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 2026, Romanian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 178 countries and territories, ranking the Romanian passport 11th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index.

Recent changes

Recently visa requirements for Romanian citizens were lifted by Bolivia, South Africa, Vietnam, Lesotho, China, Thailand, Tajikistan,
Angola, Oman, Uzbekistan, Cape Verde, Belarus,
Solomon Islands,
Tuvalu,
Marshall Islands,
Palau,
Tonga,
Sao Tome and Principe,
Indonesia,
United Arab Emirates,
Timor-Leste,
Samoa,
Romanian citizens were made eligible for eVisas recently by Guinea and Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Suriname and Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Djibouti, Egypt, Azerbaijan, India and Myanmar.

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of various categories of official Romanian passports have additional visa-free access to the following countries:
  • : diplomatic or service passports
  • : diplomatic or service passports
  • : diplomatic or service passports
  • : diplomatic or service passports
  • : diplomatic, official or service passports
  • : diplomatic passports
  • : diplomatic, official or service passports
  • : diplomatic passports
  • : diplomatic, official or service passports
  • : diplomatic or official passports
  • : diplomatic and service passports
  • : diplomatic passports
  • : 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

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

Statistics

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.
See also List of diplomatic missions of Romania.