What is a family reunification visa (D / VF)?
This visa allows you to travel to Romania to reunite with a family member who is either a Romanian citizen or a foreign citizen with a residence permit valid for at least one year.
Who qualifies as a family member?
According to European legislation, family members are first-degree spouses and relatives, e.g. mother, father and children. However, children can enter Romania with a family reunification visa only if they are under 21 years old.
Should the sponsor complete any formalities before you apply for a visa?
– If the sponsor is a Romanian citizen or an EU citizen, then you can apply directly for the D / VF visa without other prior formalities.
– If the sponsor is a non-EU citizen with a Romanian residence permit, he must first obtain approval from the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) to reunite with his family. Without this approval, he cannot receive you in Romania as a sponsor.
Do I need a family reunification visa in all cases?
You will first need to check the requirements for your trip from your country to Romania to find out if you really need a visa. For example, EU citizens can travel to Romania without visas, which also applies to many other countries.
Subsequently, you must keep in mind that you need a family reunification visa (D / VF) if you want to stay in Romania for a long time as a family member. In other words, you cannot receive residence for family reunification if you come to the country with a tourist or business visa.
The only exception is for the spouses of Romanian or European citizens, who can enter the country in any way and can later apply for residency as a family member.
How do I apply for a family reunification visa?
You can apply for a family reunification visa at the Romanian embassy or consulate in your country.
For example, if you are an Indian citizen and want to reunite with your son in Romania, you can apply for a visa at the Romanian Embassy in India.
Your visa file must contain a series of documents, the most important being the proof that you are indeed a family member of a Romanian citizen, e.g. birth or marriage certificate.
How long can I stay in Romania based on this visa?
The family reunification visa is a D / VF type visa, which means you can stay here for up to 90 days.
If you want to stay in Romania longer, you must apply for a Romanian residence permit at least 30 days before your visa expires, so in the first 60 days of legal residence.
If you exceed the duration of the visa, you can receive a fine. And if you exceed the duration for a very long time, you may end up being deported or, in some cases, you may be forbidden to travel to Romania in the future.
Is the visa different from a residence permit?
Yes. The visa normally gives you the right to enter Romania and stay here for a limited period of time, in this case a maximum of 3 months. But if you want to live in Romania for a longer period of time or even work here, you need a valid residence permit.
So, the first step is to apply for a visa in the country where you live, so that you can legally enter Romania.
And if you want to continue living here, the second mandatory step is to apply for a Romanian residence permit at the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) after you arrive in the country.
APPROVAL OF FAMILY REUNION WITH THIRD CITIZENS
You can only obtain family reunification as a citizen of a state outside the European Union and the European Economic Area if you have a temporary residence permit valid for one year, an EU Blue Card, an ICT permit, a “mobile ICT” permit , of a long-term residence permit or you are a beneficiary of refugee status or subsidiary protection
For whom you can request family reunification
As a sponsor, you can request family reunification for your spouse, your unmarried minor children or your spouse, including those who are adopted and dependent on you or your spouse. Your family and your first-degree relatives or your spouse may come for family reunification if they cannot support themselves and do not enjoy adequate family support in their country of origin. Family reunification can also be done for your unmarried adult children or your spouse’s children, if they cannot support themselves for medical reasons.
They may request the reunification of the family and unaccompanied minors, beneficiaries of refugee status or subsidiary protection, for ascending first-degree relatives or legal guardians, or when they do not exist or cannot be identified, any other relative.
Approval of the request for family reunification
The first step to bring your family to Romania is to obtain an IGI approval. To do this, you must submit a series of documents to the territorial formations of the General Inspectorate for Immigration in the county where you live. Here is the list of these documents:
a. Application;
b. Marriage certificate / birth certificate or, as the case may be, proof of kinship, issued by the competent authorities, translated and superlegalized or apostille under the law;
c. The statement in authentic form, stating that the family members will live with you;
d. Copy of the document certifying your right of residence on the Romanian territory;
e. Proof of legal ownership of the living space for a dwelling declared normal for a similar family in Romania;
f. Proof of means of maintenance;
g. Proof of insurance in your social health insurance system;
h. The written declaration of the person who holds together with the sponsor the joint custody of the minor child for whom the family reunification is requested, from which should result the consent for him / her to live together with the sponsor on the Romanian territory;
i. Copy of the travel document of the family member for which the family reunification is requested.
The first step to bring your family to Romania is to obtain an IGI approval. To do this, you must submit a series of documents to the territorial formations of the General Inspectorate for Immigration in the county where you live. Here is the list of these documents:
a. Application;
b. Marriage certificate / birth certificate or, as the case may be, proof of kinship, issued by the competent authorities, translated and superlegalized or apostille under the law;
c. The statement in authentic form, stating that the family members will live with you;
d. Copy of the document certifying your right of residence on the Romanian territory;
e. Proof of legal ownership of the living space for a dwelling declared normal for a similar family in Romania;
f. Proof of means of maintenance;
g. Proof of insurance in your social health insurance system;
h. The written declaration of the person who holds together with the sponsor the joint custody of the minor child for whom the family reunification is requested, from which should result the consent for him / her to live together with the sponsor on the Romanian territory;
i. Copy of the travel document of the family member for which the family reunification is requested.
