Travelling to Romania from abroad:
The following Covid prevention measures will be in effect until further notice:
Visitors and residents arriving from any country in the world cannot present one of the following:
— proof of vaccination (complete scheme)
or
— proof of Covid recovery within 180 days
or
— a negative RT-PCT test, performed no more than 72 hours before arrival into Romania must enter quarantine for 5 days.
A valid vaccination complete scheme is determined as follows :
270 days or less from initial (complete) vaccination (two doses for vaccines that require two shots – i.e. Moderna and Pfizer and one dose for vaccines that require one shot – Johnson & Johnson). Proofs of booster shots will be valid until, at least December 31, 2022.
Exceptions from mandatory quarantine:
~ children 0 to 12 y.o.,
~ youth 12 y.o. — 16 y.o. who can show a negative RT-PCT test,
~ visitors in transit who will be leaving Romania within 24 hours,
~ truck drivers, aeroplane and ship crews.
72 hours or less before entering Romania, visitors and residents need to complete a Passenger Locator Form / Declaration (available in Romanian and English, online).
To qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption, visitors 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)
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).
