# 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.

## Recent changes

Recently visa requirements for Romanian citizens were lifted by China (November 2024), Thailand (July 2024), Tajikistan (April 2024), Angola (September 2023), Oman (9 December 2020) (Previously Visa on arrival), Uzbekistan (15 January 2019), Cape Verde (1 January 2019), Belarus (February 2017), Solomon Islands (October 2016), Tuvalu (July 2016), Marshall Islands (June 2016), Palau (December 2015), Tonga (November 2015), Sao Tome and Principe (August 2015), Indonesia (June 2015), United Arab Emirates, Timor-Leste, Samoa (May 2015),
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), Suriname and Pakistan (April 2019), Papua New Guinea (November 2018), Djibouti (February 2018), Egypt (December 2017), Azerbaijan (January 2017), India (e-Tourist visa from November 2014) and Myanmar (September 2014).

## Visa requirements

| Country / Region | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | Reciprocity |
| Afghanistan | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Albania | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid | ✓ |
| Algeria | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Andorra | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid | ✓ |
| Angola | Visa not required | 30 days | Maximum 3 entries per calendar year | X |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 180 days | | ✓ |
| Argentina | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Armenia | Visa not required | 180 days | | X |
| Australia | eVisitor | 90 days | 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted. | ✓ |
| Austria | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Azerbaijan | eVisa | 30 days | | X |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 14 days | | X |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Belarus | Visa not required | 90 days | Visa-free until 31 December 2025. | X |
| Belgium | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Belize | Visa not required | | | X |
| Benin | eVisa | 90 days | e-Visas are available for 30 or 90 days. Must have an international vaccination certificate. | X |
| Bhutan | eVisa | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. | X |
| Bolivia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid | ✓ |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| Brunei | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Bulgaria | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Burkina Faso | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Burundi | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 1 month | From December 2021, passengers of all countries that required visa, can now obtain visa on arrival at Bujumbura International Airport, and all land borders. | X |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Online visa available. | X |
| Cameroon | eVisa | | | X |
| Canada | eTA / Visa not required | 6 months | eTA required if arriving by air. | ✓ |
| Cape Verde | EASE | 30 days | Must register online at least five days prior to arrival. | X |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Chad | eVisa | 90 days | Must apply at least 7 days before arrival but maximum 90 days before arrival. | X |
| Chile | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| China | Visa not required | 30 days | Visa-free from November 30, 2024 to December 31, 2025. Visa not required for holders of normal Romanian passports endorsed "for public affairs". | X |
| Colombia | Visa not required | 180 days | 90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period | ✓ |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | 45 days | | X |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa | 7 days | | X |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 180 days | | ✓ |
| Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa | 90 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport. | X |
| Croatia | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Cuba | eVisa | 90 days | Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee. | X |
| Cyprus | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Czech Republic | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Denmark | Visa not required | Freedom of movement (DK) Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement (DK) Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Djibouti | eVisa | 90 days | | X |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 180 days | | ✓ |
| Dominican Republic | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| El Salvador | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | | e-Visa holders must arrive via Malabo International Airport. | X |
| Eritrea | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Estonia | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Eswatini | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | up to 90 days | Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days. | X |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 120 days | | X |
| Finland | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| France | Visa not required | Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Gabon | eVisa | 90 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. | X |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Georgia | Visa not required | 1 year | ID card valid | ✓ |
| Germany | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Ghana | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Greece | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Grenada | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Guinea | eVisa | 90 days | | X |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Guyana | eVisa | | 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 | 90 days | | X |
| Honduras | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Hungary | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Iceland | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| India | eVisa | 30 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. 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. | X |
| Indonesia | e-VOA / Visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| Iran | eVisa | 30 days | Passengers who have already made an application, at least two days before arrival, at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affair's E-Visa website and present the submission notification at the airport's visa desk may obtain a visa on arrival. | X |
| Iraq | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 60 days | Visa not required for up to 30 days to Iraqi Kurdistan. On the 15th of March 2021 the Iraqi government lifted pre-arrival visa requirements, allowing EU citizens to apply for visa on arrival in any entry point. | X |
| Ireland | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Israel | ETA-IL | 90 days | Starting 1st January 2025, an ETA is required | ✓ |
| Italy | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Jamaica | Visa on arrival | | At the price of US$100 | X |
| Japan | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Conditions apply. 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 | 30 days | | X |
| Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation | 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 | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| North Korea | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| South Korea | Visa not required | 90 days | K-ETA exemption until the end of 2025. | ✓ |
| Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | Online visa available (eVisa). | X |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required | 60 days | | X |
| Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | 17 of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and in Boten (road and railroad). Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 6 border crossings. Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane. | X |
| Latvia | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Lebanon | Visa on arrival | 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 | 44 days | | X |
| Liberia | eVisa | 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 | | The visa allows stays of up to 30 days. | X |
| Liechtenstein | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Lithuania | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Luxembourg | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 60 days | | X |
| Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| Mali | Visa required | | The visa allows stays of up to 90 days. | ✓ |
| Malta | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Marshall Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| Mauritania | eVisa | 30 days | An eVisa is mandatory before travel. | X |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Mexico | Visa not required | 180 days | | ✓ |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| Moldova | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period ID card valid | ✓ |
| Monaco | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid | ✓ |
| Mongolia | Visa not required | 30 days | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025. | X |
| Montenegro | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid for 30 days | ✓ |
| Morocco | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Mozambique | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 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 | 28 days | eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. | X |
| Namibia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months | Available at Hosea Kutako International Airport. | X |
| Nauru | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Nepal | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Netherlands | Visa not required | Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| New Zealand | NZeTA | 90 days | International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. 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. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. | ✓ |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Niger | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Nigeria | eVisa | 90 days | 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. | X |
| North Macedonia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid | ✓ |
| Norway | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Oman | Visa not required | 14 days | an eVisa valid for 30 days is also available. Must present proof of a confirmed hotel reservation, health insurance, and a return ticket. | X |
| Pakistan | eVisa | 90 days | Issued free of charge as of August 2024. | X |
| Palau | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| Panama | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | 60 days | Visa on Arrival is currently suspended. Available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul). | X |
| Paraguay | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Peru | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period | ✓ |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | | X |
| Poland | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Portugal | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Qatar | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Russia | eVisa | 16 days | e-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints e-Visa service resumed as of August 2023 Visa required for stays exceeding 16 days | X |
| Rwanda | Visa not required | 30 days | | X |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| San Marino | Visa not required | 20 days | ID card valid | ✓ |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required | 15 days | | X |
| Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Senegal | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Serbia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid | ✓ |
| Seychelles | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Sierra Leone | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Slovakia | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Slovenia | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Solomon Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| Somalia | eVisa | 30 days | All visitors must have an approved Electronic Visa (eTAS) before the start of their journey | No |
| South Africa | eVisa | | Obtainable online Only if arriving at O. R. Tambo International Airport Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel | X |
| South Sudan | eVisa | 6 months | Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel | X |
| Spain | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 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 | | | ✓ |
| Suriname | Visa not required | 90 days | An entrance fee of 25 USD or 25 Euros must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry eVisa is also available. | X |
| Sweden | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Switzerland | Visa not required | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid | ✓ |
| Syria | eVisa | 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 | 30 days | an eVisa is also available online. | X |
| Tanzania | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Thailand | Visa not required | 60 days | | X |
| Timor-Leste | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| Togo | eVisa | 15 days | | X |
| Tonga | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| Tunisia | Visa not required | 3 months | ID card valid on organized tours | X |
| Turkey | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period ID card valid | X |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Tuvalu | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| Uganda | eVisa | up to 24 months | May apply online. | X |
| Ukraine | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | ✓ |
| United Kingdom | Visa not required | 6 months | | ✓ |
| United States | Visa Waiver Program | 90 days | Effective from 31st of March 2025 ESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance. ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land. Visa required for nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, 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 Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea or Sudan. | ✓ |
| Uruguay | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Uzbekistan | Visa not required | 30 days | | X |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period | X |
| Vatican City | Visa not required | | ID card valid | ✓ |
| Venezuela | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Vietnam | eVisa | 90 days | 30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island | X |
| Yemen | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Zambia | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 1 month (extendable to 3 months) | | X |

