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Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
India
To
Romania
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Romania's consulates in India

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Romania's consulates located in India.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20241,5631,15440225.7%
20092,2131,85136316.4%

Applications by year

1,1072,21320092024
1,1072,21320092024
Data table
20092,213
20241,563
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Romania

First residence permits issued by Romania to citizens of India (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work4,371
  2. Family199
  3. Education73
  4. Other reasons16
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20254,659000
20243,382324192
20234,846943139
20222,759227107
20212,03816292
20201,40120381
20191,52317368
201838215278
201717519473
2016183167111
201519516381
201413882137
201312362136
2012129500
2011151000
2010142000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities4,324
  2. EU Blue Card25
  3. Researchers22
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
13,869
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
126
Changed status into work, 2025
7
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
5
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Romania in India, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyNew Delhinewdelhi.mae.ro
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from India move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from India, 2023
  1. Canada139,785
  2. United States68,420
  3. Australia55,277
  4. Germany54,123
  5. New Zealand47,163
  6. Italy13,691
  7. Portugal12,185
  8. Netherlands12,073
  9. Japan10,547
  10. Spain10,063
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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