Private Investigator in Romania for clients who live abroad
You are in another country and need eyes on the ground in Romania — a partner you are unsure about, a person who went quiet, a business you are about to trust with money. Detectiv Premium runs discreet, fully legal surveillance and investigations in all 41 Romanian counties and reports back to you in plain English, wherever you are.
Investigation services in Romania for international clients
Three service lines, one standard: legal methods, documented evidence and total discretion.
Personal Investigations
"Is my partner in Romania who they say they are?"
Infidelity and fidelity checks, verification of a Romanian partner met online, pre-marital background checks, locating family members or former partners, child-custody welfare observation, and romance-scam verification before you send money.
Corporate Investigations
"Can I trust this Romanian supplier, partner or employee?"
Due diligence on Romanian companies and directors, supplier and factory verification, employee sick-leave and competition-clause checks, internal fraud and theft investigations, debtor and asset tracing for recovery actions.
Specialized Services
"I need something more technical."
Multi-agent mobile surveillance with vehicles, OSINT and digital footprint analysis, TSCM bug sweeps of offices and vehicles, litigation support and witness locating for foreign law firms, and process-serving assistance in Romania.
Hiring a Romanian private detective from another country — what actually changes
Nothing about the quality of the investigation. A few things about how we communicate with you.
You never have to travel
The free consultation, the agreement, the advance invoice, the daily updates and the final report are all handled remotely. Clients in London, Munich or Toronto follow the case in real time on WhatsApp while our team is on the ground in Romania.
Local knowledge you cannot buy online
Romanian neighbourhoods, apartment-block culture, village dynamics, traffic patterns and the habits of people who suspect they are being watched are different from Western Europe. Our investigators are locals who blend in; foreign agencies subcontracting to Romania rarely do.
Evidence your lawyer can use
Every observation is logged with time and GPS position, photo and video carry original metadata, and the report is signed by the licensed investigator. On request we provide sworn translation and notarisation for use in foreign courts.
One agency, the whole country
Whether the subject lives in Bucharest, a Transylvanian town or a village in Moldavia, you deal with one lead investigator and one contract. For maximum discretion we often assign agents from a different county than the one where the case takes place.
Case study: cross-border surveillance in Romania for a client in the United Kingdom
A representative case, anonymised and with identifying details changed. It shows the exact workflow a client abroad should expect.
The situation
A British engineer based in Manchester had been in a two-year relationship with a Romanian partner living in Cluj-Napoca. She had visited him several times; he had visited Romania twice. Over four months the pattern changed: calls went unanswered in the evenings, a "cousin" appeared in photos, and she asked for 6,000 EUR to cover her mother's surgery. He wanted to know, before a planned engagement and before transferring the money, whether the relationship was real.
Objectives agreed at the free consultation
- Confirm the partner's actual address and living arrangements in Cluj-Napoca.
- Establish whether she is in another relationship or cohabiting.
- Verify the claimed hospital admission of her mother.
- Deliver evidence in a form usable for a difficult conversation and, if needed, for a fraud report in the UK.
What the client provided
Full name, two photographs, the address she had given him, her workplace, her usual weekly routine as he understood it, and screenshots of the payment request. No passwords, no phone access, no private data were requested — we work only with what is legal to use.
Planning and legal framing
Within 24 hours the client received a written agreement in English, a fixed quote for a six-day operation (two investigators and one vehicle, with the option to extend), and a confidentiality clause. Payment was made by SEPA transfer. The lead investigator confirmed that all planned activity — observation in public places, open-source checks and verification of publicly accessible hospital information — fell within Law 329/2003.
Day-by-day fieldwork
| Day | Activity | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OSINT sweep, address verification, static observation 06:30–22:00 | Subject does not live at the stated address; a relative lives there. Real address identified in a different district. |
| 2–3 | Mobile surveillance from the real address, two agents, vehicle rotation | Subject leaves each morning with the same man, who has a key. Both return together in the evening. Timestamped photo/video. |
| 4 | Workplace and routine confirmation; discreet check of the hospital claim | Workplace confirmed. No record of the mother's admission at the named hospital; the mother was observed shopping near her home. |
| 5 | Weekend observation | Subject and the man attend a family event together, introduced as a couple (public event, observed from a public area). |
| 6 | Evidence consolidation, report drafting, client video call | Case closed one day early; the unused day was not charged. |
Deliverables
- A 31-page report in English: chronology, GPS-tagged and timestamped photographs, video stills with links to original files, vehicle and address data, and the investigator's signed statement.
- An OSINT annex showing the man's public social profiles linked to the subject since 14 months earlier.
- A short executive summary written for the client, not for a lawyer.
- A 40-minute video debrief with the lead investigator, and guidance on filing a romance-fraud report with Action Fraud in the UK.
Outcome
The client did not transfer the 6,000 EUR and ended the relationship with documented facts rather than suspicion. He later wrote that what he valued most was not the result but "knowing for certain, in five days, after four months of guessing." Total cost: five operational days at the agreed day rate, plus report preparation — under half of what he had been asked to send.
The same workflow — remote briefing, written agreement, legal fieldwork, court-ready report, video debrief — applies to every case we run for clients abroad, whether it concerns a partner, a missing relative, an employee on suspicious sick leave or a supplier who has stopped answering emails.
