Romania has in place a golden visa programme – offering residency and citizenship to high net worth individuals performing investments in Romania and residing for a short period in Romania.

Romanian citizenship is acquired, inter alia, after 4 years of residency in Romania, if the foreigner performed investments exceeding 1 mil. EUR.

Investments can take the form of real estate acquisitions, state bonds, investments in technology, etc.

Romanian citizenship may be awarded also to any individual who is an international recognised personality or if the applicant is an EU citizen and if the person had at least 4 years of residency in Romania.

Some of the conditions to be met by the applicant include good behaviour, does not undertake or support actions against the law and order or national security of Romania. Also, the applicant should prove that he knows the Romanian language and possesses elementary notions of Romanian culture and civilization, sufficient to integrate into social life, as well as that he knows the provisions of the Romanian Constitution and the national anthem.

There is no applicable Governmental fee for the file and the procedure lasts roughly 6-12 months. However, depending on the specificities of the file for each individual, our team of top-notch experts submit an expedite request with the Romanian Citizenship Authority.