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E-VISA - Apply for a Romanian Visa Online

Starting with this web page you can fill in a visa application file and send it to the selected diplomatic mission / consular post of Romania.

Officials who hold diplomatic, service and official passports, as well as their family members, who travel to Romania for official purposes, can directly contact the chosen diplomatic mission/consular post of Romania. The contact details of the diplomatic missions and consular posts of Romania can be consulted here.


It is highly recommended that visa applications be lodged at least 2 weeks before the estimated date of departure and not more than 3 month before that date. The date from which the period of taking a decision upon a visa application is the date when the visa applicant presents oneself at the diplomatic mission/consular post of Romania.

In order to be able to apply online you must:

  • Have a valid eMail address
  • Use a computer which fulfills certain technical requirements. For further information see About the E-VIZA portal
  • Have the possibility of uploading the required supporting documents

If you wish to print or save a copy of your application you must have access to Acrobat Reader or other similar .pdf readers.

It is advisable that your supporting documents be translated into Romanian or English by an authorized translator. All documents you submit must be legible. All attached documents must be presented in original and copy when you visit the Romanian diplomatic mission / consular post.

  • Each document must not exceed 2 Megabytes (2 MB).
  • Only Latin characters are allowed in the filename.
  • We accept files in the following formats: jpeg, jpg, tif, png, bmp, txt, rtf or pdf.

The visa application consists of a number of fields which you have to fill in. Note that you cannot use the “back” and “forward” buttons from your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). Use only the buttons in the electronic form to move forward and backward between pages.

Visa applications can be lodged only individually. In case more people travel together, each person must apply for an individual visa. In addition, please note that individual visa applications must be lodged for people included in the same travel document (e.g.: underage children included in the parents’ travel documents).

If you started registering an electronic application file it is possible to interrupt the application process and save it. You can resume the registration and continue filling in the application at a later stage. An application saved temporarily is stored for 30 days.

When your visa application is decided upon, you will receive a notification by eMail to the address you supplied when you started your application.

Please note that in order to start filling in a visa application, you must give your consent as regards the terms of use that assist you in understanding the principles applicable to this electronic portal.



In order to start filling in a visa application, you must agree to the terms of use of the E-VIZA portal. The details provided will help you understand the principles applicable to this electronic tool.

I acknowledge the information provided in the section "I want to be informed", therefore it is clear what conditions I have to fulfil in order to apply for a Romanian visa.

I understand that additional documents may be required in order for my visa application to be processed by the Romanian diplomatic mission / consular office of choice.

I am aware that in order to obtain a visa applied for through the E-VIZA portal, I must also present myself at the Romanian diplomatic mission / consular office of choice.

I fully understand that the date from which my visa application will be subject to examination with a view to taking a decision on it is the same date on which I shall present myself at the Romanian diplomatic mission / consular office where I have submitted my application in electronic format.

I am aware that I will not be refunded the fee for processing a visa application in case I am not granted a visa.

All the information I have provided is correct and complete. I understand that providing false or incomplete data will result in the rejection of my visa application or cancellation of a visa already granted.

I am aware that I must leave the territory of Romania upon expiry of a Romanian visa that I obtained. I have been informed that holding a visa is only one of the conditions that must be fulfilled in order for me to be allowed to enter Romania. I am aware that the mere issuance of the visa does not imply that I am entitled to compensation if I do not fulfil the conditions set out in Chapter II - General provisions on the entry, stay and exit of foreigners of GEO 194/2002 republished, as amended and supplemented, and I am refused entry into Romania. The fulfilment of the entry conditions will be subject to verification at the time of entry into Romania.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

With respect to visas applied for through the E-VIZA portal, the personal data controller is the MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ROMANIA, with its headquarters in 31, Aleea Alexandru, 1st district, Bucharest, Romania. Within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the designated Personal Data Protection Officer can be contacted at dpo@mae.ro.