Tell us what you need to know. We'll tell you if it can be done legally, how long it takes and what it costs.
Free, confidential consultation in English. No obligation.
How a case from abroad works, step by step
Simple by design. You stay informed at every stage without leaving your country.
Free consultation
Call, WhatsApp or email us in English. We listen, ask the right questions and tell you honestly whether your objective is achievable and legal in Romania.
Written plan and quote
You receive an agreement, a fixed quote per operational day, a confidentiality clause and the name of your lead investigator. Payment by bank transfer in EUR.
Fieldwork with live updates
Our team deploys, usually within 24–48 hours. You get short daily updates on WhatsApp or email and can stop, pause or extend the operation at any time.
Court-ready report
Chronology, timestamped and geotagged photo/video, signed investigator statement, executive summary. Translation and notarisation on request.
Debrief and next steps
A video call to walk you through the findings and, where useful, coordination with your lawyer in Romania or at home.
Files secured or destroyed
Case material is stored encrypted for the legally required period or destroyed at your request. Nothing is shared with third parties.
What a private investigator in Romania costs
Transparent day rates, fixed in writing before we start. No retainer surprises, no hidden "expenses" line.
Surveillance
250–400 EUR per operational day
One or two investigators, vehicle included. Rate depends on city, number of agents and hours. Most cases close in 5–12 operational days; unused days are not charged.
Background & due diligence
Fixed fee per subject
Person or company verification combining official registers, OSINT and discreet field confirmation. Quoted after the consultation based on depth required.
Locating a person
Fixed fee, partly success-based
For missing relatives, debtors, witnesses or heirs. A modest research fee up front; the balance only when the person is located and confirmed.
Indicative ranges in EUR excluding VAT where applicable. Every client receives a written quote before any work starts.
Is hiring a private investigator in Romania legal? Yes — here is the framework
Regulated profession
Private detectives in Romania operate under Law 329/2003, are licensed by the Romanian Police (IGPR) after background checks and examination, and may only use methods that respect privacy and data-protection law. Our licence number, 507402, can be verified on request.
What we do
Observe and document behaviour in public spaces, verify addresses, routines and relationships, research public registers and open sources, interview people who agree to speak, and prepare reports that stand up in court.
What we never do
No phone tapping, no hacking of accounts, no GPS trackers on vehicles we are not authorised to track, no entering private property, no impersonating officials. If an objective requires any of this, we will tell you it cannot be done — by anyone, legally.
GDPR and your data
As an EU-based agency we process personal data under GDPR. Your identity as a client is never disclosed to the subject, and case files are stored encrypted and deleted after the retention period.
Where our clients are, and where we work
We investigate in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. Our clients contact us from wherever life has taken them.
United Kingdom & Ireland
Romanian partners and family, romance-scam checks, litigation support for UK solicitors.
Germany & Austria
Employee checks for companies with Romanian staff, supplier verification, debtor tracing.
Italy & Spain
Family matters for the large Romanian diaspora, custody observation, property and inheritance checks.
Nordics & Benelux
Corporate due diligence, factory and logistics partner verification, background checks.
United States & Canada
Online-relationship verification, locating relatives and heirs, pre-investment checks on Romanian businesses.
Inside Romania
Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța, Brașov, Craiova, Oradea, Sibiu, Suceava — and every town and village in between.
What a licensed investigator can do that you can't from abroad
Checking social media, asking mutual friends or booking a surprise flight feels like action, but it rarely produces certainty and often alerts the person you are worried about. A licensed investigator works without being noticed, knows which public sources in Romania are reliable, documents what is seen in a way a court will accept, and — just as importantly — tells you when something cannot be done legally. You get the truth faster, cleaner, and without exposing yourself.
Frequently asked questions from clients abroad
Yes. Most of our clients never set foot in Romania during the case. Briefing, contract, updates and the final report are handled remotely in English via phone, WhatsApp, email or video call. We only need a clear objective and the information you already have.
Yes. The profession is regulated by Law 329/2003 and licensed by the Romanian Police (IGPR). Detectiv Premium operates under licence no. 507402. Observation in public places, open-source research and documenting a person's public behaviour are legal; we never wiretap, hack or enter private property.
Surveillance is priced per operational day, typically 250–400 EUR depending on the city, number of agents and vehicles required. Most cases close within 5–12 operational days. You receive a written quote before any work starts, with no hidden fees.
Our reports are prepared to evidentiary standards: timestamped, geotagged photo and video, a chronological log of observations and a signed statement from the licensed investigator. They are routinely used in divorce, custody and commercial proceedings in Romania and abroad; your lawyer can tell you what form of legalisation or translation your jurisdiction requires, and we can supply it.
In most Romanian cities we can deploy within 24–48 hours of receiving the signed agreement and advance payment. Urgent same-day deployment is possible in Bucharest and major cities subject to team availability.
By international bank transfer (SEPA/SWIFT) in EUR, with an invoice issued by our Romanian company. Payment details and a written agreement are sent after the free consultation, before any fieldwork begins.
No. Discretion is the core of the job. For sensitive cases we frequently assign investigators from a different county than the one where the subject lives, and we rotate agents and vehicles during longer operations.
Investigation articles & updates
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