Romania
Travel restrictions
Foreign citizens may enter Romania but are subject to quarantine requirements, unless they present testing, vaccination, or proof of recovery requirements.
Effective November 27th 2021, visitors, and Romanian citizens, arriving from a red-listed country (Andorra, Anguilla, Armenia, Austria, Barbados, Belize, Belgium, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius & Saba, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, , Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Jersey Island, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Man Island, Maldives, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, the Netherlands, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America) must self-quarantine for 14 days if not vaccinated, even if proof of a negative Covid-test is presented.
The duration of self-quarantine can be reduced to 10 days if on day ten, of self-quarantine, a negative Covid test is confirmed.
All visitors and residents arriving at Bucharest International Airport, from 'red' zones, can enter Romania using the 'Green Lane' dedicated to vaccinated visitors if they are vaccinated and can present an European EU Digital COVID Certificate.
Visitors, and Romanian citizens, arriving from a yellow-listed country (Albania, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Chile, Finland, France, Guam, Guyana, Italy, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Malta, New Caledonia, Portugal, Saint Vincent & Grenadine, Suriname, Turks & Caicos, US Virgin Islands) must self-quarantine for 14 days only if not vaccinated or in case they cannot present proof of a negative Covid-test performed 72 hours or less before departure to Romania.
The duration of self-quarantine can be reduced from 14 to 10 days if on day ten, of self-quarantine, a negative Covid test is confirmed.
All visitors and residents arriving at Bucharest International Airport, from 'yellow' zones, can enter Romania using the 'Green Lane', dedicated to vaccinated visitors, if they are vaccinated and can present an European EU Digital COVID Certificate or they can present proof of a negative PCR test (performed less than 72 hours before arrival to Bucharest).
There are no restrictions for visitors residing in or arriving from countries not mentioned above.
Digital Covid Certificates issued by the UK authorities cannot grant (are not accepted for)
entry into Romania via the "Green (Low-risk) Lane".
You can find the list of countries with regulations at the following link: http://romaniatourism.com/travel-advisory.html
Measures taken by the government
The Romanian Government decided to extend the state of alert by 30 days starting July 15th 2020. This was later extended to November 30th 2021.
On July 18th 2020, the Government of Romania passed a law authorizing the government to direct individuals into quarantine or home isolation.
Due to the large number of COVID-19 cases, the National Committee for Emergency Situations introduced COVID-19 restrictions on October 22nd 2021. These restrictions will remain in place for 30 days:
- Night curfew between 10:00 pm and 5:00 amd. During this time movement is allowed only for: People who are fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 in the past 180 days and may present proof of vaccination or recovery; Work; Medical assistance that cannot be postponed; Scheduled travel by train or plane and/or Providing care to children or elderly. People who leave their home during curfew hours must carry proof of movement purpose (work ID, a certificate from the employer, valid train or plane ticket or a movement declaration).
- All venues, commercial or cultural, will be closed between 9:00 pm and 5:00 am.
- Restaurants will be open at 50 percent capacity between 5:00 am and 9:00 pm.
- Pharmacies, gas stations and delivery services may keep their regular schedule.
- Discos, clubs, and casinos are closed.
- Private events (e.g., weddings, baptisms, or parties) are prohibited.
- Churches will be open, but must observe COVID-19 safety rules.
- Masks covering the nose and mouth are mandatory in public places both indoors and outdoors.
Effective October 22nd 2021, a European Union Digital COVID Certificate or Romanian-issued “Digital Green Certificate/Green Pass” is necessary to access many public locations and to participate in certain activities such as: indoor or outdoor seated dining at restaurants, access to shopping malls, museums, exhibitions, cultural sites, non-essential stores, swimming pools, gyms and other venues.
Please note that while Romanian authorities will accept a CDC vaccination card as proof of vaccination upon entry into Romania to avoid quarantine, it may not be accepted by all the venues within the country. The Government of Romania has not issued an explicit policy for acceptance of vaccine documentation issued outside of the European Union, so the decision has been left to individual venues to verify the vaccination status to avoid a fine.
Testing
The list of accredited facilities in Romania certified for RT-PCT COVID-19 testing can be found on the website of the Romanian Ministry of Health at http://www.ms.ro/centre-testare/
These facilities will prioritize tests for hospitalized patients, individuals suspected of being infected with COVID-19 and individuals who are in a high risk group. Depending on their availability, they may perform testing on demand and may set the cost of the tests performed on demand.
The cost of COVID-19 testing on demand varies between $70 – $100 and is paid for by you. Test results are delivered by email and text message.
Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the country
The official Romanian toll-free number for COVID-19 information (in Romanian) is 0800800358.
Source:
US Embassy in Romania https://ro.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
Published on November 22nd 2021 (checked on December 1st 2021)
RomaniaTourism.com - Romania Travel Advisory http://romaniatourism.com/travel-advisory.html
Published on December 1st (checked on December 1st 2021)
For more information please visit our COVID-19 Updates page at https://www.hiddentrails.com/article/covid19update.aspx