Your first weeks working abroad – registration, tax, insurance

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Romania

Registration certificate (certificat de înregistrare): if you stay longer than 3 months, register your residence at the local office of the Inspectorate-General for Immigration (IGI). As a jobseeker you can stay up to 6 months without conditions.
Personal numeric code (CNP): your registration document contains a personal identification number. You need it at the bank, for taxes and for medical services.
Work contract in REGES: check that your employer has registered your contract before your first working day.
Health insurance: the public system is run by the National Health Insurance House (CNAS). Bring your European Health Insurance Card for the time before you are covered in Romania.
Tax: the employer deducts income tax and social contributions from your salary. Example: the minimum wage of RON 4,325 gross is about RON 2,699 net (July 2026).
Bank account: you need your CNP to open one.

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Key figures: Eurostat (population on 1 January 2026; unemployment and employment rates 2025; minimum wages July 2026); for the United Kingdom – Office for National Statistics; for Liechtenstein – national statistics. Country information: EURES – Living and working conditions, public employment services and the official government websites listed under each country. Rules, thresholds and amounts can change – check the official sources before you move. Updated: October 2026.

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