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Visa requirements for Romanian citizens

Visa requirements for Romanian citizens are the administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other territories affecting citizens of Romania. As of 2025, Romanian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 178 countries and territories, ranking the Romanian passport 12th in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of Bulgaria), according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

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Romanian passport
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A Romanian identity card is valid for travel to most European countries

Recent changes

Recently visa requirements for Romanian citizens were lifted by China (November 2024),[2] Thailand (July 2024),[3] Tajikistan (April 2024),[4] Angola (September 2023),[5][6] Oman (9 December 2020) (Previously Visa on arrival),[7] Uzbekistan (15 January 2019),[8] Cape Verde (1 January 2019),[9] Belarus (February 2017),[10] Solomon Islands (October 2016),[11] Tuvalu (July 2016),[12] Marshall Islands (June 2016),[13] Palau (December 2015),[14] Tonga (November 2015),[15] Sao Tome and Principe (August 2015),[16] Indonesia (June 2015),[17][18] United Arab Emirates, Timor-Leste, Samoa (May 2015),[19][20][21][22]

Romanian citizens were made eligible for eVisas recently by Guinea and Malawi (October 2019), Saudi Arabia (September 2019), Russia (only Kaliningrad Oblast, Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, free of charge),[23][24] Suriname and Pakistan (April 2019), Papua New Guinea (November 2018), Djibouti (February 2018),[25] Egypt (December 2017),[26] Azerbaijan (January 2017),[27] India (e-Tourist visa from November 2014)[28] and Myanmar (September 2014).[29]


Visa requirements map

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Visa requirements for Romanian citizens using normal passports
  Romania - Right of abode
  Freedom of movement
  Visa not required / ETA[Note 1][Note 2]
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online[Note 3]
  Visa required prior to arrival

