secondary (a law firm); direct verification with the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) is recommended before applying.

Does this programme lead to PR or citizenship?

No — this page covers only a 1-year renewable temporary residence permit. Claims elsewhere about accelerated citizenship via €1M investment are not consistently confirmed and are not shown here.

Do the jobs created have to be filled by Romanian citizens?

Per the available data, the requirement is stated as "full-time jobs" without an explicit citizenship condition for employees — verify exact criteria with the appointed firm before filing.

What happens if jobs are cut after receiving residence?

Renewal is likely tied to maintaining the conditions — the exact consequence mechanism for reducing staff is not disclosed on this page.

Sources

Figures are for reference only. Verified against official sources on 27 August 2026. A precise quote is issued by the appointed firm after document review. This material is not legal advice, a public offer or investment advice.