Conditions to be met in order to be allowed to enter Romania and implicitly the Schengen area:

• In order to be allowed entry into the Schengen area(Romania included), you must be able to prove that you fulfil the relevant conditions (e.g. provide information on the length of your stay in the Schengen area and/or the purpose of your stay) when checks at border-crossing points are performed. In some cases, the result of such checks may be that you shall not be allowed to enter the Schengen area. It is advisable to carry copies of the documents submitted when applying for the visa (invitation letter, travel confirmation as well as any other documents proving the purpose of your stay).
• IMPORTANT! As per the provisions of the Schengen Borders Code, when entering the Schengen area, both the validity of your visa and the length of your previous stays in the Schengen area shall be checked. You will only be allowed to enter and stay for the duration stated in your visa, if your previous stays in the Schengen area, cumulatively, do not exceed the maximum duration of 90 days in any 180 day period, in relation to the date on which you enter the Schengen area.
• NOTICE! You have to respect the duration of stay and validity periods specified in your visa. If you exceed these periods, you risk being returned to your country of origin and banned from entering the Schengen area for a certain period of time.
• In line with the provisions of the regulatory framework in force, entry into the Schengen area may be granted to third-country nationals who fulfil the following conditions:
  • a) They are in possession of a valid travel document entitling the holder to cross the border satisfying the following criteria:
    • (i)its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States. In a justified case of emergency, this obligation may be waived;
    • (ii) it shall have been issued within the previous 10 years;
  • (b)They are in possession of a valid visa, if required pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, except where they hold a valid residence permit or a valid long-stay visa;
  • (c)They justify the purpose and conditions of the intended stay, and they have sufficient means of subsistence, both for the duration of the intended stay and for the return to their country of origin or transit to a third country into which they are certain to be admitted, or are in a position to acquire such means lawfully;
  • (d)They are not persons for whom an alert has been issued in the SIS for the purposes of refusing entry;
  • (e)They are not considered to be a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of any of the Member States, in particular where no alert has been issued in Member States’ national data bases for the purposes of refusing entry on the same grounds;
  • (f)They provide biometric data, if required for:
    • (i) the creation of the individual file in the EES in accordance with Articles 16 and 17 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226;
    • (ii)the carrying out of border checks in accordance with Article 8(3)(a)(i) and (g)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Article 23(2) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 and, where applicable, Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
• NOTICE! Holding an entry visa does not guarantee entry into the territory of the Member State. All aliens who wish to travel to Romania or to another Schengen Member State must make sure they abide by the conditions mentioned above. The visa granting conditions and the conditions of entry are complementary.