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Visa requirements for Romanian citizens are the administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other territories affecting citizens of Romania. As of 1 January 2017, Romanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 153 countries and territories, ranking the Romanian passport 21st in terms of travel freedom (tied with Croatian passport) according to the Henley visa restrictions index.
Contents
- Non ordinary passports
- Passport validity
- at least 1 year
- at least 9 months
- at least 6 months
- at least 4 months
- at least 3 months
- at least 45 days
- at least 1 month
- valid on exit
- Vaccination
- Fingerprinting
- Rejection of Romanian passports
- Evidence of travel to Israel
- Evidence of travel to Nagorno Karabakh Republic
- Armenian name or ancestry
- Persona non grata
- Foreign travel by Romanians
- Right to consular protection in non EU countries
- References
Non-ordinary passports
Holders of various categories of official Romanian passports have additional visa-free access to the following countries:
Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.
Passport validity
Many countries require the travel documents of visiting foreigners to be valid for a period beyond the date of entry into their territory.
at least 1 year
at least 9 months
at least 6 months
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.
at least 4 months
at least 3 months
at least 45 days
at least 1 month
valid on exit
Other countries require a passport valid throughout the period of intended stay.
Vaccination
Many African countries, including:
Fingerprinting
Several countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United States demand all passengers to be fingerprinted on arrival.
Rejection of Romanian passports
Romanian passports are recognized by all countries of the world. However, in some rare cases, Romanian citizens may be refused entry.
Evidence of travel to Israel
Visitors with an Israeli passport stamp or visa will likely be refused entry to the following countries:
Evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Visitors with a passport stamp or visa of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic are not allowed to enter the following country:
As a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh War between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Azerbaijan refuses entry to those whose passport shows evidence of entry into the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Such persons are immediately declared permanent personae non gratae.
Upon request, the Karabakh authorities may attach the visa to a separate piece of paper in order to avoid detection of travel to their country.
Armenian name or ancestry
Azerbaijan authorities refuse entry to passport-holders of Romania and any other country if they have an Armenian name or are of Armenian descent.
Persona non grata
The government of a country can declare a Romanian diplomat persona non grata, banning their access into the country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a foreign country may declare a Romanian citizen persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity. Attempts to enter the Gaza strip by sea may attract a 10-year ban on entering Israel.
Foreign travel by Romanians
These were the numbers of Romanian visitors to various countries in 2014:
Right to consular protection in non-EU countries
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.