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Ukraine → Romania

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Ukraine
To
Romania
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in Ukraine who live in Romania: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

91k182k19901995200020052010201520202024
91k182k19902000201020202024
Data table
199017,456
199515,920
200014,477
200511,610
20108,707
201510,487
202014,868
2024182,364
Estimate, 2024
182,364
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
27.8%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
1
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Romania's consulates in Ukraine

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024607582152.5%
200920,40120,2062001.0%

Applications by year

10k20k20092024
10k20k20092024
Data table
200920,401
2024607
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 Ukraine (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work679
  2. Family291
  3. Education273
  4. Other reasons25
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,268000
2024667153621,327
202341956601,082
20221,03410983549
20211,02172,750491
20205125476572
201975691,894513
201839612,564435
201741062,714332
2016394124,032248
2015482301,672196
2014339201,203216
201325411,185204
2012309000
2011214000
2010257000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities662
  2. EU Blue Card15
  3. Researchers2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,652
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
68
Changed status into work, 2025
2
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 Ukraine, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Ukraine, 2023
  1. Germany283,631
  2. Czechia105,952
  3. Netherlands38,497
  4. Spain34,385
  5. Italy33,897
  6. Norway32,935
  7. Finland19,917
  8. Austria15,739
  9. Estonia13,082
  10. Belgium11,972
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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