Can my company hire foreign workers?
Nine simple questions, based on the conditions in What does it mean?OUG 32/2026 (GEO 32/2026), Government Emergency Ordinance no. 32/2026 on the access of foreign nationals to the Romanian labour market, the main law that establishes how a company can hire workers from outside the EU. Read the guide → for the What does it mean?angajator înregistrat (registered employer), a company that has registered in the WorkinRomania.gov.ro platform and meets the basic conditions (no debts to the state, minimum 1 year of activity, etc.); it is the minimum condition for hiring foreign nationals. Read the guide →. The result is indicative, not a legal decision.
Question 1 of 9
What is the employer's legal form?
Legal entities (SRL, SA) may hire foreign nationals up to their average number of employees; natural persons, at most 3. (art. 6 para. (4)–(6) GEO 32/2026)
This is not legal advice and does not replace the checks carried out automatically by the authorities (ANOFM, National Employment Agency, IGI, General Inspectorate for Immigration, the Labour Inspectorate) upon registration on the WorkinRomania.gov.ro platform. Your specific situation is checked against the legislation in force on the filing date.
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Update of 17 September 2026
Following the decision of the Bucharest Court of Appeal admitting the application, filed by the Employers' Association of Labour Importers (Patronatul Importatorilor de Forță de Muncă) in case no. 5633/2/2026, to suspend the enforcement of Order no. 1073/2026 of the Minister of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity approving the List of shortage occupations provided for in art. 1 para. (2) of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 32/2026 on the access of foreign nationals to the labour market in Romania, and amending and supplementing certain legal acts (Order no. 1073/2026), the WorkinRomania platform flows for employer registration, employer authorisation and filing the single application for D/AM2 long-stay visas are deactivated.
This information explains the law in plain language and is indicative only. Your specific situation must be checked against the legislation in force on the filing date.
Official sources: OUG nr. 32/2026 privind accesul străinilor pe piața muncii din România, precum și pentru modificarea și completarea unor acte normative · OUG nr. 194/2002 privind regimul străinilor în România (forma consolidată) · Ordinul MMFTSS nr. 1.073/2026 pentru aprobarea Listei ocupațiilor deficitare (289 ocupații)