Visa requirements

More information Country / Region, Allowed stay ...
Country / Region Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees) Reciprocity
 Afghanistan Visa required[32] ✓
 Albania Visa not required[33] 90 days ✓
 Algeria Visa required[34] ✓
 Andorra Visa not required[35] 90 days ✓
 Angola Visa not required[36] 30 days
  • Maximum 3 entries per calendar year
 X
 Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required[37][38] 180 days ✓
 Argentina Visa not required[39] 90 days ✓
 Armenia Visa not required[40] 180 days X
 Australia eVisitor[41] 90 days
  • 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted.
  • Approval rates for Romanian citizens remain the lowest of the eVisitor programe. Even in 2024, approximately 35% of applications are rejected. Proof of employment and financial resources of at least AUD 5,000 in a personal account are recommended, as most applications are manually reviewed. In case of rejection, visitors can reapply. There is no cost involved in applying for the eVisitor visa.[42]
  • It is generally still considered a visa exemption, as 90% of eVisitor visas are automatically granted in less than a day for citizens of other eVisitor-eligible countries. However, for Romanian citizens, the automatic grant rate is very low, as most applications are subject to manual review. [43]
 ✓
 Austria Visa not required[44] ✓
 Azerbaijan eVisa[45] 30 days[46] X
 Bahamas Visa not required[47] 90 days[48] ✓
 Bahrain eVisa / Visa on arrival[49][50] 14 days X
 Bangladesh Visa on arrival[51] 30 days X
 Barbados Visa not required[52] 90 days ✓
 Belarus Visa not required[53] 90 days
  • Visa-free until 31 December 2025.[54]
 X
 Belgium Visa not required[55] ✓
 Belize Visa not required[56] X
 Benin eVisa[57][58][59] 90 days
  • e-Visas are available for 30 or 90 days.
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
 X
 Bhutan eVisa[60][61]
  • Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
 X
 Bolivia eVisa / Visa on arrival[62] 90 days[63] X
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required[64] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6-month period
  • ID card valid
 ✓
 Botswana Visa not required[65] 90 days X
 Brazil Visa not required[66] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 Brunei Visa not required[67] 90 days ✓
 Bulgaria Visa not required[68] ✓
 Burkina Faso eVisa[69][70] 90 days X
 Burundi eVisa / Visa on arrival[71][72] 1 month X
 Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival[74][75] 30 days
  • Online visa available.
 X
 Cameroon eVisa[76] X
 Canada eTA / Visa not required[77] 6 months ✓
 Cape Verde EASE[80] 30 days
  • Must register online at least five days prior to arrival.[81]
 X
 Central African Republic Visa required[82] ✓
 Chad eVisa[83][84] 90 days
  • Must apply at least 7 days before arrival but maximum 90 days before arrival.
 X
 Chile Visa not required[85] 90 days ✓
 China Visa not required[86] 30 days
  • Visa-free from November 30, 2024 to December 31, 2025.[87]
  • Visa not required for holders of normal Romanian passports endorsed "for public affairs".
 X
 Colombia Visa not required[88] 180 days
  • 90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
 ✓
 Comoros Visa on arrival[89] 45 days X
 Republic of the Congo Visa required[90] ✓
 Democratic Republic of the Congo eVisa[91] 7 days X
 Costa Rica Visa not required[92] 180 days ✓
 Côte d'Ivoire eVisa[93] 90 days X
 Croatia Visa not required[68] ✓
 Cuba eVisa[95] 90 days[96]
  • Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
 X
 Cyprus Visa not required[68] ✓
 Czech Republic Visa not required[68] ✓
 Denmark Visa not required[97] ✓
 Djibouti eVisa[98] 90 days X
 Dominica Visa not required[99] 180 days ✓
 Dominican Republic Visa not required[100] 90 days X
 Ecuador Visa not required[101] 90 days X
 Egypt eVisa / Visa on arrival[102][103] 30 days X
 El Salvador Visa not required[104] 90 days ✓
 Equatorial Guinea eVisa[105][106] X
 Eritrea Visa required[107] ✓
 Estonia Visa not required[108] ✓
 Eswatini Visa required[109] ✓
 Ethiopia eVisa / Visa on arrival[110] up to 90 days X
 Fiji Visa not required[113] 120 days X
 Finland Visa not required[114] ✓
 France Visa not required[115] ✓
 Gabon eVisa[116] 90 days X
 Gambia Visa not required[117] 90 days X
 Georgia Visa not required[118] 1 year ✓
 Germany Visa not required[119] ✓
 Ghana Visa required[120] ✓
 Greece Visa not required[121] ✓
 Grenada Visa not required[122] 90 days ✓
 Guatemala Visa not required[123] 90 days ✓
 Guinea eVisa[124] 90 days X
 Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival[125] 90 days X
 Guyana eVisa[126][127]
  • Nationals of any country with a confirmation that a business, employment or student visa has been issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs of Guyana before departure can also obtain a visa on arrival.
 X
 Haiti Visa not required[128] 90 days X
