The European Commission says Bulgaria and Romania were the last countries to join the Schengen Area, on 1 January 2025. Romania's General Inspectorate for Immigration says EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can enter with a valid national identity document or passport. Under the EU visa regulation, nationals of the countries in its Annex II are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, and Romania's Foreign Ministry says previous stays in the Schengen Area count towards that maximum cumulatively. Others need a visa, filed through the Foreign Ministry's e-Viza portal and sent to the Romanian diplomatic mission or consular office they choose. Canada's travel advice says the currency is the leu (RON).
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90 days in any rolling 180-day period
90 days in any rolling 180-day period, counted across the whole Schengen Area rather than per country. The day you arrive counts as the first day and the day you leave counts as the last. Leaving and coming back does not reset the allowance: on any given day, days already spent anywhere in the area during the preceding 180 still count against the 90.
This limit is the one set for travellers who need permission to enter. It does not cap a stay you make under freedom of movement.
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Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu (opens in a new tab) · Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) · archived copy Jul 18, 2026 (opens in a new tab)The EU Visa Code sets a fee of EUR 45 for children from the age of six and below the age of 12, and waives it for children under six. Romania's e-Viza portal is where the visa file is completed and sent to the Romanian diplomatic mission or consular office the applicant chooses.
Set by the EU–Armenia visa facilitation agreement: the fee for processing visa applications is EUR 35, and it is waived for listed categories of persons, among them pensioners and children under the age of 12.
Set by the EU–Azerbaijan visa facilitation agreement: the fee for processing visa applications is EUR 35, and it is waived for listed categories of persons, among them pensioners and children under the age of 12.
Set by the EU–Belarus visa facilitation agreement: the fee for processing visa applications is EUR 35, or EUR 70 where the applicant has requested a decision within two days of submission and the consulate has accepted; it is waived for listed categories of persons, among them children under the age of 12. Council Decision (EU) 2021/1940 suspended certain provisions of the agreement for members of Belarusian official delegations, of the national and regional Governments and Parliaments of Belarus, and of its Constitutional and Supreme Courts.
Set by the EU–Cabo Verde visa facilitation agreement as amended in 2021: the fee for processing visa applications is 75 % of the amount charged under the applicable domestic legislation; children who are at least 12 but below 18 years old are charged 50 % of that fee, and no fee is collected from listed categories, among them children under 12 years of age.
The EU Visa Code sets the fee at EUR 90; children from the age of six years and below the age of 12 years pay EUR 45, and the fee is waived for children under six years. Council Decision (EU) 2022/1500 suspended the EU–Russia visa facilitation agreement in whole as regards citizens of the Russian Federation from 12 September 2022. The European Commission says Russian nationals will no longer be able to receive multiple-entry visas.
Romania's Foreign Ministry says the fee is €300 for long-stay visa applications sent through the e-Viza portal to Romania's diplomatic missions and consular offices from 27 April 2026, and €120 for those sent before that date. It says the long-stay visa is granted for periods of 90 days, for purposes including employment, studies and family reunification, and that the right of residence it grants can be extended through a residence permit issued by the General Inspectorate for Immigration.
Romania's Foreign Ministry says foreigners entering the Schengen Area (including Romania) must hold a travel document valid for at least three months from the planned date of departure from the territory of the Member States, and issued within the last 10 years.
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No official source we read lists a vaccination certificate required for entry.
Under the EU Visa Code, applicants for a Schengen visa must prove that they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance, valid throughout the territory of the Member States for the entire period of the intended stay, with a minimum coverage of EUR 30,000. No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-exempt visitors.
No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required to enter Romania. The Schengen Borders Code says Annex I contains a non-exhaustive list of supporting documents a border guard may request from a third-country national, and that list includes a return or round-trip ticket.
Romania's Foreign Ministry lists, among the conditions for entering the Schengen Area, sufficient means of subsistence both for the planned stay and for the return to the country of origin or transit to a third country. The European Commission's table of national reference amounts gives Romania's as EUR 50, but no less than €500 for the entire period, or EUR 30 for third-country nationals to whom the invitation procedure applies.
Visa-exempt foreigners may enter Romania and stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Foreigners staying legally for a time may stay only until their right of stay under the visa or residence permit ends. Failing to leave Romania after the right of stay ends is fined: 400 to 700 lei for a stay of up to 30 days after it ends, 600 to 1,000 lei for up to 60 days, and 800 to 1,200 lei for more than 60 days. For foreigners who entered legally but whose stay became illegal, the entry ban is 6 months to 1 year for an illegal stay of 30 days to one year, 1 to 2 years for an illegal stay of 1 to 2 years, 2 to 3 years for 2 to 3 years, and 3 to 4 years for over 3 years. If a foreigner misses the voluntary-departure deadline in a return decision and the illegal stay is under 30 days, the ban is 1 year.
