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 Visa Requirements

USA-CANADA-AUSTRALIA-NZ-UK-IRELAND: 90 DAYS NO VISA APPLICATION REQUIRED! 

Travelling to Romania?
Get to know the money, the Romanian Leu (or "Lei" in plural).  See our Money section now!

Get to know the money, the Romanian Leu (or "Lei" in plural).

Landing at Bucharest
Ensure all your travel documents are in order well before landing!

Ensure all your travel documents are in order well before landing!

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Citizens of English-speaking countries do not require visas for stays less than 90 days. 

America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand the UK and Ireland travelling to Romania for a short stay purpose (tourism, visit, business, transit, etc.) do not need an entry visa and they may stay up to 90 days within a six-month period. Those 90 days may be spread across one or more visits.
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All of the English-speaking countries have representation in Bucharest, either through Consulate branches or through proper Embassies. 

Visas for Romania are NOT issued at the border, and heavy fines have been introduced for foreigners who do not have the correct visa or whose visa has expired. In addition to fines, an exclusion order may be imposed preventing you from returning to Romania for a specific period of time.  The validity term of the travel document must exceed the journey period by at least 6 months.
 
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 Customs

Romania applies the international regulations of Convention for the Customs Facilities for Tourist Traffic. Highly valuable goodwill and foreign currency (over the value of $ 1,000 per person) must be declared when entering the country.

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Endorsed customs declarations must be kept as they are required when leaving the country.
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It is forbidden to import, unless with a special license, Romanian currency (lei), ammunition, explosives, narcotics, or pornographic material.
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It is forbidden to export items of cultural, historic or artistic value.
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Car drivers must be in possession of relevant car documents including green card and personal driving license.
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Anti-rabbies vaccination certificates are required for cats and dogs.

See full listing on the Romanian Customs website 

 

 Travelling with Children

All children entering Romania must have their own passport

At the discretion of the immigration officer, some children included in parents’ passports will be allowed if the passport also contains their photograph.
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Single parents or other adults travelling alone with children should be aware that some countries require documentary evidence of parental responsibility before allowing lone parents to enter the country or, in some cases, before permitting children to leave the country. For further information on exactly what will be required please contact your local Romanian Embassy (listed for each country below).
 
Travelling with Kids?
There are some fun things to do in Bucharest with your little ones, like the children's theatre with fun shows daily.  Just make sure they have their own passports!

There are some fun things to do in Bucharest with your little ones, like the children's theatre with fun shows daily.  Just make sure they have their own passports!

A Modern Police Force
Romania's police are generally friendly and willing to help tourists.  If you do have trouble, you have the right to contact your embassy or consulate in Romania. 

Romania's police are generally friendly and willing to help tourists.  If you do have trouble, you have the right to contact your embassy or consulate in Romania.

Read More about Law Enforcement or the Government of Romania
See our section on Travel Safety in Romania for medical and personal safety issues
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 Dual Citizenship

Travellers with dual nationality or who are eligible for Romanian citizenship may be subject to Romanian laws and other obligations.

Holding dual nationality may limit the ability of officials in your English-speaking home country to provide consular services. You should check their status at a Romanian embassy or consulate in your home country prior to travelling to Romania.   This is rarely an issue, but one which has big consequences in case war is declared or a legal action is taken against you for some reason in Romania.

DIAL 112

in any emergency in Romania
serviciul 112
Image:  Govt of  Romania

 

 Your Rights in Romania

You are subject to all local laws in Romania, and a serious violation may lead to a jail sentence. Your sentence will be served in local prisons.

However, Romania is a signatory to the European Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons which enables a English-speaking offenders imprisoned in Romania to request to be transferred to their home country to complete the sentence in a prison there. The transfer requires the agreement of authorities in both countries.
If you are arrested or detained in Romania, you have the clear right to contact the responsible government office (embassy, high commission, etc.) as listed below.  If you are arrested, all Romanian officials have a responsibility to assist you in contacting your local government office. Your country's consular officials can provide a list of local lawyers upon request.
 
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United States

Ambassador H.E. _________
[Awaiting a Minister Plenipotentiary]
Photo in Early 2009!

America's diplomatic presence in Romania dates back to 1880 when Eugene Schuyler sent back his first reports to Washington from his office at Casa Cap.

