We are a practical orientation service for remote workers and digital nomads arriving in Cluj-Napoca or Timișoara. We arrange coworking trial days, get your phone connected, walk you around your new block, and sit with you at the town hall while you register your address. We are not an immigration consultancy and we do not handle visas, permits or legal filings.
A local SIM can be active before your first coffee runs out.
What we actually do, in plain terms:
These are not bundled as a rigid package. Most people use all five in the same week; some only need two or three. Below is how each one actually works, step by step, once you tell us your arrival date.
We keep a running list of coworking spaces in both cities that offer a free trial day to newcomers. Rather than sending you a link, we call ahead, confirm desk availability for the date you want, and walk you in on the first morning so you are not the person hovering at reception wondering where to sign in. You decide afterwards whether a monthly desk, a hot desk pass, or nothing at all suits your workflow.
Romanian carriers require ID and, depending on the plan, a local address or a hotel confirmation. We tell you in advance which documents to bring, pick the store with the shortest queue for the time of day, and stay while the SIM is activated so any registration hiccups get resolved on the spot instead of over a support hotline in a language you may not read yet.
Both cities have running calendars of meetups, language exchanges and coworking socials that are easy to miss if you don't already know where to look. We share the ones currently active, introduce you to a couple of organisers by name, and point out which groups lean more toward long-term expats versus short-stay remote workers, since the two crowds mix but aren't identical.
On foot, usually 60 to 90 minutes, starting from your door. We point out the nearest pharmacy, the bakery that's actually open on Sundays, a laundromat if your building doesn't have one, the closest supermarket versus the closer-but-pricier corner shop, and where the tram or bus stop is that gets you into the centre fastest.
This is administrative accompaniment only: we help you understand which form confirms your address, what your landlord needs to provide, and we sit with you at the counter so the conversation moves along. We do not advise on visas, residence permits or any immigration matter. For those, a licensed immigration lawyer or the immigration office itself is the right point of contact.
There is no fixed script, but a rhythm tends to repeat across most arrivals. Here is the order that usually makes the most sense, and why.
Before you land, we already have your neighbourhood, your arrival date, and whether you lean toward a coworking desk or working from cafés. A short call the same day confirms priorities: SIM first, or the walk first, usually depends on how tired you are from travel.
These two pair naturally, since the walk usually passes a carrier store anyway. Most people leave this half-day with a working data plan and a mental map of the five-minute radius around home.
We schedule this once you've had a night or two to settle, so you show up rested rather than jet-lagged. The trial day itself is unattended by us after the introduction; you get to feel out the desk, the noise level and the coffee without anyone hovering.
Once your landlord's paperwork is ready, we go together to confirm your address at the town hall. This step has the most waiting involved, so we schedule it for a morning rather than squeezing it between other appointments.
By the second week, most people are ready for a social evening rather than another administrative task. We introduce you at a meetup or coworking social where a familiar face already knows you're coming.
We work in both cities, but they are not interchangeable. Here's what tends to differ in practice, without ranking one above the other.
A large student population and an established tech and IT sector mean coworking spaces here tend to run at higher weekday occupancy, and trial-day slots sometimes need booking a few days out. Networking events skew toward software, product and startup circles.
A smaller but walkable historic centre, and a cultural calendar shaped by its recent European Capital of Culture year. Coworking spaces are fewer in number but often quieter, and the expat community leans slightly older and more mixed across industries.
A lot of settling-in confusion isn't really about paperwork, it's about not knowing which door to knock on first. Our part is narrow and practical: coworking, connectivity, community, orientation on foot, and address confirmation. We don't touch visas, residence permits, tax registration or legal status, because those require a licensed immigration lawyer or the relevant government office, not a settling-in guide.
That narrowness is deliberate. It means we can be direct about what we know well, and equally direct about handing you off elsewhere the moment a question moves into immigration or legal territory.
This service provides practical, day-to-day orientation only. It is not a law firm, visa agency or immigration consultancy, and nothing here should be read as legal or immigration advice.
No. We arrange practical, day-to-day orientation: coworking trials, SIM setup, community introductions, a guided walk, and accompaniment for address confirmation at the town hall. Anything involving visas, residence permits or legal status needs a licensed immigration lawyer or the relevant government office.
Most people begin the day after landing, once they've had a night's sleep. Some prefer to start on arrival day itself, usually just the SIM setup, and leave the walk and coworking trial for the following morning.
Yes, address confirmation requires a lease or a landlord's declaration in most cases. If you haven't finalised housing yet, we can still do the SIM setup, coworking trials and community introductions first, and schedule the town hall step once your address is settled.
That falls outside our current scope. We focus on the five orientation steps described on this page. For utilities, your landlord or the building administrator is usually the fastest route, and we're happy to point you toward who to ask.
That's fine. We can still try to arrange a trial day at that specific location if we have a working relationship with it, or simply skip that step and focus on SIM setup, the walk, and town hall accompaniment instead.
Currently no. Our local relationships with coworking spaces, carrier stores and town hall procedures are specific to these two cities, which is what allows the orientation to stay practical rather than generic.
