Foreign citizens that wish to work in Romania must obtain before a labor license. Labor licenses are given on demand to those foreign citizens that fulfil the conditions to work, as there are stated by Romanian Law and that have on their passports the hiring visa. The competence to give these licenses belongs to the Labor and Social Security Ministry, through the Direction for programs of hiring labor force from abroad. Labor licenses are given for six months and can be prolonged for other six months. In certain exceptional cases licenses can be given or prolonged for periods longer than six months.
Romanian law governs the Employment Contract of a foreign citizen in Romania.