International Desk: In the first 9 months of this year, the European country Romania has issued a total of 39 thousand 727 first residence permits. This information was given by the Public Relations Department of the country's Immigration Department.
Romania's General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) said a total of 39,727 first residence permits were issued from January 1 to September 30 of this year. These persons came to Romania on work visa, higher education or family reunification visa and applied for first residence permit.
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of people coming to Romania for work and higher education from various countries, including South Asian countries.
• South Asia at the top
Immigrants from the South Asian country of Nepal are among the first to receive residence cards, according to the IGI. A maximum of 9,615 Nepalese citizens have received residence cards in the first 9 months of this year.
Migrants from Sri Lanka received 4,916 cards. Bangladeshi immigrants are at the third position in the list. They got 3552 residence permits.
Citizens of Moldova received 2 thousand 713 residence permits. Immigrants from Türkiye received 2,665 residence permits.
Citizens of India, another South Asian country, received 2,288 residence permits. In addition, Pakistani citizens have received 1,46 cards.
In addition, Egyptians got one thousand 18 cards, Chinese citizens got one thousand 84 cards, Moroccans got 833 cards and citizens of other countries got 9 thousand 797 first residence permits.
From March 31, 2024, Romania has partially joined the Schengen zone of free movement in Europe. As a result, the country's authorities have continued the anti-irregular immigration campaign in the continuation of the previous years to comply with the Schengen regulations.
Large companies based in Romania are relying on foreign nationals to fill labor shortages. On the other hand, entry into the Schengen zone has also increased the number of students from various countries coming to the country for higher education. Infomigrants.
