Long-stay visa for family reunification

Can apply for a long-stay visa for family reunification, the sponsor, holder of a temporary residence permit valid for a period of one year, an EU Blue Card, an ICT permit, a mobile ICT permit, a residence permit on long-term or beneficiary of refugee status or subsidiary protection.

According to the law, the definition of sponsor is - the foreigner, holder of a residence permit, other than for the purpose of family reunification, or of a Blue Card of the European Union issued by the General Inspectorate for Immigration, requesting family reunification or whose members of the family requests the reunification of the family with him.

This visa can be applied for the following categories of people:

a) Husband/wife;

b) Unmarried minor children of the sponsor and of the spouse, including those adopted;

c) The unmarried minor children of the sponsor, including the adopted ones, who are dependent on him and over whom the sponsor exercises parental rights. If parental rights are exercised jointly, the consent of the other holder of parental rights regarding the family reunification requested by the sponsor is also required;

d) The unmarried minor children of the spouse, including the adopted ones who are dependent on him/her and over whom the soul/spouse exercises parental rights. If parental rights are exercised jointly, the consent of the other holder of parental rights regarding the family reunification requested by the sponsor is also required.

Applications may also be approved for family reunification and for the following categories of persons:

a) First-degree relatives in ascending line of the sponsor or of the spouse, if they cannot support themselves and do not enjoy adequate family support in the country of origin;

b) Unmarried adult children of the sponsor or of the spouse, if they cannot support themselves for medical reasons.

Unaccompanied minors, beneficiaries of refugee status or subsidiary protection, may also request family reunification for:

a) First degree relatives in ascending line or legal guardian;

b) When the first-degree relatives or the legal guardian do not exist or cannot be identified, any other relative thereof.

In addition, the law also grants the right to family reunification and to the following categories:

a) Foreigners married to Romanian citizens;