Romania: visas, documents and safety

Romania at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+02:00)

02:28:29

November 1, 2026

Capital

Bucharest

Data status

Update delayed

9.5 °C

Heavy rain

High 11.5°

Low 9.1°

Precipitation 1.7 mm

Wind 3.9 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Heavy rain

9.1° / 11.5°

Precipitation 10 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Heavy rain

8.3° / 10.6°

Precipitation 12.2 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Rain

8.4° / 8.7°

Precipitation 0.3 mm

Weather: Bucharest (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Romanian leu (RON)
Language: Romanian
Capital: Bucharest
Population: 19,036,031
Timezone: UTC+02:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Romania brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Romania

Planning a trip to Romania means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Romania.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Freedom of movement

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Stay window · 180 days (rolling)

Romania's General Inspectorate for Immigration says citizens of the EU, the EEA and Switzerland can enter through any border crossing point on presenting a valid national identity document, passport or other identity document recognised by the Romanian state.

Passport validity: Romania's Foreign Ministry says foreigners entering the Schengen Area (including Romania) must hold a travel document valid for at least three months from the planned date of departure from the territory of the Member States, and issued within the last 10 years.
Blank passport pages: At least 2 blank passport pages.
Travel insurance: Under the EU Visa Code, applicants for a Schengen visa must prove that they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance, valid throughout the territory of the Member States for the entire period of the intended stay, with a minimum coverage of EUR 30,000. No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-exempt visitors.

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions

There were no changes to the advisory level or risk indicators. Advisory summary was updated.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

12 offices listed

Office

Embassy - Bucarest

BUCAREST

Office

Honorary consulate - Arad

Arad

Office

Honorary consulate - Brasov

Brasov

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Romania.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 8 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

Official source Terms CC BY 4.0
MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:17 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:01 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Data is stored in the UnitedItalians database and refreshed periodically from the listed sources. Reference year, update date and availability may vary between providers.

Romania

Today in the country

Today · Nov 1

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Tuesday · Nov 3

Essential facts

Country overview