The Long-Stay Visa for Family Reunification (marked D/VF)

Supporting Document

Description
This document is issued by the Inspectorate General for
Immigration and is valid 60 days from the date of issue
The standard application form must be submitted to the local units
of the Inspectorate General for Immigration from the Romanian
Ministry of Internal Affairs, under the territorial jurisdiction of
which, the applicant legally resides. It must be accompanied by the
following supporting documents:

COMMUNICATION FROM
THE INSPECTORATE
GENERAL FOR
IMMIGRATION
MINISTRY OF INTERNAL
AFFAIRS, FOR FAMILY
REUNIFICATION
BETWEEN TWO THIRDSTATE NATIONALS

a) marriage certificate or proof of kinship, as the case may

be;

b) the applicants authenticated statement, attesting that the

applicant will live together with their family members;

c) a copy of the document that makes the proof of the right

of stay on the territory of Romania;

d) proof of legal ownership of a dwelling place deemed as

appropriate for a similar family in Romania;

e) proof of means of support;

f) proof of social health insurance of the applicant;

g) written statement from the person whom, along with the

sponsor, holds joint custody of the minor for whom family
reunification was requested, stating that they consent to the
decision that the minor lives with the sponsor on the
territory of Romania;

h) copy of the travel document held by the family member

for whom family reunification was requested.

For the beneficiaries of the refugee status or of subsidiary

protection, who apply for family reunification, the documents
presented under points d) f) from above, are not mandatory.
DOCUMENTS FOR
Marriage certificate issued by Romanian authorities or transcribed
FAMILY REUNIFICATION in accordance with the law, or, depending on the case, proof of

Supporting Document
BETWEEN A ROMANIAN
CITIZEN AND A THIRDSTATE NATIONAL
DOCUMENTS FOR
FAMILY REUNIFICATION
BETWEEN A ROMANIAN
CITIZEN AND A THIRDSTATE NATIONAL,
HOLDER OF A RIGHT OF
RESIDENCE IN
ANOTHER MEMBER
STATE
TRAVEL MEDICAL
INSURANCE
CRIMINAL RECORD
VALID TRAVEL
DOCUMENT
PHOTOGRAPHS

Description
family ties or partnership.

Proof of documents that attest being registered with a right of

residence in another member state, as family member of a
Romanian citizen.

Travel medical insurance that covers the entire duration of the

requested period of stay
Criminal record or any other document of equivalent legal value,
issued by the authorities from the visa applicants country of
residence or abode.
A valid travel document accepted by Romania, on which a visa can
be affixed. The validity of the travel document must exceed the
validity of the visa you apply for, by at least 3 months, and must
have been issued no later than 10 years ago.
Two recent 3 x 4 cm coloured photographs

The sponsor holding a temporary residence permit valid for one year, an EU Blue Card, a
permanent residence permit, or the sponsor who benefits from the refugee status or from
subsidiary protection, may request family reunification for the following:

spouse;

unmarried minor children of the sponsor and of their spouse, including adopted children;

unmarried minor children of the sponsor, including adopted children, under the sponsors
care and over whom the sponsor exercises their parental rights. If parental rights are
exercised in common, the approval of the other holder of these rights, is compulsory, in
order to achieve the family reunification requested by the sponsor;

unmarried minor children of the spouse, including adopted children, under the spouses
care and over whom the spouse exercises their parental rights. If parental rights are
exercised in common, the approval of the other holder of these rights, is compulsory, in
order to achieve the family reunification requested by the sponsor.

N.B. The categories of third-country nationals indicated above, holders of a right of stay granted
for the purpose of scientific research and third-country nationals who hold an EU Blue Card,
may request family reunification even when the residence permit is valid less than one year.

Provided that legal conditions are met, the Inspectorate General for Immigration from the
Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs may also approve family reunification for the following
categories:

a. next-of-kin, in ascending line, of the sponsor or spouse, if these persons cannot care for
themselves and do not benefit from appropriate family support in their country of origin;

b. unmarried adult children of the sponsor or of the spouse, if due to medical reasons,
they are unable to care for themselves.

Unaccompanied underage children who benefit from the refugee status or from subsidiary
protection may request family reunification for:

a. next-of-kin, in ascending line, or for their legal guardian; or

b. when such persons do not exist or cannot be identified, for any other relative of the
underage child.

The long-stay visa for family reunification (marked D/VF) is issued by the diplomatic missions
or consular posts of Romania from the home country or from the country of residence of the
family members.
The following categories of people may also request a Romanian long-stay visa for family
reunification:

a. third-country nationals married to Romanian citizens;

b. unmarried third-country nationals who cohabit with unmarried Romanian citizens,

provided they have at least one child together, hereinafter referred to as partners;

c. children of a Romanian citizen, of their spouse or partner, including adopted children,

who:
o i) are not yet 21 years of age;
o ii) continue their studies and have not surpassed 26 years of age;
o iii) although they are adults, they cannot care for themselves for medical reasons.
N.B. The adoption must be decided upon by a competent Romanian authority, in
accordance with legal provisions, or by an authority of another state, that takes effect on
the territory of Romania;

d. next-of-kin in ascending line, of the Romanian citizen or of their spouse;

e. the third-country national who is the parent of an underage Romanian citizen, provided
that they can make proof of the fact that the underage citizen is in their care or prove the
existence of an obligation of payment of a support pension, provided that this obligation
is regularly fulfilled by the third-country citizen;

f. third-country nationals, family members of Romanian citizens, who prove being

registered with a right of residence as family members, in another member state.