Resume rules in Romania
What employers in Romania expect on a Curriculum Vitae (CV), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Romania or a resume for Romania: it's the same document.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Common
Common in Romania; standard practice to include professional headshot unless job posting specifies otherwise
What the law says: No legal requirement or prohibition. GDPR (EU 2016/679) and Law No. 190/2018 restrict collection and processing of photos as personal data; employer must have lawful basis. Inclusion remains optional.
Date of birth: Common
Common to include date of birth and place of birth in personal details section; customary practice in Romania
What the law says: No legal prohibition on applicant providing DOB. Law No. 202/2002 and Law No. 48/2002 protect against age discrimination in hiring decisions; employer may not discriminate based on age even if DOB disclosed.
Marital status: Common
Common to include marital status (civil status) in personal details section; customary in Romanian CVs though not legally required
What the law says: No legal prohibition. Law No. 202/2002 and broader anti-discrimination framework prohibit discrimination based on marital/family status in employment decisions.
Sex or gender: Optional
Optional; not standard to include gender on CV, though some applicants include it in demographics
What the law says: Law No. 202/2002 prohibits sex/gender discrimination in recruitment and employment. Employers must establish equal opportunities and treatment between men and women.
Nationality: Common
Common to include nationality in personal details section of Romanian CV
What the law says: No legal prohibition on stating nationality. Law No. 48/2002 prohibits discrimination based on nationality, ethnicity, or national extraction in employment.
National ID number: Avoid
Avoid on initial CV submission; typically requested separately if employment offer made
What the law says: Law No. 190/2018 (GDPR implementation) restricts collection of identification numbers as personal data; no specific prohibition but practice is to avoid including national ID, passport numbers, or tax ID on CV during recruitment stage.
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Language to submit in
- Romanian; English common in international and multinational companies
- Typical length
- 2-3 pages typical; detailed format expected compared to Western CVs
- Address detail expected
- City/region acceptable; full home address not necessary and increasingly discouraged
- Signature and date
- No evidence of requirement for handwritten signature or date on CV
- Officially prescribed form
- Europass available and used for EU-wide mobility; no Romanian-specific official form mandated for domestic hiring
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Law No. 48/2002 prohibits discrimination based on religion, race, colour, ethnicity, descent, language in all employment and public life contexts. Employers may not request or base decisions on these characteristics. Processing such data prohibited under Law No. 190/2018 without explicit consent.
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Law No. 48/2002 and Law No. 202/2002 protect persons with disabilities from discrimination. Employers may not request disability or health information unless directly job-relevant and justified. Health/disability information should not appear on CV unless candidate chooses to disclose for accommodation requests.
- Other customary attachments
- No prescribed attachments on CV; references, certificates, police clearance may be requested separately post-offer
- Employer may not ask for
- Under Law No. 202/2002 and Law No. 48/2002: employers may not request or discriminate based on sex, age, marital status, family status, race, colour, ethnicity, religion, national extraction, sexual orientation, disability, health status, beliefs, or membership in social categories. Law No. 190/2018 (GDPR) restricts collection of special category data without lawful basis and explicit consent.
- Named statutes
- Law No. 202/2002, of April 19 (Legea nr. 202/2002 privind egalitatea de şanse şi de tratament între femei şi bărbaţi); Law No. 48/2002, of January 16 (Legea nr. 48/2002 for protection against discrimination); Law No. 190/2018 (implementing GDPR); Government Ordinance 137/2000 (OG 137/2000 on anti-discrimination, modified by Law 48/2002)
- Data protection regime
- Law No. 190/2018 (implementing GDPR EU 2016/679) + ANSPDCP (Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal / National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing) as independent authority
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Law No. 202/2002 (gender equality and equal opportunities); Law No. 48/2002 (general anti-discrimination protection); Government Ordinance 137/2000 (anti-discrimination framework)
- Local language source
- Romanian
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: LAW vs PRACTICE: Romanian law (Law No. 202/2002, Law No. 48/2002, Law No. 190/2018) restricts employer requests for protected characteristics and prohibits discrimination in hiring, but does not prescribe CV format or mandatory content for applicants. PRACTICE shows customary inclusion of photo, DOB, marital status, and nationality in Romanian CVs as standard, unlike Western practice; this reflects local hiring culture and does not violate law as long as employer does not discriminate based on disclosed information. ANSPDCP enforces GDPR at national level; applicants are not legally bound by GDPR but must consent to data processing by employers. Romanian CVs typically 2-3 pages with detailed information, reflecting expectation of comprehensive career histories.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this