 Honduras Visa not required[129] 90 days ✓
 Hungary Visa not required[130] ✓
 Iceland Visa not required[131] ✓
 India eVisa[132] 30 days
  • e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 4] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 5][133]
  • An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[134]
  • Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[135]
 X
 Indonesia e-VOA / Visa on arrival[136] 30 days[137][138] X
 Iran eVisa[139] 30 days[140]
  • Passengers who have already made an application, at least two days before arrival, at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affair's E-Visa website[141] and present the submission notification at the airport's visa desk may obtain a visa on arrival.[142]
 X
 Iraq eVisa[143][144] 60 days
  • Visa on arrival or eVisa for up to 30 days for travel to Iraqi Kurdistan. [145]
  • Authorities in Iraq have decided to remove the visa-on-arrival requirement for nationals of the European Union and several other countries, requiring them to now apply for an e-visa to enter Iraq through the official platform. [146]
 X
 Ireland Visa not required[147] ✓
 Israel ETA-IL[148] 90 days
  • Starting 1st January 2025, an ETA is required[149]
 ✓
 Italy Visa not required[150] ✓
 Jamaica Visa on arrival[151]
  • At the price of US$100
 X
 Japan Visa not required[152] 90 days ✓
 Jordan eVisa / Visa on arrival[153][154] 30 days
  • Conditions apply.[155]
  • Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
 X
 Kazakhstan Visa not required[156] 30 days[157] X
 Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation[158] 90 days
  • Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance.
  • eTA fee is USD 32.50.
  • Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable).
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
 X
 Kiribati Visa not required[159] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 North Korea Visa required[160] ✓
 South Korea Visa not required[161] 90 days
  • K-ETA exemption until the end of 2025.[162]
 ✓
 Kuwait eVisa / Visa on arrival[163] 90 days
  • Online visa available (eVisa).
 X
 Kyrgyzstan Visa not required [164] 60 days X
 Laos eVisa / Visa on arrival[165][166] 30 days X
 Latvia Visa not required[170] ✓
 Lebanon Visa on arrival[171] 1 month
  • Extendable for 2 additional months
  • Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non-refundable return or circle trip ticket.
 X
 Lesotho eVisa[172] 44 days[173] X
 Liberia eVisa[174][175] 90 days
  • The Liberia Visa on Arrival (VoA) allows travelers to obtain a Visa upon arrival in Liberia by plane. Travelers must pre-apply for the visa online.
 X
 Libya eVisa[176][177]
  • The visa allows stays of up to 30 days.
 X
 Liechtenstein Visa not required[178] ✓
 Lithuania Visa not required[179] ✓
 Luxembourg Visa not required[180] ✓
 Madagascar eVisa / Visa on arrival[181] 60 days X
 Malawi eVisa / Visa on arrival[182][183] 90 days X
 Malaysia Visa not required[184] 90 days[185] ✓
 Maldives Visa on arrival[186] 30 days X
 Mali Visa required[187]
  • The visa allows stays of up to 90 days.
 ✓
 Malta Visa not required[188] ✓
 Marshall Islands Visa not required[189] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 Mauritania eVisa[190][191] 30 days
  • An eVisa is mandatory before travel.
 X
 Mauritius Visa not required[192] 90 days ✓
 Mexico Visa not required[193] 180 days ✓
 Micronesia Visa not required[194] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 Moldova Visa not required[195] 90 days ✓
 Monaco Visa not required[198] 90 days[199]
  • 90 days within any 6-month period
  • ID card valid
 ✓
 Mongolia Visa not required[200] 30 days[201]
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025.
 X
 Montenegro Visa not required[202] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6-month period
  • ID card valid for 30 days
 ✓
 Morocco Visa not required[203] 90 days X
 Mozambique eVisa / Visa on arrival[204][205] 30 days
  • Travelers must register on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MT. airports.
 X
 Myanmar eVisa[206] 28 days X
 Namibia eVisa / Visa on arrival[207][208] 3 months X
 Nauru Visa required[209] ✓
   Nepal eVisa / Visa on arrival[210][211] 90 days X
 Netherlands Visa not required[212] ✓
 New Zealand NZeTA[213] 90 days
  • International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[214]
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[215] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[214]
 ✓
 Nicaragua Visa not required[216] 90 days ✓
 Niger Visa required[217] ✓
 Nigeria eVisa[218] 90 days[219][220]
  • Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.[221]
 X
 North Macedonia Visa not required[222] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6-month period
  • ID card valid
 ✓
 Norway Visa not required[223] ✓
 Oman Visa not required[224] 14 days
  • an eVisa valid for 30 days is also available.[225]
