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Relevant legislation

I. Romanian National Legislation

1. Emergency Ordinance of the Romanian Government no. 194/2002 regarding the Regime of Aliens in Romania, republished, with its latest amendments and completions.

2. Order no. 1626/2017 as regards the amending of the annex to Order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania no. 1743/2010 regarding the Revised list of states for the nationals of which the invitation procedure is compulsory for the granting of short-stay visas for entry on the territory of Romania;

3. Government Ordinance no. 25 from August 26th 2014 with regard to the employment and secondment of aliens on the territory of Romania and for the amendment and completion of legislation regarding the regime of aliens in Romania;

4. Emergency Government Ordinance no. 102/2005 regarding the free movement on the territory of Romania of citizens of the European Union and the European Economic Area and of the Swiss Confederation;

5. Emergency Ordinance of the Romanian Government no. 44/2008 regarding the deployment of economic activities by authorized natural persons, by individual and family companies, with subsequent amendments;

6. Law for the modification and completion of Law no. 102/2005 regarding the establishment, organisation and functioning of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing, as well as for the repeal of Law no. 677/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free moment of such data;

7. Law no. 271/2010 regarding the establishment, organization and operation of the National Visa Information System and the participation of Romania in the Visa Information System;

8. Law no. 198/2008 regarding the consular services for which fees are levied as well as the level of consular fees levied at the diplomatic missions and consular posts of Romania abroad, amended and completed, the provisions of Emergency Government Ordinance n°64/2014 included; Common ministerial order MFA n⁰232/25.02.2020 and MFP n⁰1989/28.05.2020 for the revision of certain fees provided in the annex to Law n⁰198/2008 regarding the consular services for which fees are levied as well as the level of consular fees levied at the diplomatic missions and consular posts of Romania abroad was published in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I, n⁰ 0584 from July 3rd 2020 [details here]

9. Order of the minister for foreign affairs no. 1124/2015 with regards to the list containing the travel documents accepted by Romania;

10. Government Decision no. 530/2013 granting short term facilities for granting short-stay visas for Romania for certain categories of aliens;

11. Government Decision no. 732/2002 regarding the unilateral exemption from the Romanian visa requirement for citizens of the United States of America;

12. Government Decision no. 1108/2001 regarding the unilateral exemption from the Romanian visa requirement for citizens of Canada, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Japan, as of 1 January 2002;

13. LAW no. 506/2004 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications; [details here]

14. Decision of the President of the NSAPDP no. 99/2018 regarding the ceasing of the putting into effect of some legal instruments of administrative nature issued on the grounds of the provisions of Law no. 677/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free moment of such data, as of May 25th 2018.

15. Emergency Government Ordinance nº204/2020 establishing steps towards the implementation of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, in the matter of regulating the right of entry and stay in Romania - [details here]

II. European legislation

1. REGULATION (EC) No 810/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code); [details here]

2. REGULATION (EU) No 610/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 26 June 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, Council Regulations (EC) No 1683/95 and (EC) No 539/2001 and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council; [details here]

3. REGULATION (EU) 2018/1806 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possesion of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement; [details here]

4. DIRECTIVE 2004/38/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States; [details here]

5. REGULATION (EC) No 767/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation); [details here]

6. Decision No 565/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 introducing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for transit through or intended stays on their territories not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period and repealing Decisions No 895/2006/EC and No 582/2008/EC; [details here]

7. COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 333/2002 of 18 February 2002 on a uniform format for forms for affixing the visa issued by Member States to persons holding travel documents not recognized by the Member State drawing up the form; [details here]

8. REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation). [details here]

9. REGULATION (EU) No 509/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 May 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement; [details here]

III. A. Visa Facilitation Agreements for the following states: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Independent State of Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu, Colombia, Kingdom of Tonga, Palau, United Arab Emirates, Republic of Peru, Republic of Belarus.

1. Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the issuance of visas ; [details here]

2. Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas; [details here]

3. Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the issuance of visas; [details here]

4. In line with the Council Decision (EU) 2022/1500 of 9 September 2022 on the suspension in whole of the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation, the application of the Agreement is suspended in whole as regards citizens of the Russian Federation as from 12 September 2022. For more details, click here: [details here]

4.1. COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/333 of 25 February 2022 on the partial suspension of the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation; [details here]

5. Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas; [details here]

6. Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas; [details here]

7. Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas). [details here]

8. Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of the issuance of visas; [details here]

9. Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas; [details here]

10. Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas; [details here]

11. Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. [details here]

12. Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union; [details here]

13. Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

14. Agreement between the European Union and Grenada on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

15. Agreement between the European Union and Saint Lucia on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

16. Agreement between the European Union and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

17. Agreement between the European Union and the Independent State of Samoa on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

18. Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

19. Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Vanuatu on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

19.1. Council Decision (EU) 2022/366 of 3 March 2022 on the partial suspension of the application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Vanuatu on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

20. Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Colombia on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

21. Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Tonga on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

22. Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Palau on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

23. Agreement between the European Union and the United Arab Emirates on the short-stay visa waiver; [details here]

24. Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Peru on the short-stay visa waiver. [details here]

25. COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/752 of 27 May 2020 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. [details here]

B. Other Agreements:

1. Government Decision no.1.640/2008 for the approval of the Protocol signed in Bucharest on 25 October 2007, for the amendment of the Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Turkey as regards mutual travel for their citizens, signed in Bucharest on 17 February 2004;

Government Decision no.335/2004 for the approval of the Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Turkey as regards mutual travel for their citizens, signed in Bucharest on 17 February 2004;
The Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Turkey as regards mutual travel for their citizens;
The Protocol of amendment, of 25 October 2007, of the Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Turkey as regards mutual travel for their citizens, signed in Bucharest on 17 February 2004.

2. Agreement between the Government of Romania and the International Organisation of La Francophonie regarding the establishment in Bucharest of the Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe and its privileges and immunities on the territory of Romania, signed in Erevan on October 12th 2018 (ratified by Law nº18 of March 5th 2020).