Effective November 19, 2021, Visitors and Romanian citizens arriving from the following countries (“red” / high-risk zones): Andorra, Anguilla, Armenia, Austria, Barbados, Belize, Belgium, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius & Saba, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cayman Island, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Feroe Islands, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Jersey Island, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Man Island, Maldives, Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, the Netherlands, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America must self-quarantine for 14 days if not vaccinated, even if proof of a negative Covid-test is presented.
The duration of self-quarantine can be reduced to ten days if on day ten, of self-quarantine, a negative Covid test is confirmed.
Visitors, and Romanian citizens, arriving from the following countries (“yellow” / medium-risk zones): Albania, Azerbaidjan, Belarus, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Falkland Islands, Finland, France, Guyana, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Monaco, New Caledonia, Portugal, Saint Vincent & Grenadine, Suriname, Turks & Caicos. must self-quarantine for 14 days only if not vaccinated or cannot present proof of a negative Covid-test performed 72 hours or less before departure to Romania.
The duration of self-quarantine can be reduced from 14 to 10 days if on day ten, of self-quarantine, a negative Covid test is confirmed.
Before entering Romania, visitors and residents need to complete a Passenger Locator Form / Declaration (two simple steps, online).
Entry requirements for children and teenagers:
Children 0 to 3 years old: there is no need for a negative RT-PCT test
Children and teenagers 3 to 16 years old: a negative PCR test is required. The test must have been performed no more than 72 hours before the date of entry into Romania.
There is no restriction for visitors residing in – or arriving from – countries not mentioned above (red and yellow zones).
To qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption, you must:
have no signs or symptoms of COVID-19
have received the full series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine or a combination of accepted vaccines
have received your last dose at least 14 days prior to the day you enter Romania (i.e. . if your last dose was on August 1, then August 16 would be the first day that you meet the 14-day condition.
meet all other Romania entry requirements (passport or EU ID, visa if needed …)
Accepted COVID-19 vaccines in Romania:
Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2)
Moderna (mRNA-1273)
AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1-S, Vaxzevria, AZD1222)
Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (Ad26.COV2.S)
The list of accepted vaccines may expand in the future.
All other Covid vaccines are not currently accepted for fully vaccinated status in Romania.
There are no exemptions from testing or quarantine for partially-vaccinated travellers (travellers who haven’t received the full series of a vaccine or a combination of vaccines accepted by the Government of Romania).
Note:
All vaccinated visitors will still need to comply with any testing requirements imposed by airlines and/or the government of the country of departure (and transit).
Passengers arriving at Bucharest International Airport, from ‘yellow’ zones, can enter Romania using the ‘Green Lane’, dedicated to vaccinated visitors if are vaccinated and can present a European EU Digital COVID Certificate or can present proof of a negative PCR test (performed less than 72 hours before arrival to Bucharest)
Passengers arriving at Bucharest International Airport, from ‘red’ zones, can enter Romania using the ‘Green Lane’ dedicated to vaccinated visitors if are vaccinated and can present a European EU Digital COVID Certificate.
Digital Covid Certificates issued by the UK authorities cannot grant (are not accepted for) entry into Romania via the “Green (Low-risk) Lane”.It is expected that most restrictions will be lifted by the end of November 2021.
