The Romanian government has published its annual quota for workers from outside the European Union, European Economic Area and Switzerland.

‌Key Points:

• Romanian authorities issued 100,000 work authorization quota spots for 2024 for non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals, which is the same amount set in 2022 and 2023.
• Foreign nationals who are not EU/EEA/Swiss citizens must have a work permit to be employed in Romania.

Background: Each year, the Romanian government issues a decree that defines the number of quota-subject non-EU/EEA/Swiss workers who can be admitted to be employed locally by Romanian companies. Foreign nationals married to Romanian citizens, part-time student contract workers and government contract workers on projects of economic and strategic importance are exempted from the general work permit requirement,

BAL Analysis: Employers are reminded that exemptions exist for a few worker categories. Companies are encouraged to take note of the quotas and any relevant exemptions and plan their international recruiting and hiring programs accordingly.