Romania travel restrictions, quarantine and entry requirements in 2023

• 1. Passengers are not allowed to enter until 12 May 2021.
• This does not apply to:

- nationals and residents of Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City (Holy See);
- family members of a national of an EEA Member State or Switzerland, with a residence permit issued to family members of a Union Citizen by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland;
- passengers with a long-stay visa issued by an EU Member State;
- passengers arriving from Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China (People's Rep.), Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, South Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and Vatican City (Holy See);
- military personnel;
- merchant seamen;
- nationals of Moldova (Rep.) with a biometric passport traveling via Romania for a maximum of 36 hours;
- nationals of Moldova (Rep.) with a non-biometric passport and a transit visa;
- students.
- More exemptions can be found at https://www.politiadefrontiera.ro/en/main/i-restrictions-for-foreign-nationals-in-accordance-with-art-no-2-paragraph-1-point-2-annex-no3-of-the-government-decision-no-53315th-of-july-2020-7598.html .

• 1. Passengers arriving from Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Eswatini, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo (Rep.), Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia (Rep.), Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Qatar, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA or Wallis and Futuna Isl. must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point.
• This does not apply to:

- passengers younger than 4 years;
- passengers with a consular, diplomatic, official, service or special passport traveling on duty and their family members;
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate if the passenger received the second dose at least 10 days before arrival;
- passengers with a positive COVID-19 test result issued at least 14 days and at most 90 days before arrival;
- passengers with a COVID-19 recovery certificate;
- passengers with a test proving presence of IgG antibodies taken at most 14 days before arrival;
- merchant seamen.

1. A completed passenger locator form must be presented upon arrival. The form can be obtained at https://www.tarom.ro/sites/default/files/u1348/passengerformromania-ro.pdf or https://chestionar.stsisp.ro/start .
   Passengers could be subject to quarantine.
   Residence permits issued by Romania which have expired are considered valid with an extension of 90 days after 12 May 2021.

COVID-19 health measures have been lifted in Romania and the 'EU Digital COVID Certificate' is not required to access public spaces anymore.
The following measures are not mandatory, but still recommended:
-wearing facemasks in crowded open spaces, on public transport, in closed spaces (including health facilities, kindergartens, schools...) -avoiding crowded spaces -washing and disinfecting hands regularly -performing a test if COVID-19 Symptoms arise