Personal data of visa applicants shall be processed strictly in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27th, 2016 on the protection of individuals 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 - GDPR), Law No 506/2004 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Law No 271/2010 on the establishment, organization and functioning of the National Visa Information System and Romania's participation in the Visa Information System.

Personal data entered through the E-VIZA portal by third country nationals who need visas in order to travel to Romania are provided to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and shall be processed by this institution exclusively for the specific purpose of processing, examining and issuing visas.

PROVIDING PERSONAL DATA VIA THE E-VIZA PORTAL, IF YOU OPT TO SUBMIT A VISA APPLICATION ONLINE:

Categories of persons concerned by the processing of personal data for the purpose of processing and issuing entry visas to Romania: third-country nationals falling within the scope of European and national legal instruments regulating visa policy, i.e. the regime of foreigners in Romania, by submitting Romanian visa applications, regardless of the purpose of the trip.

By using the external portal E-VIZA www.evisa.ro, at the time of starting the online visa application process, it is necessary to acknowledge and agree to the terms and conditions regarding the provision of your personal data for the purpose of processing and issuing visas for entry into Romania.

Personal data provided through the E-VIZA external portal shall be used exclusively for the purpose of processing, examining and issuing entry visas to Romania. These data will be processed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs only when the data subject has agreed to the terms and conditions relating to this aspect.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs processes only the categories of personal data necessary for the examination of visa applications, as established at European Union level and by national legislation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not request and does not process sensitive data, except those necessary for the examination of an application for a visa to enter Romania and the issuance of a visa, in accordance with the legal provisions; all personal data and any sensitive data are processed under strict security conditions.

  • All personal data requested through the forms in the external E-VIZA portal will be made available to the diplomatic missions and consular offices of Romania where the data subject chooses to present him/herself.

  • The data in the external portal is stored on a secure central server belonging to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When a visa file is sent to a diplomatic mission/consular office of Romania, it will be transferred to the internal E-VIZA portal and stored on a secure central server in the internal network of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At this point, the personal data in the external portal will be transferred in its entirety to the secure network of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will no longer be available online.

  • When a visa applicant does not complete an application file, his/her personal data filled in the external portal up to a certain point will be stored on the central server of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the external portal for a period limited to 30 days. At the end of this period, the uncompleted file and all the data filled in the file will be automatically deleted and will no longer be available online and will also no longer be available to the controller.

  • The personal data provided through the visa application files filled in the E-VIZA portal will be made available exclusively to the competent Romanian authorities and processed by them, where appropriate, for the purpose of making a decision on the visa application submitted through this portal. These data may be entered and stored in databases accessible only to the Romanian authorities competent in visa matters, in accordance with the national legislation in force.

  • The identity of the controller: exclusively the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, through Romanian diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad.

  • The purpose for which the data processing is carried out is exclusively the processing / examination of visa applications submitted by third country nationals subject to visa requirements to travel to Romania, as well as, where applicable, for the issuance of entry visas to Romania. Visas granted may also be annulled and revoked in accordance with the law.

  • Storage period of personal data provided: according to Article 23 and 24 of the NVIS Act.

  • The recipients of personal data provided for the purpose of applying for entry visas to Romania: exclusively the competent national authorities referred to in Article 30 of Government Emergency Ordinance No 194/2002 on the regime of foreigners in Romania, republished, as subsequently amended and supplemented, as well as the authorities responsible for carrying out checks at state border crossing points. The data transmitted through the electronic files created through the eVisa portal can be accessed exclusively by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  • The visa applicants who do not consider it appropriate to provide the personal data required for filling in the standard visa application forms should bear in mind that refusal to provide all the necessary data may lead to the inadmissibility of applications or to the rejection of visa applications, depending on the situation.

    • THE RIGHTS DATA SUBJECTS BENEFIT OF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF (EU) REGULATION 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27th, 2016 on the protection of individuals 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 - GDPR)

      According to the provisions of the GDPR, data subjects have the following rights with regard to the processing of their personal data:

      1. the right to be informed;
      2. the right of access to data;
      3. the right to rectify the data;
      4. the right to object;
      5. the right to erase data;
      6. the right to restrict processing;
      7. the right to data portability and the right not to be subject to an automated decision;
      8. the right to file a complaint with the controller, the supervisory authority for the processing of personal data and the right to appeal to justice.

