ROMANIA COVID-19 ENTRY RESTRICTIONS FOR FOREIGN TRAVELLERS
Romania’s entry restrictions and requirements may change with little warning. We monitor the situation and do our best to provide you with the up-to-date information. We do recommend you stay in contact with your travel provider and make your own inquiries where necessary.
Romania adopts its own national classification of risk areas, hence travel restrictions for Romania are not based on the common “EU Traffic Lights” map.
- “Green” areas: countries where the cumulative incidence rate of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days is less than or equal to 1,5 per 1000 inhabitants;
- “Yellow” areas: countries where the cumulative incidence rate of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days is between 1,5 and 3 per 1000 inhabitants;
- “Red” areas: countries where the cumulative incidence rate of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days is greater than or equal to 3 per 1000 inhabitants.
PLEASE CHECK HERE IN WHICH AREA YOUR COUNTRY IS.
TRAVEL FROM COUNTRIES CLASSIFIED AS “GREEN”
Travellers arriving from countries classified as “green” can enter Romania without being subject to any isolation or test requirement.
TRAVEL FROM COUNTRIES CLASSIFIED AS “YELLOW”
Travellers arriving from countries classified as “yellow” must provide a pre-departure negative PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival. Travellers without a test are subject to a 14-day quarantine.
Provisions for vaccinated people
Travellers who have received their final vaccination for COVID-19 more than 10 days ago, are exempt from quarantine. It is required to show proof of vaccination, including the dates.
TRAVEL FROM COUNTRIES CLASSIFIED AS “RED”
Travellers arriving from countries classified as “red” are subject to a 14-day quarantine.
Provisions for vaccinated people
Travellers who have received their final vaccination for COVID-19 more than 10 days ago, are exempt from quarantine. It is required to show proof of vaccination, including the dates.
Provisions for a short stay
Travellers who remain in Romania for less than 3 days (72 hours) and present a negative test for SARS-CoV-2, performed no more than 48 hours before entering the national territory, are exempted from the obligation to quarantine.
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).
It is expected that most restrictions will be lifted by the end of September 2021.
The most up-to-date information concerning border-crossing / entry requirements and conditions are available from your airline and/ or the nearest Consulate of Romania.
Source: http://romaniatourism.com/travel-advisory.html