Valid Residence permits

Code:: B3
Key Area:: Migration & Minority Demographics/Statistics
Strand(s):: Demographics & Economics

10/03/2012 - 21:30

Short Answer

51764 short term permits

10405 long term permits

at the end of 2011

Qualitative Info

In 2011, the Romanian Bureau of Immigration reported in the analysis of its activity for 2011, that it solved 5590 requests of short term visas and 7507 requests of long term visas. According to the Bureau's response No.2474176 of 08.03.2012 to a public information request from the NGO Center for Legal Resources, in 2011, in total, 9925 valid residence permits were issued for foreigners who had not received another valid residence permit in the previous 6 months. Also, by the end of 2011, the Bureau reported 51764 valid short term residence permits and 10405 valid long term residence permits.

Sources:

1. Romanian Immigration Office, Press release, 13.02.2012, available at: http://ori.mai.gov.ro/comunicate/citeste/ro/347/Analiza-activitii-desfurate-de-Oficiul-Romn-pentru-Imigrri-n-anul-2011 (Accessed on 13.03.2012)

2. Romanian Immigration Office Address No 2474176/08.03.2012 to the Centre for Legal Resources (on file with the expert)

Number(s)

Main groups

Groups affected/interested

Migrants

Type (R/D)

Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas

External Url

http://ori.mai.gov.ro/comunicate/citeste/ro/347/Analiza-activitii-desfurate-de-Oficiul-Romn-pentru-Imigrri-n-anul-2011

Situation(s)

Library

27/01/2013 - 16:05

Short Answer

45929 short term permits

10829 long term permits

at the end of 2012

Qualitative Info

According to the General Inspectorate for Immigration's response No.2594514 of 31.01.2013 to a public information request from the NGO Center for Legal Resources, 29544 short term permits (grant of the right to stay and extension of the right to stay) and 2489 long term permits (grant of the right to stay for long term and new permits at the request of the beneficiaries) were issued in 2012.

At the end of 2012 (31.12.2012) the database of the Inspectorate registered 45929 short term identity documents (short term permits, resident cards) issued for aliens in accordance with the Emergency Ordinance of the Romanian Government No. 194/2000 on the status of aliens in Romania (republished, with subsequent amendments and updates) as well as with the Law No. 122/2006 on asylum in Romania (with subsequent amendments and updates). Also, the Inspectorate reported 10829 long term identity documents (long term permits, resident cards) issued for aliens in accordance with the Government Emergency Ordinance No. 194/2000 on the status of aliens in Romania (republished, with subsequent amendments and updates).

The term of alien is defined by art. 2 (a) of the Emergency Ordinance No. 194/2000 on the status of aliens in Romania (republished, with subsequent amendments and updates) as follows: "alien – a person who does not possess the Romanian citizenship or that of an EU or EEA member state or of the Swiss Confederation".

Source:

General Inspectorate for Immigration, Response No. 2594514/031.01.2013 to the Centre for Legal Resources (on file with the expert).