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A foreigner who entered Romania legally, and the person hosting them, must notify the territorial police within 3 days of entry or of the start of hosting. When staying in a hotel or other tourist accommodation, the foreigner completes the registration formalities with the establishment, which sends the data to the territorial police within 24 hours. The rule also refers to sending the foreigner's registration data to the General Inspectorate for Immigration through an IT application provided for this purpose. Failing to announce the stay is fined 400 to 800 lei.
If not done: Failure by the foreigner or the host to announce the stay to the police is a contravention fined 400 to 800 lei.
The EU says that if you plan to enter or leave the EU with €10,000 in cash (or its equivalent in other currencies), you must declare it to the customs authorities in the EU country you are entering or leaving.
The UN treaty records list Romania as a party to the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (accession, 26 January 1961) and to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (signed 8 November 1968, ratified 9 December 1980). Canada's travel advice says you may use your valid Canadian driver's licence to drive or to rent a vehicle in Romania for up to 6 months, that for longer stays you will need to exchange it for a Romanian one, and that there is zero tolerance for driving under the influence of alcohol. The UK government says a UK photocard driving licence can be used to drive in Romania. No official source we could read states Romania's own rule on whether a permit is required in addition to a national licence, or for how long a foreign licence may be used.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road Traffic · archived copy Aug 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab) Compare every countryMandatory · national road network. Category A — cars with up to 8+1 seats — on the national road network, motorways included. Goods vehicles up to 3.5 t are category B and pay a separate tariff.
CNAIR's eToll portal says the rovinieta applies to Romania's national road network, except national-road sections inside municipalities between their entry and exit signs, and that tariffs depend on the vehicle type, the emission standard and the period of use.
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Verified Oct 7, 2026 · Source: portal.etoll.ro (opens in a new tab) Compare every countryNo official source we could read gives a best time to visit Romania.
Canada's travel advice says the currency of Romania is the leu (RON), that exchanging money on the street is illegal, and that euros may be exchanged in recognized establishments such as exchange shops, banks and hotels.
The European Commission says Romania joined the Schengen Area on 1 January 2025. Romania's Foreign Ministry says previous stays in the Schengen Area count, cumulatively, towards the maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period.
Canada's travel advice says that if you plan activities in the Carpathian mountains you should check the Salvamont mountain rescue service website for current risks and conditions, to pay attention to wild animals including bears and feral dogs, and that in an emergency, including wild animal encounters, the Romanian government sends SMS messages to all active SIM cards via RO-ALERT.
Canada's travel advice says to use only licensed metered taxis that display their price lists, not to hail a taxi on the street but to order one from your hotel or use a trusted ride-sharing app, and at Bucharest's Henri Coandă International Airport to arrange a taxi from the taxi booth in the arrivals terminal to get a fair rate.
| Passports | Visas & entry authorisations | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Albania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Algeria | Embassy visa | — |
| Andorra | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Angola | Embassy visa | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Armenia | Embassy visa | — |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Austria | Free movement | — |
| Azerbaijan | Embassy visa | — |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahrain | Embassy visa | — |
| Bangladesh | Embassy visa | — |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belarus | Embassy visa | — |
| Belgium | Free movement | — |
| Belize | Embassy visa | — |
| Benin | Embassy visa | — |
| Bhutan | Embassy visa | — |
| Bolivia | Embassy visa | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Botswana | Embassy visa | — |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Free movement | — |
| Burkina Faso | Embassy visa | — |
| Burundi | Embassy visa | — |
| Cabo Verde | Embassy visa | — |
| Cambodia | Embassy visa | — |
| Cameroon | Embassy visa | — |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Central African Republic | Embassy visa | — |
| Chad | Embassy visa | — |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| China | Embassy visa | — |
| Colombia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Comoros | Embassy visa | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Embassy visa | — |
| Croatia | Free movement | — |
| Cuba | Embassy visa | — |
| Cyprus | Free movement | — |
| Czechia | Free movement | — |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Embassy visa | — |
| Denmark | Free movement | — |
| Djibouti | Embassy visa | — |
| Dominica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Dominican Republic | Embassy visa | — |
| Ecuador | Embassy visa | — |
| Egypt | Embassy visa | — |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Equatorial Guinea | Embassy visa | — |
| Eritrea | Embassy visa | — |
| Estonia | Free movement | — |
| Eswatini | Embassy visa | — |
| Ethiopia | Embassy visa | — |
| Fiji | Embassy visa | — |
| Finland | Free movement | — |
| France | Free movement | — |
| Gabon | Embassy visa | — |
| Gambia | Embassy visa | — |
| Georgia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Germany | Free movement | — |
| Ghana | Embassy visa | — |
| Greece | Free movement | — |
| Grenada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guinea | Embassy visa | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Embassy visa | — |
| Guyana | Embassy visa | — |
| Haiti | Embassy visa | — |
| Honduras | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hungary | Free movement | — |
| Iceland | Free movement | — |
| India | Embassy visa | — |
| Indonesia | Embassy visa | — |
| Iran | Embassy visa | — |
| Iraq | Embassy visa | — |
| Ireland | Free movement | — |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Free movement | — |
| Jamaica | Embassy visa | — |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Jordan | Embassy visa | — |
| Kazakhstan | Embassy visa | — |
| Kenya | Embassy visa | — |
| Kiribati | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kosovo | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kuwait | Embassy visa | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Embassy visa | — |
| Laos | Embassy visa | — |
| Latvia | Free movement | — |
| Lebanon | Embassy visa | — |
| Lesotho | Embassy visa | — |
| Liberia | Embassy visa | — |
| Libya | Embassy visa | — |