The request for family reunification is approved if the following conditions are met:
a) there is no state of bigamy or polygamy;
b) the applicant has a living space considered normal for a similar family in Romania;
c) the applicant possesses means of maintenance, in addition to those necessary for his own maintenance according to the law, in an amount corresponding to the minimum gross basic salary per country guaranteed in payment for each family member;
d) the person for whom the family reunification is requested must meet the following conditions:
a) there is no state of bigamy or polygamy;
b) the applicant has a living space considered normal for a similar family in Romania;
c) the applicant possesses means of maintenance, in addition to those necessary for his own maintenance according to the law, in an amount corresponding to the minimum gross basic salary per country guaranteed in payment for each family member;
d) the person for whom the family reunification is requested must meet the following conditions:
- to have a valid document for crossing the state border, which is accepted by the Romanian state;
- not to be included in the category of persons against whom the measure of prohibition of entry into Romania has been instituted or who have been declared undesirable;
- does not present a danger to national defense and security, public order, health or morals.
The solution of the request is made within maximum 3 months from the date of submission.
You will receive the answer in writing, and if the application has been approved, you will send the communication to the family members who will present it at the diplomatic mission or consular post, within 60 days from the date of issue together with the application for the long visa. stay for family reunification.
The next step is to obtain a long-stay visa for family reunification, from the diplomatic missions and consular offices of Romania in the state where your family members reside.
LONG-STAY VISA FOR REUNION
In order to obtain a long-stay visa for family reunification, the family members of the non-EU / EEA citizen must submit the following documents:
• a. Communication of the General Inspectorate for Immigration;
• b. Proof of medical insurance during the validity of the visa;
• c. Criminal record certificate or other document with the same legal value, issued by the authorities of the country of residence or residence of the alien.
• The visa fee is 120 Euros and is paid in the state where you are applying.
In order to obtain a long-stay visa for family reunification, the family members of the non-EU / EEA citizen must submit the following documents:
• a. Communication of the General Inspectorate for Immigration;
• b. Proof of medical insurance during the validity of the visa;
• c. Criminal record certificate or other document with the same legal value, issued by the authorities of the country of residence or residence of the alien.
• The visa fee is 120 Euros and is paid in the state where you are applying.
The family members of the Romanian citizen will submit the following documents
to obtain a visa:
a. the marriage certificate issued by the Romanian authorities or transcribed in accordance with the law, or, as the case may be, the proof of the existence of the kinship or the quality of partner;
b. proof of medical insurance during the period of validity of the visa;
c. criminal record certificate or other document with the same legal value, issued by the authorities of the country of residence or residence of the alien.
The long-stay visa is granted for a period of 90 days, with one or more trips.
to obtain a visa:
a. the marriage certificate issued by the Romanian authorities or transcribed in accordance with the law, or, as the case may be, the proof of the existence of the kinship or the quality of partner;
b. proof of medical insurance during the period of validity of the visa;
c. criminal record certificate or other document with the same legal value, issued by the authorities of the country of residence or residence of the alien.
The long-stay visa is granted for a period of 90 days, with one or more trips.
RESIDENCE PERMIT
In order to obtain the temporary residence permit as a family member of a Romanian citizen, the settlement term is up to 90 days, and for the subsequent ones it is 30 days. In cases where additional checks are required, the time limit for settling the application may be extended by a maximum of 15 days.
In order to obtain the temporary residence permit as a family member of a Romanian citizen, the settlement term is up to 90 days, and for the subsequent ones it is 30 days. In cases where additional checks are required, the time limit for settling the application may be extended by a maximum of 15 days.
The right of temporary residence is extended individually, for each family member, for the same period for which the right of residence was granted to the sponsor.
The spouse and family members of a Romanian citizen or of the sponsor of a long-term right of residence may be extended the right of temporary residence for periods of up to 5 years.
The spouse and family members of a Romanian citizen or of the sponsor of a long-term right of residence may be extended the right of temporary residence for periods of up to 5 years.
The family member of the Romanian citizen residing abroad is extended the right of temporary residence for a period not exceeding the period of validity of the temporary identity card of the Romanian citizen.
The independent residence permit will be valid for 6 months, during which time the applicant will be able to focus on another purpose of the stay in Romania.
The independent residence permit will be valid for 6 months, during which time the applicant will be able to focus on another purpose of the stay in Romania.
If the information or documents provided, on which the request for the extension of the right of residence is based, are inadequate or incomplete, the Inspectorate General for Immigration shall communicate to the applicant the additional information requested and set a reasonable time limit for sending it, but not more than 30 of days.
The term provided shall be suspended until the receipt by the General Inspectorate for Immigration of the necessary additional information or documents. If no additional information or documents have been provided by the deadline, the application may be rejected.
The extension of the right of residence is not granted when it is found:
a. the existence of a state of bigamy or polygamy;
b. that the two spouses no longer have a conjugal relationship or an effective family relationship, on the territory of Romania;
c. that the foreigner recognized the filiation of a Romanian child exclusively for the purpose of obtaining the right of residence.
a. the existence of a state of bigamy or polygamy;
b. that the two spouses no longer have a conjugal relationship or an effective family relationship, on the territory of Romania;
c. that the foreigner recognized the filiation of a Romanian child exclusively for the purpose of obtaining the right of residence.
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