  • Must present proof of a confirmed hotel reservation, health insurance, and a return ticket.
 X
 Pakistan eVisa[226] 90 days
  • Issued free of charge as of August 2024.
 X
 Palau Visa not required[227] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 Panama Visa not required[228] 90 days ✓
 Papua New Guinea eVisa[229] 60 days X
 Paraguay Visa not required[231] 90 days ✓
 Peru Visa not required[232] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6-month period[233]
 ✓
 Philippines Visa not required[234] 30 days X
 Poland Visa not required[235] ✓
 Portugal Visa not required[236] ✓
 Qatar Visa not required[237] 90 days X
 Russia eVisa[238] 16 days
  • e-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints[239]
  • e-Visa service resumed as of August 2023[240]
  • Visa required for stays exceeding 16 days
 X
 Rwanda Visa not required[241] 30 days X
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required[242] 90 days ✓
 Saint Lucia Visa not required[243] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required[244] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 Samoa Visa not required[245] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 San Marino Visa not required[246] 20 days ✓
 São Tomé and Príncipe Visa not required[247] 15 days X
 Saudi Arabia eVisa / Visa on arrival[248][249] 90 days X
 Senegal Visa not required[250] 90 days X
 Serbia Visa not required[251] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6-month period
  • ID card valid
 ✓
 Seychelles Visa not required[252] 90 days ✓
 Sierra Leone eVisa / Visa on arrival[253][254] 30 days X
 Singapore Visa not required[255] 90 days ✓
 Slovakia Visa not required[256] ✓
 Slovenia Visa not required[256] ✓
 Solomon Islands Visa not required[257] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 Somalia eVisa[258][259] 30 days
  • All visitors must have an approved Electronic Visa (eTAS) before the start of their journey[260]
 No
 South Africa eVisa[261]
  • Obtainable online[262]
  • Only if arriving at O. R. Tambo International Airport
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
 X
 South Sudan eVisa[263] 6 months[264]
  • Obtainable online[264]
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[264]
 X
 Spain Visa not required[265] ✓
 Sri Lanka eVisa / Visa on arrival[266][267] 30 days[266]
  • The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period.[268]
  • Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa):
  • e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee.
  • If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
 X
 Sudan Visa required[269] ✓
 Suriname Visa not required[270] 90 days
  • An entrance fee of 25 USD or 25 Euros must be paid online prior to arrival.[271]
  • Multiple entry eVisa is also available.[272]
 X
 Sweden Visa not required[273] ✓
  Switzerland Visa not required[274] ✓
 Syria eVisa[275] 90 days
  • For a fee of 145 USD. The application must be submitted at least 3 business days before the trip.
 X
 Tajikistan Visa not required[276] 30 days
  • an eVisa is also available online.[277]
 X
 Tanzania Visa not required[278] 90 days X
 Thailand Visa not required[279] 60 days X
 Timor-Leste Visa not required[280] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 Togo eVisa[281][282] 15 days X
 Tonga Visa not required[283] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required[284] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 Tunisia Visa not required[285] 3 months X
 Turkey Visa not required[287] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
  • ID card valid
 X
 Turkmenistan Visa required[288] ✓
 Tuvalu Visa not required[289] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 Uganda eVisa[290] up to 24 months[291] X
 Ukraine Visa not required[293] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 ✓
 United Arab Emirates Visa not required[294] 90 days ✓
 United Kingdom Visa not required[297] 6 months ✓
 United States Visa required[298][299] 90 days
  • Romania's entry into the VWP is suspended until further notice. [300]
  • ESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.[301]
  • ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land.[302]
  • Visa required for nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan or Syria.
 X
 Uruguay Visa not required[303] 90 days ✓
 Uzbekistan Visa not required[304] 30 days X
 Vanuatu Visa not required[305] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period
 X
 Vatican City Visa not required[306] ✓
 Venezuela Visa not required[307] 90 days ✓
 Vietnam eVisa[308] 90 days[309] X
 Yemen Visa required[310] ✓
 Zambia Visa not required[311] 90 days X
 Zimbabwe eVisa / Visa on arrival[312][313] 1 month (extendable to 3 months) X
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Dependent, disputed or unrecognized territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

