Hello, I made a post a while back asking what the required documents would be for a U.S. Citizen to move to Romania and found that the easiest method for myself would be to get my German Passport.
I am considered a German Citizen due to family history.
I have received my German Passport and already purchased my plane tickets for a couple months from now, ready to move, but something else has come to my attention.
A German family member did some quick research on requirements to move to Romania. Keep in mind that she is a little elderly and I think she doesn't quite understand that I have my German Passport now.
So what she informed me about was a restriction on residency in Romania. She directed me to https://www.immigrationromania.lawyer/ which stats "EU / EEA / Swiss Confederation citizens can enter Romania through any border crossing points by presenting a valid national identification document, but their stay for a period exceeding three months entails the obligation to register the residence."
I also came across this site during some research of my own: http://romaniatourism.com/entry-requirements.html
It's a bit confusing and I'm not 100% sure if I would need to apply for any additional visas or if I would qualify for or need to register the residence. Not sure if there are any restrictions or requirements for that, if I do need to apply for something else.
In my previous post, I was informed: "If you could somehow get a passport from another EU member state (such as Germany) due to family history (for example, a grandparent was from an EU member state - rules vary from country to country), that'd allow you to live in Romania (or any other EU state) for as long as you liked without a permit and also allow you to work freely (also without a permit). "
Am I over-stressing this and simply need to tell the Romanian government that I will be living there? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Also, if it matters, I work at home creating software/websites as a freelancer / self-employed.