If you are going to Romania this year, make sure that your international passport is valid for at least three more months. Many people ask themselves, do you need a visa to Romania? Yes, for Russians a visa is needed, it can be issued at the Romanian Embassy or visa center upon application and provision of some documents.
What kind of visa is needed in Romania?
As we know, Romania is in the European Union, but the Schengen agreement has not yet been signed, so you will not be allowed to the Schengen countries with a Romanian visa, you will need to open a Schengen visa separately. But from Schengen to Romania you will get, but no more than for five days, so if you expect to be there much longer than five days, issue a Romanian visa.
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In order to apply for a Romanian visa, you need to provide such a package of documents:
- a passport whose validity will be more than three months from the date of the planned return;
- photocopy of the internal passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation;
- photocopy of a foreign passport;
- if you have a second passport, you need to have it with you;
- color photo 3,5х4,5 cm;
- completed questionnaire in English, Romanian or Russian (download the questionnaire and see the sample of filling in on the embassy's website), an individual questionnaire is filled in for each child;
- a document that will confirm your residence in Romania, (hotel reservation, invitation, certified in a Romanian police station or notary, tourist voucher);
- certificate from the place of work (position, salary, length of service at the enterprise, where the certificate);
- a bank statement on the availability of funds at a rate per day per person - 50 €, but not less than 500 €;
- insurance - its photocopy and the original, which will be valid for the entire period of stay, including being at the airport, and which will cover the cost of 30 thousand €, in case of illness;
- tickets to both ends, their originals and photocopies. If you are going to drive a car, you will need to provide a technical passport or a power of attorney certified by a notary, a photocopy of the rights and
road green card; - pay a visa fee, which is 35 €.
But there are some features. For students and pensioners it will be necessary to provide some additional documents, namely: Any document that can confirm the status, for example: a pension certificate, a student or student ticket or a certificate from the place of study.
A certificate from the bank on the solvency and confirmation of the host party that the sponsor takes all costs completely under its own responsibility (accommodation, meals, insurance, round trip, etc.).