Romania entry requirements, by passport
Romania visa requirements at a glance: 51 of the 81 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Romania without arranging a visa beforehand — visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorization. The other 30 must obtain a visa before they travel.
Which passport do you hold?
We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Romania for your nationality.
What we've verified for Romania
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 2026-09-05). The specifics depend on your nationality — open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Typical processing time
- Required documents (4)
- Required vaccinations
- Health-insurance rules
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Airport transit rules
Sources: igi.mai.gov.ro (General Inspectorate for Immigration); European Commission statement on Romania and Bulgaria's full Schengen accession (ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner, 1 Jan 2025); EUR-Lex, Directive 2007/74/EC arts. 8-9 (tobacco and alcohol allowances, verified via direct fetch) and Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 (€10,000 cash threshold); legislatie.just.ro, Emergency Ordinance no. 194/2002 (aliens regime, consequences of irregular stay); exteriores.gob.es (Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Romania — spot checks up to 30km from the border, measles outbreak) (checked 5 September 2026).
This table summarizes the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track — the difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorization, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorization: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 2026-09-17. Published: 2026-09-05.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Free movement | ||
| Austria | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Belgium | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Bulgaria | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Croatia | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Czech Republic | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Denmark | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Finland | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| France | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Germany | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Greece | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Hungary | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Iceland | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Ireland | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Italy | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Malta | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Netherlands | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Norway | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Poland | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Portugal | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Spain | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Sweden | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Switzerland | Free movement (EU/EEA/Switzerland) | No limit (tourism)* |
| Visa-free | ||
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Colombia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Georgia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Honduras | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Moldova | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nicaragua | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 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 |
| Venezuela | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Algeria | Visa required | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Bolivia | Visa required | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | — |
| China | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | Visa required | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required | — |
| Ecuador | Visa required | — |
| Egypt | Visa required | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Gambia | Visa required | — |
| Ghana | Visa required | — |
| India | Visa required | — |
| Indonesia | Visa required | — |
| Jordan | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | Visa required | — |
| Mali | Visa required | — |
| Morocco | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Philippines | Visa required | — |
| Russia | Visa required | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | — |
| Senegal | Visa required | — |
| South Africa | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Thailand | Visa required | — |
| Tunisia | Visa required | — |
| Turkey | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
* EU/EEA/Switzerland free movement: no stay limit for tourism; after 90 days of residence you must register with the destination country's local authorities.
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Do you need a different visa for Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, or Brasov?
No. Romania sets the requirements, so entering through Bucharest asks for the same as entering through Cluj-Napoca or Brasov. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travelers to Romania
Romania combines mountains, castles and uncrowded rural heritage. Transylvania holds the most sought-after sights: Bran Castle (associated with the Dracula myth, though the real historical link is to Vlad the Impaler and Poenari Castle), the medieval citadel of Sighișoara — a World Heritage site and Vlad Țepeș's birthplace — and the fortified Saxon churches of villages like Biertan or Viscri. To the north, the painted monasteries of Bucovina (16th-century exterior frescoes) and the wooden churches of Maramureș are two more World Heritage ensembles. Bucharest brings the urban scale, with the Palace of Parliament (the heaviest administrative building in the world) and its historic centre. The Danube Delta, at the eastern edge, is Europe's largest wetland and a biosphere reserve. Romania has 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites. A week is enough for Transylvania plus Bucharest; adding the Delta or Bucovina calls for ten days or more. Summer is peak season in the Delta and on the Black Sea coast; autumn is a good time for the Carpathian mountains.
Sources for this section: romania.travel (Romania's national tourism board); UNESCO World Heritage List (whc.unesco.org, 8 sites in Romania); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Romania. Accessed 5 September 2026.
Things to see and do in Romania
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Where can Romania passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.