More information Visitor to, Allowed stay ...
Visitor toVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Europe
 Abkhazia Visa required[314]
Mount Athos Special permit required 4 days Special permit required (25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[315][316]
Belarus Brest and Grodno Visa not required Visa-free for 10 days[317]
 Northern Cyprus Visa not required 3 months[318]
United Nations UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus Access Permit required[319] Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
 Faroe Islands Visa not required 90 days ID card valid.
 Gibraltar Visa not required[320]
  • 6 months
 Guernsey Visa not required[321]
  • 6 months
 Jersey Visa not required[322]
  • 6 months
 Isle of Man Visa not required[323]
  • 6 months
Norway Jan Mayen Permit required Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[324] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[325]
 Kosovo Visa not required[326] 90 days[327] ID card valid
 Russia Special authorization required Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[328]
 South Ossetia Russian multiple entry visa required Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[329][330]
 Transnistria Visa not required 24 hours Registration required after 24h.[331][332]
Africa
 British Indian Ocean Territory Special permit required Special permit required.[333]
 Eritrea outside Asmara Travel permit required To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[334]
Spain  Canary Islands Visa not required
Portugal  Madeira Visa not required
 Mayotte Visa not required
 Réunion Visa not required
 Ascension Island eVisa[335][336]
  • 3 months within any year period.
 Saint Helena Visitor's Pass on arrival Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[337]
 Tristan da Cunha Permission required Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[338]
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Visa not required 90 days Same visa regime as Morocco.
 Somaliland Visa on arrival 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[339][340]
 Sudan Travel permit required All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Sudan Darfur Travel permit required Separate travel permit is required.[341]
Asia
China Hainan Visa not required 30 days Individual tourists need to select a tour agency and inform them their schedule.[342][343]
 Hong Kong Visa not required 90 days[344]
 India PAP/RAP PAP/RAP required Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[345][346][347][348][349][350]
 Iraqi Kurdistan Visa on arrival 15 days Visa on arrival is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
 Kazakhstan Special permission required Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[351]
Iran Kish Island Visa not required Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[352]
 Macao Visa not required 90 days[353]
Malaysia Sabah and Sarawak Visa not required These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[354]
 North Korea outside Pyongyang Special permit required People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
 Palestine Visa not required[355] Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[356]
 Taiwan Visa not required 90 days[357]
Tajikistan Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province OVIR permit required OVIR permit required, can be obtained with e-visa application for an additional 20 USD. Locally it may be obtained for 15+5 Tajikistani Somoni. Another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[358][359][360]
China Tibet Autonomous Region TTP required Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[361][362][363]
 Turkmenistan Special permit required A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[364]
United Nations Korean Demilitarized Zone Restricted zone
United Nations UNDOF Zone and Ghajar Restricted zone
Vietnam Phú Quốc Visa not required 30 days[365]
 Yemen Special permission required Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[366]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Portugal  Azores Visa not required
 Anguilla Visa not required 3 months[367]
 Aruba Visa not required 30 days, extendable to 180 days[368][369]
 Bermuda Visa not required Up to 6 months, decided on arrival.[370]
Netherlands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba Visa not required 3 months[371][372]
 British Virgin Islands Visa not required 30 days, extensions possible[373]
 Cayman Islands Visa not required 6 months[374]
 Curacao Visa not required 3 months[375]
 Greenland Visa not required 90 days
 Guadeloupe Visa not required
 Martinique Visa not required
 Montserrat Visa not required 6 months[376][377]
 Puerto Rico ESTA[379] 90 days (same as US)
 Saint Barthélemy Visa not required
 Saint Martin Visa not required
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa not required
Colombia San Andrés and Leticia Tourist card on arrival Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[380]
 Sint Maarten Visa not required 3 months[381][382]
 Turks and Caicos Islands Visa not required 90 days[383]
 U.S. Virgin Islands ESTA[384] 90 days (same as US)
Oceania
 American Samoa Visa required[385]
Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Special authorisation required Special authorisation required.[386]
France Clipperton Island Special permit required Special permit required.[387]
 Cook Islands Visa not required 31 days[388]
Fiji Lau Province Special permission required Special permission required.[389]
 Guam ESTA[390] 90 days (same as US)
 New Caledonia Visa not required
 Niue Visa not required 30 days[391]
 Northern Mariana Islands ESTA[392] 90 days Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program ESTA required.
 Pitcairn Islands Visa not required 14 days Landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[393][394][395]
France  French Polynesia Visa not required
 Tokelau Entry permit required[396]
United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Special permits required Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[397][398][399][400][401][402][403]
 Wallis and Futuna Visa not required
South America
 French Guiana Visa not required
Galápagos Online pre-registration required Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[404]
South Atlantic and Antarctica
 Falkland Islands Visa not required 1 month
  • A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month.[405]
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Permit required Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[406][407]
Antarctica Permit required Special permits required for  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australia Australian Antarctic Territory, Antártica Chilena Province Chilean Antarctic Territory, Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norway Peter I Island, Norway Queen Maud Land, New Zealand Ross Dependency.[408][409][410][411][412][413][414][415][416][417][418]
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Non-ordinary passports

