Romania Visa - Application & Guidelines

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Romania is a southeastern European country known for the forested region of Transylvania, ringed by the Carpathian Mountains. Romania is the home of the world’s heaviest building.

If you are planning on visiting Romania, depending on your nationality and purpose of travel, you may have to apply for a Romania visa beforehand. Fortunately, Romania has made the process of Romania visa application smoother by digitizing part of it.

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Who Needs a Visa to Go to Romania?

You need a Romania visa if you are from one of the following countries:

Afghanistan*	Algeria*	Angola*	Armenia	Azerbaijan
Bahrain	Bangladesh*	Belarus	Belize	Benin
Bhutan	Bolivia	Botswana	Burkina Faso	Burma/Myanmar
Burundi	Cambodia	Cameroon	Cape Verde	Central African Republic
Chad*	China	Congo	Côte d’Ivoire	Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo*	Djibouti	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	Egypt*
Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea*	Eswatini	Ethiopia	Fiji
Gabon	Gambia	Ghana	Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
Guyana	Haiti	India*	Indonesia*	Iran*
Iraq*	Jamaica	Jordan*	Kazakhstan	Kenya
Kuwait	Kyrgyzstan	Laos	Lebanon*	Lesotho
Liberia	Libya*	Madagascar	Malawi	Maldives
Mali*	Mauritania*	Mongolia	Morocco*	Mozambique
Namibia	Nauru	Nepal	Niger	Nigeria*
North Korea*	Oman	Pakistan*	Papua New Guinea	Philippines
Qatar	Russia	Rwanda	São Tomé and Príncipe	Saudi Arabia
Senegal	Sierra Leone	Somalia*	South Africa	South Sudan*
Sri Lanka*	Sudan*	Surinam	Syria*	Tajikistan
Tanzania	Thailand	Comoros	Togo	Tunisia*
Turkey	Turkmenistan	Uganda	Uzbekistan*	Vietnam
Yemen*	Zambia	Zimbabwe

When applying for a short-stay visa, nationals from these countries must have an invitation letter, which is endorsed by the Inspectorate General for Immigration from the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Also, citizens of the following countries who do not hold biometric passports are subject to Romania visa requirements:

Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Georgia
Moldova*
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Serbia
Ukraine

Note: Palestine and Kosovo are not recognized as states by Romania. To apply for a Romanian visa, they must also get a letter of invitation which is approved by the Inspectorate General for Immigration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Romania Visa Exemptions

Additionally, you do not need to apply for a Romania short-stay visa (up to 90 days) if you fall under one of the following categories:

You have a valid short-stay visa, long-stay visa, or residence permit issued by a Schengen member state.*
You have a valid short-stay visa, long-stay visa, or residence permit issued by Bulgaria, Cyprus or Croatia.*
You have a valid long-term resident’s EC residence permit issued by an EU member country.
You have valid permanent residence permits issued by the UK or Ireland which are valid for at least five years.
You are a non-EU family member of a Romanian, EU, EEA, or Swiss citizen. This only includes spouses, children under 21, and parents who are dependent on EU, EEA, or Swiss citizens.

*You are only allowed to stay in Romania for the remainder of the validity of your current Schengen/Bulgaria/Cyprus/Croatia visa. For example, if your visa is issued for 20 days and you spend 10 of them elsewhere, you may only spend the remaining 10 in Romania.

What Are the Types of Romanian Visas?

Romania visas are divided into four main categories:

The Romania Airport Transit Visa (A Type), which allows the holder to enter the international area of a Romanian airport to wait for a connecting flight to another destination.
The Romania Transit Visa (B Type), which allows the holder to transit through the territory of Romania for a maximum of 5 days, on their way to another country.
The Romania Short Stay Visa (C Type), which allows the holder to stay in the country for a maximum of 90 days within a six-month period. The Romania Short Stay Visa is issued for the following reasons:
- Tourism
- Private visit
- Business
- Partaking in sports activities
- Partaking in cultural, scientific or academic events
- Official government mission
- Transportation
The Romania Long Stay Visa (D Type), which allows the holder to enter Romania and request the right to stay in the country for longer than 90 days (a Romanian residence permit). As such, the visa itself is valid for no longer than 90 days, but if you receive a residence permit, you can stay in the country long-term for employment, study, or family reunification purposes, among other reasons.
- You cannot request a Romanian residence permit if you enter the country on a short-term (C) visa.

How to Apply for a Romania Visa?

You can apply for a Romania visa in the following ways:

By yourself. If you’re applying for a visa along with someone else, everyone has to submit their own applications. Even if you have a minor child, you must start a separate application on their behalf.
Through a legal representative, if you are:
- Underage
- Traveling with a tourist group
Through an accredited tourist agency if you are travelling to Romania as part of an organized trip.

Romania Visa Fee

When you submit your visa application at the Romanian consulate or diplomatic mission, you must also pay a non-refundable Romania visa processing fee. The fees for a Romania visa are as follows:

Short-Stay Visa: €80
Long-Stay Visa: €120
Airport Transit Visa: €80
Transit Visa: €80

Nationals of the following countries pay a reduced Romania visa fee (€40):

Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Georgia
Montenegro
Russian Federation
Ukraine

Nationals of the following countries do not have to pay a Romania visa processing fee:

Republic of Moldova
Republic of North Macedonia
Serbia

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