Report: Most non-EU immigrants in Romania come from Nepal, Sri Lanka
Over 136,000 non-EU citizens held residence permits for employment in Romania at the end of August this year, most of them coming from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Moldova, and India, and two out of three immigrants live in Bucharest, Ilfov,…
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
· Updated · 3 min read
Over 136,000 non-EU citizens held residence permits for employment in Romania at the end of August this year, most of them coming from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Moldova, and India, and two out of three immigrants live in Bucharest, Ilfov, Constanța, Timiș, and Cluj, according to a study conducted by the Economic and Social Council.
After the pandemic, Romanian companies turned to Southeast Asia to compensate for the labor shortage. The relative accessibility of Romania’s visa and work-permit processes, compared to Western European countries, quickly made it a preferred initial or medium-term entry destination, the report showed.