      As a controller of personal data under the provisions of the GDPR, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs respects the rights of data subjects in the exercise of its tasks related to visa activity. The personal data collected in the course of the visa activity are necessary for the fulfilment of the tasks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in processing/examining visa applications and taking a decision on the granting of entry visas to Romania, and are processed in good faith, lawfully and securely.

      In accordance with the provisions of the GDPR, the Law No 506/2004 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Law No 271/2010 on the establishment, organization and functioning of the National Visa Information System and Romania's participation in the Visa Information System, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in its capacity of personal data controller, with its registered office at 31, Aleea Alexandru, 1st district, Bucharest, Romania, phone number: +40 21 431 11 00, +40 21 431 15 62, +40 21 319 21 08, +40 21 319 21 25, Fax: +40 21 319 68 62, must manage under secure conditions and only for the specified purpose, well determined by the specific regulatory framework in force, the personal data that you provide us, under the law, about yourself, a member of your family or another person. Within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs there is a designated personal data protection officer that can be contacted at dpo@mae.ro.

      This information relates to the purpose of data collection for processing and examining applications for entry visas to Romania and issuing the requested visas. Data subjects processing personal data for the above-mentioned purpose, who choose to apply for an entry visa to Romania online, through the national electronic portal for facilitating visa applications, E-VIZA - www.eviza.mae.ro, must provide the data requested through the visa application forms*; refusal to provide the requested data will result in the inadmissibility of the visa application which will not be processed at the diplomatic missions/consular offices of Romania. The application for a visa through the E-VIZA portal can be completed by the person concerned only after agreeing to the terms and conditions related to the processing of personal data. Data of persons who do not complete an online visa application are automatically deleted 30 days after the date of the last intervention of the data subject on his/her own application file. The recorded information is intended for use by the controller and is communicated by data subjects, for retrieval from the eViza external electronic portal, only to diplomatic missions and consular posts of Romania. The information is retrieved from the eViza portal for subsequent processing in the National Visa Information System (NVIS).

      According to the provisions of the GDPR, the data subject benefits from the right to be informed, the right to access the data, the right to rectify data, the right to erase data, the right to restrict processing and the right not to be subject to automatic processing. At the same time, the data subject has the right to object to the processing of personal data concerning him/her**. In order to exercise these rights, you may address a written, dated and signed request to the Designated Personal Data Protection Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - dpo@mae.ro***. You also have the right to file a complaint with the A.N.S.P.D.C.P(http://www.dataprotection.ro) and the right to appeal to justice.

      Your data, communicated through the E-VIZA electronic portal and processed within the NVIS by authorized users, will not be transferred abroad. Should any of your details be inaccurate, please inform us as soon as possible.

      * The legal basis for the processing of personal data for the purposes mentioned above is given by the legislation in force which can be consulted [here].
      The fields in the visa application forms marked with an asterisk - (*) do not need to be filled in by third country nationals who are family members of citizens of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation (spouse, child or dependent ascendant).

      ** If you do not consent to the processing of your personal data, it will be considered that your visa application becomes inadmissible. However, if you wish to have your personal data erased, but at the time of the erasure request you hold a valid visa obtained on the basis of those data, they cannot be erased, in accordance with Article 17 paragraph (3) letter (b) of the GDPR. If no decision has been taken on the visa application, it cannot be further processed and it should also be noted that the fee for processing the application cannot be refunded.

      *** The requests for exercising the rights of data subjects in relation to the processing of visa applications, available online at www.mae.ro, shall be submitted by written, dated and signed request, addressed, in accordance with Article 38 paragraph (4) of the GDPR, to the Data Protection Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the following address: dpo@mae.ro, respectively at the MFA controller's office, 31, Aleea Alexandru, 1st district, Bucharest, zip code 011822.

