Petre-Florin Manole announces that the Work in Romania platform is functional again

The Work in Romania platform, through which employers can take steps to recruit workers from outside the European Union, is operational again, Labour Minister Petre-Florin Manole announced on Wednesday evening. The resumption of activity comes after several functionalities were suspended following a decision by the Bucharest Court of Appeal.

“I promised that we would resolve the issue within 10 days. The Work in Romania platform is operational again,” the minister said, thanking representatives of the National Employment Agency, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the General Inspectorate for Immigration, the Chancellery, and the social partners.

Since mid-September, the platform had its workflows for registering and authorizing employers, as well as submitting single applications for type D/AM2 long-stay visas, deactivated. The measure was taken after the court suspended the enforcement of Ministry of Labour Order no. 1073/2026, which establishes the list of occupations experiencing shortages for which foreign workers may be recruited.

The decision of the Bucharest Court of Appeal was issued in a case in which the plaintiff is the Association of Labour Force Importers, while the defendant is the Ministry of Labour. Restoring the platform to operation allows the resumption of administrative procedures for employers intending to recruit staff from countries outside the European Union.