How long can I stay in Romania?

Up to 90 days per visit. The officer at the border sets the actual length and writes it in your passport.

Romania

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Vatican City passport Romania

Do Vatican citizens need a visa for Romania?

Q: How long does a Romania visa take?

15 days. Apply no earlier than 6 months before you travel, and at least 15 days before you go.

No visa needed.

Visa free 90d

You can board a flight to Romania on a passport from Vatican City with no visa. You may stay up to 90 days per visit. Immigration will still want to see a return ticket, somewhere to stay, and enough money for the trip.

Status: Visa free
Stay permitted: 90 days
Government fee: Nothing to pay
Typical decision: No application

There is nothing to apply for and nothing to pay.

Book your flight. Any site offering to sell you a Romania visa, permit or "travel authorisation" for this trip is selling you something you do not need.

If you are travelling on a different passport, Romania's official entry rules are at home-affairs.ec.europa.eu.

Before you fly

Passport validity: At least 3 months beyond the day you leave, and issued within the last 10 years. eur-lex.europa.eu · read 4 Oct 2026

What Romania asks for

Passport valid for at least three months beyond your intended departure, issued within the last 10 years, with two blank pages
Completed and signed Schengen visa application form
One recent photograph to the published specification
Medical insurance covering emergency medical care, hospitalisation and repatriation
Evidence of where you will stay for the whole trip
Return or onward ticket, or evidence of your travel plans
Proof of funds for the length of the stay
Evidence of your employment, studies or business

Worth knowing

One Schengen visa covers all 29 member states. You do not need, and cannot buy, a separate visa for each country.
Medical insurance is a legal condition of the visa, not an optional extra. It must cover emergency care, hospitalisation and repatriation.
Consulates charge the same €90 wherever you apply. Where a consulate uses an external centre such as VFS or TLS, that centre's service charge is separate and is not the visa fee.
Ireland is not in the Schengen area, and neither is the United Kingdom. A Schengen visa does not cover either.

How long it takes

Apply no earlier than 6 months before you travel, and at least 15 days before you go.