      The persons concerned by the processing of personal data have the right to obtain from the controller, by means of a written, signed and dated request, confirmation as to whether or not personal data relating to them are being processed and, if so, access to such data, in accordance with the European legal act.

      Any data subject has the right to obtain from the controller, in accordance with Article 16 of the GDPR, without undue delay, the rectification (correction, completion, etc.) of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her.

      It should be noted that rectification of data by the data subject, involving their modification, on request, when the visa granted is still valid, entails, where appropriate, the cancellation or revocation of the document.

      According to the provisions of Article 17 of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to request the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay and the controller has the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay if one of the following grounds applies:

      • the personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or processed;

      • the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21 paragraph (1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing;

      • the personal data have been unlawfully processed;

      • the personal data must be erased in order to comply with a legal obligation incumbent on the controller under Union law or national law to which the controller is subject.

      It should be noted that the deletion of data in the visa activity does not apply to the EAW for all situations foreseen in the GDPR, as not all of them (e.g. when the processing is based on consent or when the data have been collected for the provision of information services) are applicable or related to the EAW activity.

      Where the data subject requests the erasure of data relating to him or her, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs controller finds that the data subject has valid visa applications (pending or approved applications for which the visa issued is pending), the data subject will be informed that the erasure cannot be carried out, pursuant to Article 17 paragraph (3).

      Each request for erasure of data shall be examined individually.

      According to the provisions of Article 18 of the GDPR, any data subject shall have the right to request the restriction of the processing of data relating to him or her where:

      • the data subject disputes the accuracy of the data for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the data;

      • the processing is unlawful and the data subject objects to the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use;

      • the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purpose of the processing, but the data subject requests them for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; or

      • the data subject has objected to the processing in accordance with Article 21 paragraph (1) of the GDPR - the right to object, for the period of time during which it is verified whether the legitimate rights of the controller prevail over those of the data subject.

      Where processing has been restricted, the individual's data may, with the exception of storage, only be processed with the consent of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of substantial public interest of the Union or a Member State.

      According to the provisions of Article 21 of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to the processing of personal data relating to him or her pursuant to Article 6 paragraph (1) letter (e) or letter (f), including the creation of profiles on the basis of those provisions. The controller shall no longer process the personal data unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs processes personal data on the basis of the legal powers vested in it as a public authority and the exercise of the public authority vested in it. Therefore, the visa application of a data subject who objects to the processing of his/her data for this purpose becomes inadmissible, the application file is not taken over and the consular fee/service fee is not collected.

      According to the provisions of Article 20 from the GDPR, the data subject benefits from the right to data portability and according to the provisions of Article 22 from the GDPR, the right not to be subject to automated individual decision-making.

      Within the framework of the visa activity, the data collected in relation to the examination and issuance of visas by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs operator by virtue of its capacity as central competent authority, shall not be transferred to other recipients, even at the request of the data subject, as the working procedures inherent to these areas are clearly regulated by the European and national legislation in force, and it is not possible to use ported data. At the same time, the examination and issuance of a visa does not rely at any time on automated individual decision-making processes.

      Therefore, in the case of visa activity, the exercise of these two rights by data subjects in the processing of data for the issuance of visas is irrelevant.

      In order to defend their rights under the GDPR, individuals whose personal data is subject to processing covered by the GDPR have the right to file a complaint with the controller through the Data Protection Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

      Data subjects may also file a complaint with the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing at:

      • Address: 28-30 G-ral. Gheorghe Magheru Blvd., 1st district, zip code 010336, Bucharest, Romania;

      • E-mail: anspdcp@dataprotection.ro;

      • Phone number: +40.318.059.211;

      • Fax: +40.318.059.602;

      • Website: http://www.dataprotection.ro.

      In addition, according to the provisions of Articles 78 and 79 of the GDPR, every natural or legal person has the right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority and a controller or processor.