II.

The list of countries whose nationals are exempted from the Romanian
visa requirement (the list herein is established in accordance with the
provisions of Regulation EU 1806/2018)

1. STATES: 32. Montenegro (*)

33. New Zealand
1. Albania (*) 34. Nicaragua
2. Andorra 35. Palau(18)
3. Antigua and Barbuda (1) 36. Panama
4. Argentina 37. Paraguay
5. Australia 38. Peru(19)
6. Bahamas (2) 39. Saint Kitts and Nevis (5)
7. Barbados (3) 40. Saint Lucia (10)
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina (*) 41. Saint Vincent and
9. Brazil the Grenadines (11)
10. Brunei Darussalam 42. Salvador
11. Canada (#) 43. Samoa (12)
12. Chile 44. San Marino
13. Colombia(17) 45. Serbia [excluding holders
of Serbian passports issued by the
14. Costa Rica
Serbian Coordination Directorate
15. Dominica (8) (in Serbian: Koordinaciona
16. Republic of North uprava)] (*)
Macedonia (*) 46. Seychelles (6)
17. Georgia (25) (*) 47. Singapore
18. Grenada (9) 48. Solomon Islands(24)
19. Guatemala 49. South Korea
20. Holy See 50. Timor-Leste (13)
21. Honduras 51. Tonga(16)
22. Israel 52. Trinidad and Tobago (14)
23. Japan (#) 53. Tuvalu(22)
24. Kiribati(20) 54. Ukraine (26) (*)
25. Malaysia 55. United Arab Emirates (7)
26. Marshall Islands(21) 56. United Kingdom
27. Mauritius (4) 57. United States of America (●)
28. Mexico 58. Uruguay
29. Micronesia(23) 59. Vanuatu (15)
30. Moldova, Republic of (*) 60. Venezuela
31. Monaco

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(*) The visa requirement exemption applies to holders of biometric passports.
(#) According to the provisions of Decision nº 1108 from 2001of the Romanian Government regarding the unilateral
exemption of the nationals of Canada, Iceland, Norway, of the Swiss Confederation and of Japan, from the obligation
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of holding an entry visa for Romania, starting with January 1 2002, nationals of Canada and Japan, are unilaterally
exempt from the obligation of holding an entry visa for Romania for stays of 3 months. Upon expiry of the 3 month
period of stay, should they wish to continue their stay in Romania, nationals of Canada and of Japan, have the
obligation of applying for the extension of their right of stay, with the Romanian competent authorities, in accordance
with the provisions of the Romanian legal framework in force.
(●) According to the provisions of Decision nº 732 from 2002of the Romanian Government regarding the unilateral
exemption of the nationals of the United States of America from the obligation of holding an entry visa for Romania,
nationals of the United States of America, holders of valid diplomatic, official and simple passports, are exempt from
the obligation of obtaining a Romanian entry visa for stays of up to 90 days per semester. Upon expiry of the 90 day
period, should they wish to continue their stay in Romania, nationals of the United States of America have the
obligation of applying for the extension of their right of stay, with the Romanian competent authorities, in accordance
with the provisions of the Romanian legal framework in force.
(1) The exemption from the short-stay visa requirement applies from the 28th May 2009, upon entry into force of the
Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver, O.J. no.
L169/30.06.2009.
(2) The exemption from the short-stay visa requirement applies from the 28th May 2009, upon entry into force of the
Agreement between the European Community and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the short-stay visa waiver,
OJ no. L169/30.06.2009.
(3) The exemption from the short-stay visa requirement applies from the 28th May 2009, upon entry into force of the
Agreement between the European Community and Barbados on the short-stay visa waiver, OJ no. L169/30.06.2009.
(4) The exemption from the short-stay visa requirement applies from the 28th May 2009, upon entry into force of the
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mauritius on the short-stay visa waiver, OJ no.
L169/30.06.2009.
(5) The exemption from the short-stay visa requirement applies from the 28th May 2009, upon entry into force of the
Agreement between the European Community and the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the short-stay visa
waiver, OJ no. L169/30.06.2009.
(6) The exemption from the short-stay visa requirement applies from the 28th May 2009, upon entry into force of the
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles on the short-stay visa waiver, OJ no.
L169/30.06.2009.
(7) The Agreement between the European Union and the United Arab Emirates on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays
of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply As of May 6th 2015.
(8) The Agreement between the European Union and the Commonwealth of Dominica on the short-stay visa waiver
(for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply As of May 28th 2015.
(9) The Agreement between the European Union and Grenada on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays of no more than
90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply As of May 28th 2015.
(10) The Agreement between the European Union and Saint Lucia on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays of no more
than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply As of May 28th 2015.
(11) The Agreement between the European Union and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the short-stay visa waiver
(for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply As of May 28th 2015.
(12) The Agreement between the European Union and the Independent State of Samoa on the short-stay visa waiver
(for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply As of May 28th 2015.
(13) The Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on the short-stay visa
waiver (for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply As of May 26th 2015.
(14) The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the short-stay visa
waiver (for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply As of May 28th 2015.
(15) The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Vanuatu on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays
of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply As of May 28th 2015 = SUSPENDED
FROM 4 MAY 2022
NB: The Council decision does not affect holders of ordinary passports issued before 25 May 2015, as they will
continue to benefit from the visa-free regime when entering the EU MS.
(16) The Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Tonga on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays of
no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply As of November 21st 2015.
(17) The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Colombia on the short-stay visa waiver (for
stays of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply as of December 3rd 2015.
(18) The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Palau on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays of
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no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply as of December 8 2015.\
(19) The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Peru on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays of
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no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply as of March 15 2016.
(20) The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kiribati on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays
of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply as of June 24th 2016.
(21) The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the short-stay visa
waiver (for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply as of June 28th 2016.
(22) The Agreement between the European Union and Tuvalu on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays of no more than
90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply as of July 2nd 2016.
(23) The Agreement between the European Union and the Federated States of Micronesia on the short-stay visa waiver
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(for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply as of September 20 2016.
(24) The Agreement between the European Union and the Solomon Islands on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays
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of no more than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall provisionally apply as of October 8 2016;
(25) The Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays of no more
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than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall apply as of March 28 2017;
(26) The Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the short-stay visa waiver (for stays of no more
than 90 days in any 180 day time period) shall apply as of June 11th 2017.

2. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

CHINA:

A. Hong Kong SAR

B. Macao SAR
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A. The visa requirement exemption applies only to holders of a "Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region" passport.
B. The visa requirement exemption applies only to holders of a "Região Administrativa Especial
de Macau" passport.

3. BRITISH NATIONALS WHO ARE NOT BRITISH CITIZENS:

British Nationals (Overseas)

British overseas territories citizens (BOTC):
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin
Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar1, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena,
Ascension And Tristan Da Cunha, South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands And Turks And
Caicos Islands.
British overseas citizens (BOC)
British protected persons (BPP)
British subjects (BS)

4. ENTITIES AND TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES THAT ARE NOT RECOGNISED

AS STATES BY AT LEAST ONE MEMBER STATE:

A. Taiwan
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A. The exemption from the visa requirement is applicable only to holders of passports issued by
Taiwan (Republic of China) which include a personal identity number (Regulation (EU) no.
1211/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010)

1
Gibraltar is a colony of the British Crown. There is a controversy between Spain and the United
Kingdom concerning the sovereignty over Gibraltar, a territory for which a solution has to be
reached in light of the relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly of the United
Nations.