## Dependent, disputed or unrecognized territories
### Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

| Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
| Europe ||||
| Abkhazia | Visa required | | |
| 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. |
| Brest and Grodno | Visa not required | Visa-free for 10 days | |
| Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months | ID card valid. |
| UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit required | | 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 | 6 months | ID card valid. |
| Guernsey | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Jersey | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Isle of Man | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Jan Mayen | Permit required | | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. |
| Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid |
| Russia | Special authorization required | | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization. |
| South Ossetia | Russian multiple entry visa required | | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. |
| Transnistria | Visa not required | 24 hours | Registration required after 24h. |
| Africa ||||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | | Special permit required. |
| Eritrea outside Asmara | Travel permit required | | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). |
| Canary Islands | Visa not required | Freedom of movement. ID card valid | Freedom of movement. ID card valid |
| Madeira | Visa not required | Freedom of movement. ID card valid | Freedom of movement. ID card valid |
| Mayotte | Visa not required | Freedom of movement. ID card valid | Freedom of movement. ID card valid |
| Réunion | Visa not required | Freedom of movement. ID card valid | Freedom of movement. ID card valid |
| Ascension Island | eVisa | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| Sudan | Travel permit required | | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. |
| Darfur | Travel permit required | | Separate travel permit is required. |
| Asia ||||
| Hainan | Visa not required | 30 days | Individual tourists need to select a tour agency and inform them their schedule. |
| Hong Kong | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Kish Island | Visa not required | | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa. |
| Macao | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| 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. |
| 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 | | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. |
| Taiwan | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| 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. |
| Tibet Autonomous Region | TTP required | | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars). |
| 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. |
| Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone | | |
| UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone | | |
| Phú Quốc | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Yemen | Special permission required | | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden. |
| Caribbean and North Atlantic ||||
| Azores | Visa not required | Freedom of movement. ID card valid | Freedom of movement. ID card valid |
| Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Aruba | Visa not required | 30 days, extendable to 180 days | |
| Bermuda | Visa not required | Up to 6 months, decided on arrival. | |
| Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 30 days, extensions possible | |
| Cayman Islands | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Curacao | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Greenland | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Guadeloupe | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Martinique | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months | ID card valid (max. 14 days). |
| Puerto Rico | ESTA | 90 days (same as US) | |
| Saint Barthélemy | Visa not required | | ID card valid |
| Saint Martin | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required | | ID card valid |
| 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. |
| Sint Maarten | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | ESTA | 90 days (same as US) | |
| Oceania ||||
| American Samoa | Visa required | | |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required | | Special authorisation required. |
| Clipperton Island | Special permit required | | Special permit required. |
| Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days | |
| Lau Province | Special permission required | | Special permission required. |
| Guam | ESTA | 90 days (same as US) | |
| New Caledonia | Visa not required | | ID card valid |
| Niue | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | ESTA | 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. |
| French Polynesia | Visa not required | | ID card valid |
| Tokelau | Entry permit required | | |
| 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. |
| Wallis and Futuna | Visa not required | | ID card valid |
| South America ||||
| French Guiana | Visa not required | Freedom of movement. ID card valid | Freedom of movement. ID card valid |
| Galápagos | Online pre-registration required | | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure. |
| 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. |
| 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). |
| Antarctica | Permit required | | Special permits required for British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency. |

## 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
* Egypt: diplomatic or service passports
* Ghana: diplomatic, official or service passports
* India: diplomatic passports
* Indonesia: diplomatic, official or service passports
* 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

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

### 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. Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

### Vaccination

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 to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.
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.

### 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 or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).
Some countries, such as Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom, 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, 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, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, 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.
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 and South Africa.

#### Maximum passport age

Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry. 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.

### Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, 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.

### Israeli stamps

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, and Yemen 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.
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

### Biometrics

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.
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, Argentina, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Japan, Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), Malaysia upon entry and departure, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, 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), intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.
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 and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa. The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to greatly increase the biometric data it collects at US borders. In 2018, Singapore began trials of iris scanning at three land and maritime immigration checkpoints.

## Statistics
### Foreign travel by Romanians

These were the numbers of Romanian visitors to various countries in 2014:
Foreign travel statistics :
| Destination | Number of visitors |
| Austria | 264,704 |
| Belgium | 41,630 |
| Bulgaria | 1,439,853 |
| Croatia | 63,000 |
| Cyprus | 18,161 |
| Greece | 543,360 |
| Hungary | 230,436 |
| Macedonia | 7,142 |
| Moldova | 22,624 |
| Montenegro | 16,112 |
| New Zealand | 1,188 |
| Poland | 38,112 |
| Russia | 30,886 |
| Serbia | 36,959 |
| Seychelles | 942 |
| Slovakia | 22,756 |
| Slovenia | 25,730 |
| Turkey | 426,585 |
| Ukraine | 584,774 |
| United Kingdom | 471,411 |
| United States | 71,923 |
* ↑ Counting only visitors staying overnight in official accommodation.
* ↑ Data for 2015

## 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.