Holders of various categories of official Romanian passports have additional visa-free access to the following countries:

  •  Algeria: diplomatic or service passports
  •  Azerbaijan: diplomatic or service passports
  •  Bolivia: diplomatic, official or service passports
  •  Cambodia: diplomatic or service passports[419]
  •  Egypt: diplomatic or service passports[420]
  •  Ghana: diplomatic, official or service passports
  •  India: diplomatic passports
  •  Indonesia: diplomatic, official or service passports[421]
  •  Iran: diplomatic passports
  •  Kuwait: diplomatic, official or service passports
  •  Pakistan: diplomatic or official passports
  •  Russia: diplomatic and service passports
  •  South Africa: diplomatic, official or service passports
  •  Sri Lanka: diplomatic passports
  •  Turkmenistan: diplomatic or service passports
  •  Vietnam: (diplomatic or service passports)

Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.

Non-visa restrictions

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Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[422] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Main articles: Vaccination requirements for international travel, International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, and Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[423] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[424]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[425][426]

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[427][428] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[429]

Some countries, such as Japan,[430] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[431] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[432] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[433] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[434] Philippines,[435] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[436]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[437] and South Africa.

Maximum passport age

Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry.[438] A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.[439]

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[440] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[441]

Israeli stamps

Kuwait,[442] Lebanon,[443] Libya,[444] and Yemen[445] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

See also: Biometric identification by country

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[446]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[447][448] Argentina,[449] Brunei, Cambodia,[450] China,[451] Ethiopia,[452] Ghana, Guinea,[453] India, Japan,[454][455] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[456] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[457] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[458] Singapore, South Korea,[459] Taiwan, Thailand,[460] Uganda,[461] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation),[462][463][464] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[465]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports[466] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[467][468] The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to greatly increase the biometric data it collects at US borders.[469] In 2018, Singapore began trials of iris scanning at three land and maritime immigration checkpoints.[470][471]

Statistics

Foreign travel by Romanians

These were the numbers of Romanian visitors to various countries in 2014:

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Foreign travel statistics
DestinationNumber of visitors
 Austria[472] 264,704
 Belgium[473] 41,630
 Bulgaria[474] 1,439,853
 Croatia[475] 63,000
 Cyprus[476] 18,161
 Greece[477] 543,360
 Hungary[note 1][478] 230,436
 Macedonia[479] 7,142
 Moldova[citation needed] 22,624
 Montenegro[480] 16,112
 New Zealand[481] 1,188
 Poland[482] 38,112
 Russia[483] 30,886
 Serbia[484] 36,959
 Seychelles[note 2][485] 942
 Slovakia[486] 22,756
 Slovenia[487] 25,730
 Turkey[488] 426,585
 Ukraine[489] 584,774
 United Kingdom[490] 471,411
 United States[491] 71,923
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    Counting only visitors staying overnight in official accommodation.
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    Data for 2015

Right to consular protection in non-EU countries

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Diplomatic missions of Romania

When in a non-EU country where there is no Romanian embassy, Romanian citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.

See also List of diplomatic missions of Romania.

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