What changed for employers and placement agencies

April 2026 replaced the framework rather than amending it. These are the changes that alter how you operate.

Permits abolished, single application introduced. Employment and posting permits are gone. Registration, authorisation, the single application and the monitoring that follows all run through WorkinRomania.gov.ro, developed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Two registers, two statuses. Employers are entered in the Register of Employers of Foreigners. Those hiring directly must also appear in the Register of Authorised Employers. Placement agencies have their own register and must hold an authorisation valid for two years and renewable, backed by a guarantee of 75 000 euro for up to 250 placed workers and a further 50 000 euro for each additional 250.

Agencies cannot charge workers. Not a placement fee, not a processing fee, not a deduction. Agencies may place only into occupations on the Deficit Occupations List, and only against firm job offers from registered employers.

Three contracts now govern each placement. The service contract between agency and employer, which contains the firm job offer. The tripartite placement contract, signed also by the worker, in Romanian and in the language of their country of origin. And the individual employment contract, which must itself be bilingual. A contract issued in Romanian only carries a 6 000 lei fine for each one.

New grounds for automatic termination were added, including rejection of the single application and a finding of illegal stay. Changing employer is restricted during the first six months. Penalties reach 40 000 lei and suspension or loss of authorisation is available to the authorities.