Taking office just after Romania's the final defeat of the Ottomans in the Russo-Turkish war, Schuyler was in a Romania which had just gained ports on Black Sea coast, and it's increasing importance in the Balkan region did not go unnoticed in D.C.
Whilst Romania was handled mostly from Athens until 1905,  as were other Balkan nations, the Embassy has remained in it's current location since it's incept, being without representation only during the WWII years (when Romania was overrun by the Nazis).

 Embassy of the United States of America

The U.S. Embassy Website 

The Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, Jeri Guthrie-Corn is currently heading the mission in Bucharest, awaiting appointment from the Obama administration of a full-time ambassador.  Guthrie-Corn is a career foreign service officer.

Chancery

Str. Tudor ezi nr. 7-9
+40 (21) 200-3300  Fax: +40 (21) 200-3442

Consular section

Str. N. Filipescu nr.26
+40 (21) 200-3300   Fax: +40 (21) 200-3505 or  +40 (21) 200-3381
Hours: Mon - Fri 8.00-17.00
Consular services for U.S. citizens are performed at the Consular Section located at this Strada Filipescu office, which is one block from the U.S. Embassy at the corner of Strada Batistei.

Cultural centre

Str. Dumbrava Rosie, nr. 10
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+40 (21) 200-3650   Fax: +40 (21) 200-3723

 

 In life or death emergencies, an American after hours duty officer  may be reached by calling +40 (21) 200-3433 (or 021.200.3433 if you're in Romania already) 

 The Chamber of Commerce

The American Chamber Website
Roberto Musneci, President
Anca Harasim, Executive Director  E-Mail Ms. Harasim Now
Union International Center
11 Ion Campineanu St., District 1,
78664 Bucharest, Romania
+40 (21) 312-4834 or 315 8694   Fax: +40 (21) 312-4851
Please note that the office at Universitatii
 in Cluj closed in early 2007

Romania Compared with America

Romania has the same population as Texas, in an area the size of Oregon.   This puts its population density (people per square mile or km) about the same as California. 
The city area of Bucharest has 2.1 million people, which would rank it 4th amongst U.S. cities behind New York, Los Angeles and Chicago and just head of Houston (with 2.05 million).  Ranked by greater metropolitan areas, the Bucharest area is about the same size as the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Pittsburgh, Baltimore-Towson or St. Louis population centres.

http://www.americainwwii.com/images/raidinruinsb24overploesti.jpgGoing up to Sinaia and the Prahova Valley?

Check out the American War Memorial near Peleş Castle.
The Americans did pinpoint strikes at Ploieşti to avoid killing Romanian civilians during the Nazi occupation, a fact appreciated then and now by King Mihai I of Romania
The Statue of Liberty:  It's in Ploieşti!

 An American in Paris (of the East)

The bulk of American population in Romania outside of the military realm are split between academic and government circles centred around life at the embassies and universities.

Romania gets a lot of it's "western" contracting expertise from Austria, Italy, Germany and other European countries, hence, with the exception of a few roads contracts, process management contracts for power plants in Bucharest and Cluj and a bit of oil industry business, American presence in Romania is fairly limited.   With total investment in Romania running at only 10% of that in neighbouring Hungary, indeed there is room for growth. 

Militarily however, 2008 has seen the rotation of full battalions through Romania after a three year building boom at the air bases, training grounds and firing ranges throughout the Dobrogea Region and elsewhere in Romania.  A recent excercise in early July 2008 at Mihail Kogălniceanu air base helped coordinate the two forces.  Read more about the Military in Romania here.

 

 Notes for American Travellers

You do not need a visa to enter Romania.  As an American passport holder you can remain in the country for up to 90 days.

Americans living or travelling in Romania are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department’s travel registration website, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Romania, and to make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency.
And please do not ask for ice in your drinks, a cheeseburger, or Zinfandel.  These are all considered rude in Romania (we're joking, a little).  
One of our Australian travel writers (we have two) observed an American family from New York in the club lounge at Bucharest's Otopeni airport.  After four weeks in Romania, all the kids could do was complain that the Romanians don't know how to make a proper cheeseburger. 
So please, learn to love the Cappy Visine sour cherry juice, Santal Blood Orange juice, the barbecued spiced "mici" or Pork Neck steak, or a glass of Premiat with or without cola!  See more in our Romanian Food and Dining section.
Click here to see more about this great primer for anyone travelling to Romania!From Mike Ormsby's new must-read book 'NEVER MIND THE BALKANS, HERE'S ROMANIA!', with a laconic English perspective on life in Romania and the Romanian people
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The Notary

The clerk in the next office scrutinises my documents through gold-framed spectacles.  I show her the three red wax seals on my expensive parchment from the notary.  
"They're official.  They cost me EUR200," I explained.  
She glances up from her desk and gives me a grin.  A plastic name tag says Lucia.  She has brown hair cut in a neat French bob and wears a grey polo-neck sweater. 
But suddenly she looks puzzled and says:   "What are you, stupid?  EUR200?  You don't need candle wax."   She reaches into a steel drawer and pulls out a yellow form, nudging it across the desk.  "You just need this."  
Then she explains: first, I must fill it in.  Then I must photocopy it three times.  Then I must take it across town for another stamp.  Then I must bring it back.  
"Wow, so easy?"  I ask.   She gives me another grin and replies:   "By the way, the notary ripped you off.  There's no charge for what you need."      
-- from the tale "Romania has Cancer"

 

 

A Romanian in America

Andrei Codrescu is one of those really smart guys whose intelligence never exasperates because he's always so funny and spot-on. Born in Romania, Codrescu is a professor of English at Louisiana State University.

He edits the literary magazine Exquisite Corpse, offers a seemingly endless stream of commentary for National Public Radio, writes poetry and short stories, and has written and starred in his own feature-length documentary, Road Scholar (1993). The film is a unique and compelling journey in which Codrescu endeavours to "find" the United States by driving across it in a red Cadillac convertible.
His mixture of acute cynicism and genuine big-heartedness make the movie (and all his work) fascinating and entertaining. Even his fanciful fictions are filled with jabs at and insights into modern life. Codrescu is not afraid to call things exactly as he sees them, pointing out hypocrisy and stupidity in all their guises, even as he lightens his observations with a kind joke and a hopeful laugh.

 

 

 Romanians Travelling to USA

A Renault Dacia on the road to the White Mountains of Nevada

Despite Romania's formal entry into the European Union, Romanians will have to wait a bit longer to enter the United States without a visa as part of the Visa Waiver Program.

   
Romanians Bite the Big Apple!
Most Romanians favour America's most popular states, with New York and California the winners

Pie Chart of American States where Romanians live today

Source:  The Romanian-American Network

The House of Representatives in the U.S. Congress is putting together legislation which will modify conditions placed on Romanian travellers to America.

But for a country to qualify, it's necessary amongst others, that the percentage of refused applications for citizenship be less than ten percent.

These visa conditions now exclude most central and eastern European nations, which have around 25% of applicants routinely refused entry to America.

Instead, citizens of the Czech Republic and Estonia would be exempt from visas. Poland has already expressed it's disappointment in the face of the impending legislation.
If you know of or are a Romanian citizen interested in applying for a temporary visa to enter the United States, check out the well-written U.S. Embassy Non-Immigrant visa page in Romanian, or in English.

 

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united kingdom

Embassy of the United Kingdom in Romania

Ambassador  H.E Mr. Robin Barnett
Ambassador Barnett took up the post in May 2006, replacing Quinton Quayle.

Robin Barnett

Photo:  HM Govt

See also The UK Embassy Website, The UK Mission's Romanian Website   or Email the UK Embassy Now

 

Chancery

Str.Jules Michelet 24, Bucharest
+40 (21) 201-7200   Fax:  +40 (21) 201 7299

Consular section

+40 (21) 201-7300   Fax: +40 (21) 201 7317
 
Working hours: Mon - Thurs 8.30-13.00; 14.00-17.00, Fri 8.30-13.30

Management:  +40 (21) 201 7315 (Fax)

Trade Development:  +40 (21) 201 7311 (Fax) 

UK and Romania Sizes

The area of the UK and Romania are both about 240,000km˛, although the UK is 3 times more crowded than Romania.   Romania's population is just twice that of London, and a third of the UK's 60 million.

Bucharest's metropolitan region is roughly the same size as the Greater Manchester area, although the club lounge at the airport is nowhere near as large.  Romanians do, at least, offer a tochitura type of stew which is as every bit as delicious as a Lancashire hotpot!

Honorary Consulate in Constanţa

 8700 Constanta, B-dul Tomis nr. 143A
+40 (241) 63.82.82; 63.82.83; 63.82.84  Fax: +40 241 63.82.85
Honorary Consul, Mr. Christopher John Sherfield

 

 Notes for UK Travellers

You do not need a visa to enter Romania. As a British passport holder you can remain in the country for up to 90 days.

Have more info? Please Let us know!
However, if you intend to take up temporary residence in Romania (such as for a work contract, business, teaching, press activities, church or humanitarian aid projects etc) you should go to your nearest Romanian Passport Office within 15 days of your arrival in the country.

 If you do decide to spend some longer time in Romania, the Passport Office will register your status and issue a residency permit, valid for a maximum of one year.

This can be extended at the end of this period. Spouses and children of those applying to regularise their status in Romania must also apply at the Passport Office in person. If you intend to stay for an extended period you should register with the British Embassy.
 

Transylvania runs in my blood

An ardent supporter of conservation of the cultural and natural heritage in Transylvania, HRH Prince of Wales arrived on a hill in Saschiz, in County Mureş on 7 May 2008, around mid day, to meet local agricultural producers and taste some of the local traditional delights.

HRH Prince of Wales

The heir to the British Royal Crown declared himself delighted with the lamb pastrami with polenta, of which he tasted next to an iron kettle, and with the different cheeses, honey and rhubarb jam.
HRH Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, in Transylvania
 

As he was sitting down at a table with the press, Prince Charles declared that he feels a special bond with Transylvania, saying that the place is probably in his blood. This was a reference to the fact that his great-great-great-grandmother, Countess Claudia Rhedley, lived in the area and is buried at St. George of the Forest (Sângeorgiu de Pădure).

 Beyond the family ties, he said he has a special interest in this place, in particular the Carpathian zone "which is almost untouched".

Taking time to speak with the people, the Prince was told in details how many animals the farmers have, and how they take care of them. The heir was interested if the producers associated themselves to sell better and if they participate at markets and expositions. Transylvania Autentica

This way he found out that the producers go to Bucharest, at the Romanian Farmers' Market, to display organic produce. This is the seventh visit Prince Charles makes (five private, two official) after 1990.

Charles is a supporter of the Romanian ecological agriculture, through his foundation Transylvania Authentica.

The organization proposes to promote a so-called "Transylvanian brand" and to encourage small local producers to continue traditional agriculture. Transylvania Authentica is a joint initiative of the Foundation for Partnership from Miercurea Ciuc and of the foundation The Prince's Charities from Great Britain.  

 
Affairs of State
The President performs his ceremonial role receiving the new Ambassador from London, His Excellency Mr. Robin Barnett, who presents his credentials at the presidential palace.
The President performs his ceremonial role receiving the new Ambassador from London, His Excellency Mr. Robin Barnett, who presents his credentials at the presidential palace.
Photo:  Office of the President
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IRELAND

Embassy of Ireland in Bucharest

Ambassador, His Excellency Padraic Cradock

EMail the Embassy Here 

50 - 52 Buzesti St, Floor 3 Sector 1, Bucharest 011015
+40 (21) 310-2131 -2141, Fax:  +40 (21) 311-2285
First Secretary David Noonan
Third Secretary Ruth Parkin

 

Embassy of Romania in Dublin

EMail the Embassy Here

26 Waterloo Road, Dublin 4, Ireland

+353 (1) 668-1275, Fax: +353 (1) 668-1761

 

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Canada

Embassy of Canada in Romania

E-Mail the Canadian Embassy Here or Here

The Canadian Embassy Website or Here

Click Here for Consular Assistance

Ambassador H.E. Dl. Franco D. Pillarella
Ambassador H.E. Dl. Franco D. Pillarella
Photo:  Govt of Canada

 

Chancery

Str. N. Iorga nr.36, Sector 1, Bucharest 010436

P.O. Box 117, Post Office No. 22, Bucharest, Romania

+40 (21) 307 50 00   Fax: +40 (21) 307.50.15

(Commercial) 307.50.10   (Admin/Consular) 307.50.16

Hours: Mon - Thurs 9.00-17.00; Fri 8.30-14.00   After Hours:  Call the Canadian Embassy in Bucharest and follow the instructions. You may also make a collect call to the Department in Ottawa at 613-996-8885 or use the services offered by Canada Direct. 
Canada Direct, offered by Canada's major telecommunications companies, provides travellers with toll-free and hassle-free access to the Canadian telephone network. The Canada Direct access number from Romania is 01-800-5000, where a Canadian operator is always available. For more information, call 1 800 561-8868 or visit the Canada Direct Web site.

The Romanian Consulate in Toronto

See the Consulate's Website Here

 

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 The Embassy of Romania in Ottowa

Embassy of Romania

Websites:  Embassy of Romania (English),  Ambassade de Roumanie au Canada (French)

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Her Excellency Elena SAVA ŞTEFOI,

Canada & Romania

The Bucharest area is just a bit larger than the Vancouver metropolitan agglomeration at 2.5 million people (2005 estimate), and would rank third behind the Toronto and the Montreal areas. 

Barely two-thirds of the size of Newfoundland and Labrador, Romania also has about two-thirds of the population of all of Canada, with a much higher density of course.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

655 Rideau Street , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 6A3
Telephone  +1 (613) 789-3709, -5345, -4037, -4038
Fax +1 (613) 789-4365

Mr. Dragoş Viorel Radu ŢIGĂU , Counsellor,

Deputy Head of Mission

Mr. Aurelian CREŢU, Minister-Counsellor (Consular Affairs)

Colonel Dr. Ing. Valentin INCEU,

Defence, Military, Naval & Air Attaché

Mrs. Ileana POPA, Counsellor (Economic Affairs)

Mr. Dănuţ Cristian MATEI, Counsellor (Press & Culture)

Mr. Sorin George ZAHARIA, First Secretary (Political Affairs)

Mr. Teodor LUPAŞCU, First Secretary (Political Affairs)

Mr. Mugurel Ioan STĂNESCU, First Secretary (Political Affairs)

 

 Visas and Passports

Visas for Canadian citizens are not needed if staying less than 3 months, but are required for Canadian travellers staying in the country for more than three months.  Student Visas are required for a stay of any length. 

Visas can be obtained from any Romanian embassy or consulate abroad prior to travel.  Extensions of stays beyond 90 days can also be obtained from the local passport office. Business and student visas must be obtained prior to arrival.

See the Romanian consulate in Toronto website for more Visa information

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 Notes for Canadians

Foreign Affairs Canada offers a registration service for Canadians travelling or residing abroad. Canadians should register with the responsible Canadian government office in this country if they are going to be there for longer than three months.

Registration can be done on-line or by calling the responsible Canadian government office abroad to request a registration form. Canadians visiting for less than three months are strongly advised to: (a) leave a detailed travel itinerary and contact information with family or friends in Canada; (b) provide family with the emergency number for Foreign Affairs Canada (1 800 267-6788 or 613-944-6788); and (c) keep the phone number of the responsible Canadian government office on hand (see Section 7 below).

Health and Safety

Do not rely on your provincial health plan to cover all expenses if you get sick or are injured while abroad. It may cover nothing or only a portion of the costs.   Also, if you or someone in your group are arrested and detained in Romania, Foreign Affairs Canada publishes a Guide for Canadians Imprisoned Abroad, specifically targeted at incarcerated Canadians. Its prime objective is to inform Canadian detainees, their families, and friends about available assistance and advice.

Business

Contact the Canadian Business Association in Romania for information on business conditions and Canadian contacts and companies operating in Romania.

 

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Australia

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Skippy Sighted in the Balkans!
The Aussie Kangaroo ("Cangur") doing well in Bucharest as the logo for this office supply company
The Aussie Kangaroo ("Cangur") doing well in Bucharest as the logo for this office supply company
The photo immediately preceding this notice is Copyright (c)2005 - 2008 Rest Romania SRL, All rights reserved. Photo: © REST ROMÂNIA

 

Australia's Ambassador to Romania, His Excellency Mr. John Graham Weldon Olivier, is not actually in Romania, but in neighbouring Serbia.

Have more info? Please Let us know!
With about 16,000 Romanian-born citizens living in Australia (according to 2006 figures, although possibly as much as 30,000 unofficially), the main Embassy for the Balkan states is actually located in Belgrade (there are significantly higher populations of Croatia and Serbia born citizens resident in Australia).

Australian Consul General Mr. Peter James Forby is posted in Bucharest at the Australian Chancery in the embassy row between Victoria Palace and downtown.   The office handles mostly trade and visa interviews.  

Australia and Romanian have good relations and a solid treaty foundation, with bilateral agreements on the mutual promotion and protection of investment, on trade and economic cooperation, and for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to income taxes.

 

Consulate General of Australia in Bucharest

Mr Don Cairns, Consul-General to Romania

Chancery:

Calling in Romania?
Dialling Rules Here!

Blvd. Unirii nr. 74, bl. J, sc. D, et. 5, Bucuresti 75103

+40 (21) 320-98.02 or +40 (21) 320-.98.26   Fax: +40 (21) 320-.98.23

Working hours: Monday-Thursday 9:30-12:30

Consular:

10 World Trade Center, Piaţa Montreal, Intrare F, Et. 1, Sector 1 Bucureşti 011469

+40 (21) 316-7558   Fax: +40 (21) 316-7562

Working hours: Monday-Thursday 9.00-13.00; 13.30-17.30, Friday 9.00-14.00

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 Australian Embassy to Romania (in Belgrade)

Australia & Romania

Romania and Australia have been running neck-and-neck in the population stakes, with Romania slightly ahead now by a nose (perhaps one and a half million by the latest estimates). 

Australia will surpass Romania in about 2009 if current trends continue.  In world rankings of population , Romania and Australia are 50th and 53rd respectively.
Victoria barely fits into Romania, being 95% the land size, although Victoria has less than a quarter of the population density of Romania. 
 Bucharest is larger than Brissie by a fair bit and right at 80% of the greater Melbourne area, and 70% the size of Sydney.
Below:  An older Romanian Ute (from Dacia) .  Not a patch on the Monaro or a Falcon Ute!

An older Romanian Ute (from Dacia) .  Not a patch on the Monaro or a Falcon Ute!

FROM THE SMH:  It's an ice time for a cool change in Australia's Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper, about Bâlea Lac's ice hotel

WARNING:  HIDE YOUR AKUBRAS!

Australia is a country which fascinates Romanians to no end, with "Rex Hunt's Fishing Adventures" showing on Romanian television along with many other Australian documentaries. 

This fine Romanian couple below can't resist doing their Dinkum Di Aussie routine once the hats were brought out of the luggage!

This fine Romanian couple below can't resist doing their Dinkum Di Aussie routine once the hats were brought out of the luggage!

"Australians All Let Us Rejoice,

for We Are Not Romanian!"

Romanian citizens interested in migration to Australia should request information from the Australain Embassy in Belgrade.
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Chancery:

Cika Ljubina 13, Belgrad,,11000

+38 (111) 330-3400   Fax: +38 (111) 330-3409

Consular section:

Fax: +38 (111) 330-3441

Working hours: Monday-Thursday 8.30-13.00; 13.30-16.30; Friday 8.30-13.00; 13.30-16.00

 

 Notes for Australian Travellers

All Australians travelling to Romania, whether for tourism or business or for short or long stays, are encouraged to register with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by clicking here or by calling (02) 6261 3305.

Australians travelling to Romanian to not need a visa for stays less than 90 days.  The previous visa requirement for Australians and New Zealanders ended in 2006. 
Australians can register in person at any Australian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate or on-line. The registration information provided by you will help us to find you in an emergency - whether it is a natural disaster, civil disturbance or a family emergency.
If the situation changes and a travel advice for Romania is issued, travellers can be automatically notified by subscribing to the e-mail subscription service of the www.SmartTraveller.gov.au service.
Have more info? Please Let us know!
Australians are advised to read the General Advice to Australian Travellers which provides general information about safety and security, local laws and customs, entry and exit requirements, health issues, travel and health insurance and consular assistance and registration.

 

 For Romanian Tourists to Australia

Romanian tourists travelling to Australia may apply for their visas online for stays in Australia up to 12 months.  Romanians can apply and pay online with a credit card (about 145RON) for their e676 tourist visa application.  

The changes to Australian legislation, made in March 2007, mean that Romanians visiting the Land Down Under are no longer required to have a physical visa label placed in their passport, further improving the convenience of travelling to Australia. 

Tourist arrivals from Romania have grown by 69 per cent in the month following the new tourist visa policy change, and it is anticipated that arrivals from both countries will continue to grow in the future.

To travel to Australia, the Romanian citizen must have a genuine intention to visit Australia only as a tourist, for recreation and sight-seeing, or to visit friends or family in Australia.  Romanians may also use this visa to study in Australia for up to 3 months, and working is strictly prohibited.    It is permitted however to receive meals, accommodation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket living expenses in return for voluntary work.
If you're a Romanian citizen, you can read information first, and then apply online here. 

 

 The Romanian Embassy in Canberra

The Romanian mission in decidedly un-Australian Canberra (no beaches) is currently headed by the charge d'affaires ad interim Ms. Florina Sava, pending the posting of a permanent ambassador in the near future.

The mission there maintains their own local website separate to the official one in Romania, so some fees and charges may vary from those on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.  

The Embassy of Romania

4 Dalman Crescent, O'Malley, ACT 2606

+61 (2) 6286 2343   Fax: +61 (2) 6286 2433

EMail the Embassy   Website of the Romanian Embassy in Canberra

Chancery: Monday - Friday: 9.00 a.m. - 5.00pm
Consular Operations: +61 (2) 6290 2442.  Open to the public Monday - Friday: 10am - Noon, Thursdays 2pm - 4pm

 

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 Consulates in Major Australian Cities

The Consulate-General in Sydney

(For NSW, Queensland and the NT)
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Dialling Rules Here!

Consulate-General: 84 Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011

+61 (2) 9331 8799  Fax: +61 (2) 9357 1565

Email: consgrom@tpg.com.au   web: www.onsgenromsyd.org 

Consulate in Victoria

Consulate: 35 Swift Way, Dandenong VIC 3175
+61 (3) 9768 2447  Fax: +61 (3) 9768 2448
Email: info@romconsvic.com  

Honorary Consulate in Brisbane

Sally Annabelle Chaplain, Honorary Counsel

Level 2, 107 Quay Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4007

+61 (7) 3211-4105   +61 (7) 3837-4141

E-mail: annabellechaplain@bigpond.com

 

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New Zealand

NZ & Romania

New Zealand is geographically larger than Romania, by about 12%. 

Yet NZ has just 16% of the population density, with Auckland comprising about half the population of Bucharest and a third of the total population of New Zealand.  
The two countries share a burning passion for oviculture. 
Both nations, approximately the same size, share an overwhelming love of sheep ("oaie" in Romanian, "lice" in Kiwi)

Romney sheep (More)

 

The Romanian Consulate in Wellington

Consulate of Romania, Wellington

53 Homewood Avenue, Karori, Wellington
Telephone +64 (4) 476 6883 Facsimile +64 (4) 476 6512
EMail the Consulate Here
Office Hours Mon-Fri 0830-1600 hrs

Many matters are handled by the Australian Mission

Embassy of Romania in Australia

Head of Mission Mrs Florina Sava, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.

4 Dalman Crescent, O'Malley, Canberra, ACT 2606, Australia
Office Hours Mon-Fri 0900-1700 hrs
Chancery: +61 2 6286 2343   Fax: +61 2 6286 2433
Consular: +61 2 6290 2442    Fax:  +61 2 6286 5267
EMail the Canberra Embassy Here
 

For Passport and Visa Enquiries

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

195 Lambton Quay, Wellington, Hours 9am-5pm Mondays to Fridays
Postal Address:  Private Bag 18-901, Wellington
Have more info? Please Let us know!
Telephone +64 4 439 8000    Fax +64 4 472 9596
Email the Ministry Here or  Check out the MFAT website
 here 

 

 Notes for Kiwi Travellers

If you live overseas, or are travelling overseas for more than twelve months you are encouraged to record your name and contact details with your nearest New Zealand diplomatic or consular representative (Embassy, High Commission, or Consulate) in case you require assistance in an emergency.

New Zealanders do not need a visa to Romania for tourism travel less than 90 days. 

The previous visa requirement for kiwi travellers was removed in late 2006 prior to the accession of Romania to the European Union on the 1st of January 2007. 
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Romanian Embassy in Canberra

 

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