| Liechtenstein | Free movement | — |
| Lithuania | Free movement | — |
| Luxembourg | Free movement | — |
| Macau | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Madagascar | Embassy visa | — |
| Malawi | Embassy visa | — |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Maldives | Embassy visa | — |
| Mali | Embassy visa | — |
| Malta | Free movement | — |
| Marshall Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mauritania | Embassy visa | — |
| Mauritius | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Micronesia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Moldova | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Monaco | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mongolia | Embassy visa | — |
| Montenegro | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Morocco | Embassy visa | — |
| Mozambique | Embassy visa | — |
| Myanmar | Embassy visa | — |
| Namibia | Embassy visa | — |
| Nauru | Embassy visa | — |
| Nepal | Embassy visa | — |
| Netherlands | Free movement | — |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nicaragua | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Niger | Embassy visa | — |
| Nigeria | Embassy visa | — |
| North Korea | Embassy visa | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Norway | Free movement | — |
| Oman | Embassy visa | — |
| Pakistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Palau | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Palestine | Embassy visa | — |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Papua New Guinea | Embassy visa | — |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Philippines | Embassy visa | — |
| Poland | Free movement | — |
| Portugal | Free movement | — |
| Qatar | Embassy visa | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Embassy visa | — |
| Romania | Free movement | — |
| Russia | Embassy visa | — |
| Rwanda | Embassy visa | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Lucia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Samoa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| San Marino | Visa-free | 90 days |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Embassy visa | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Embassy visa | — |
| Senegal | Embassy visa | — |
| Serbia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sierra Leone | Embassy visa | — |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovakia | Free movement | — |
| Slovenia | Free movement | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Somalia | Embassy visa | — |
| South Africa | Embassy visa | — |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Sudan | Embassy visa | — |
| Spain | Free movement | — |
| Sri Lanka | Embassy visa | — |
| Sudan | Embassy visa | — |
| Suriname | Embassy visa | — |
| Sweden | Free movement | — |
| Switzerland | Free movement | — |
| Syria | Embassy visa | — |
| Taiwan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tajikistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Tanzania | Embassy visa | — |
| Thailand | Embassy visa | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Togo | Embassy visa | — |
| Tonga | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tunisia | Embassy visa | — |
| Turkey | Embassy visa | — |
| Turkmenistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uganda | Embassy visa | — |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uzbekistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Vanuatu | Embassy visa | — |
| Vatican City | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Venezuela | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vietnam | Embassy visa | — |
| Yemen | Embassy visa | — |
| Zambia | Embassy visa | — |
| Zimbabwe | Embassy visa | — |
Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.
Romania's General Inspectorate for Immigration says EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can enter with a valid national identity document or passport and stay under the right to free movement. Under the EU visa regulation, nationals of the countries listed in its Annex II are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. Other nationalities need a visa: Romania's e-Viza portal (evisa.mae.ro) is where the visa file is completed and sent to the Romanian diplomatic mission or consular office the applicant chooses.
Yes. The European Commission says Bulgaria and Romania were the last countries to join the Schengen Area, on 1 January 2025.
Canada's travel advice says the currency of Romania is the leu (RON), that the economy is primarily cash-based but credit cards are widely accepted in major urban centres, that euros may be exchanged in recognized establishments such as exchange shops, banks and hotels, and that exchanging money on the street is illegal.
Yes. The European Commission says Romania joined the Schengen Area on 1 January 2025, and the Schengen Borders Code sets the entry conditions for third-country nationals for intended stays in the Member States of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, considering the 180-day period preceding each day of stay. For visa holders, Romania's Foreign Ministry says entry and stay for the duration shown on the visa are allowed only if previous stays in the Schengen Area do not exceed, cumulatively, a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period.
Yes, if they hold a biometric passport issued by Moldova in line with ICAO standards. The EU visa regulation lists Moldova in its Annex II, whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, and limits Moldova's exemption to those passports.
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Bahamas
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Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
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Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
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Botswana
Brazil
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Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
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Central African Republic
Chad
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Cuba
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Czechia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
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Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
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Eritrea
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Ethiopia
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France
Gabon
Gambia
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Luxembourg
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Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
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Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
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Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
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South Sudan
Spain
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Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
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Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe