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Romania Passport Ranking – Visa Free Access to 179 Countries

The Romanian passport ranks 13th globally in 2025, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 179 destinations worldwide. As an EU member state travel document, it provides excellent mobility across Europe and significant travel advantages to the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. Romania's passport ranking has improved considerably over the past two decades, rising from 34th place in 2006 to its current position, reflecting the country's strengthened international relations and EU integration. Romanian passport holders benefit from strong global mobility, making international business and leisure travel highly accessible.

Global Rank
#13
out of 199 countries
Visa Free Access
179
countries worldwide
Mobility Score
73
out of 100 points

Quick Statistics for Romania passport

142
Visa-Free
28
On Arrival
9
ETA Required
25
E-Visa
22
Visa Required

Source: Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.

Visa Requirements by Country

Complete breakdown of visa requirements for Romania passport holders

✅ Visa-Free

142 countries

  • Albania flagAlbania
  • Japan flagJapan
  • Andorra flagAndorra
  • Anguilla flagAnguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda flagAntigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina flagArgentina
  • Armenia flagArmenia
  • Aruba flagAruba
  • Austria flagAustria
  • Bahamas flagBahamas
  • Barbados flagBarbados
  • Belarus flagBelarus
  • Belgium flagBelgium
  • Belize flagBelize
  • Bermuda flagBermuda
  • Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba flagBonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana flagBotswana
  • Brazil flagBrazil
  • Brunei flagBrunei
  • Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • Cape Verde Islands flagCape Verde Islands
  • Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands
  • Chile flagChile
  • Colombia flagColombia
  • Cook Islands flagCook Islands
  • Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Croatia flagCroatia
  • Curacao flagCuracao
  • Cyprus flagCyprus
  • Czechia flagCzechia
  • Denmark flagDenmark
  • Dominica flagDominica
  • Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic
  • Ecuador flagEcuador
  • El Salvador flagEl Salvador
  • Estonia flagEstonia
  • Falkland Islands flagFalkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands flagFaroe Islands
  • Fiji flagFiji
  • Finland flagFinland
  • France flagFrance
  • French Guiana flagFrench Guiana
  • French Polynesia flagFrench Polynesia
  • French West Indies flagFrench West Indies
  • The Gambia flagThe Gambia
  • Georgia flagGeorgia
  • Germany flagGermany
  • Gibraltar flagGibraltar
  • Greece flagGreece
  • Greenland flagGreenland
  • Grenada flagGrenada
  • Guatemala flagGuatemala
  • Haiti flagHaiti
  • Honduras flagHonduras
  • Hong Kong (SAR China) flagHong Kong (SAR China)
  • Hungary flagHungary
  • Iceland flagIceland
  • Iraq flagIraq
  • Ireland flagIreland
  • Italy flagItaly
  • Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan
  • Kiribati flagKiribati
  • Kosovo flagKosovo
  • Latvia flagLatvia
  • Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein
  • Lithuania flagLithuania
  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • Macao (SAR China) flagMacao (SAR China)
  • North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  • Malaysia flagMalaysia
  • Malta flagMalta
  • Marshall Islands flagMarshall Islands
  • Mauritius flagMauritius
  • Mayotte flagMayotte
  • Mexico flagMexico
  • Micronesia flagMicronesia
  • Moldova flagMoldova
  • Monaco flagMonaco
  • Montenegro flagMontenegro
  • Montserrat flagMontserrat
  • Morocco flagMorocco
  • Netherlands flagNetherlands
  • New Caledonia flagNew Caledonia
  • Nicaragua flagNicaragua
  • Norway flagNorway
  • Oman flagOman
  • Palau Islands flagPalau Islands
  • Palestinian Territory flagPalestinian Territory
  • Panama flagPanama
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  • Philippines flagPhilippines
  • Poland flagPoland
  • Portugal flagPortugal
  • Reunion flagReunion
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  • San Marino flagSan Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe flagSao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal flagSenegal
  • Serbia flagSerbia
  • Singapore flagSingapore
  • Slovakia flagSlovakia
  • Slovenia flagSlovenia
  • Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands
  • Spain flagSpain
  • St. Lucia flagSt. Lucia
  • St. Maarten flagSt. Maarten
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sweden flagSweden
  • Switzerland flagSwitzerland
  • Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flagTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)
  • Tanzania flagTanzania
  • Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste
  • Tonga flagTonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago flagTrinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia flagTunisia
  • Türkiye flagTürkiye
  • Turks and Caicos Islands flagTurks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu flagTuvalu
  • Ukraine flagUkraine
  • United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
  • Uruguay flagUruguay
  • Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan
  • Vanuatu flagVanuatu
  • Vatican City flagVatican City
  • Venezuela flagVenezuela
  • British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands
  • Zambia flagZambia
  • Mongolia flagMongolia
  • Suriname flagSuriname
  • Rwanda flagRwanda
  • Angola flagAngola
  • Tajikistan flagTajikistan
  • Thailand flagThailand
  • China flagChina
  • Vietnam flagVietnam
  • Lesotho flagLesotho
  • St. Helena flagSt. Helena
  • Kyrgyzstan flagKyrgyzstan
  • South Africa flagSouth Africa
  • eSwatini flageSwatini

🛬 Visa on Arrival

28 countries

  • Madagascar flagMadagascar
  • Bahrain flagBahrain
  • Bangladesh flagBangladesh
  • Bolivia flagBolivia
  • Burundi flagBurundi
  • Cambodia flagCambodia
  • Comoro Islands flagComoro Islands
  • Egypt flagEgypt
  • Guinea-Bissau flagGuinea-Bissau
  • Iran flagIran
  • Jamaica flagJamaica
  • Jordan flagJordan
  • Kuwait flagKuwait
  • Laos flagLaos
  • Lebanon flagLebanon
  • Malawi flagMalawi
  • Maldives flagMaldives
  • Mozambique flagMozambique
  • Namibia flagNamibia
  • Nepal flagNepal
  • Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia
  • Sierra Leone flagSierra Leone
  • Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
  • Indonesia flagIndonesia
  • Djibouti flagDjibouti
  • Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  • Qatar flagQatar
  • Niue flagNiue

🔐 ETA Required

9 countries

  • Canada flagCanada
  • New Zealand flagNew Zealand
  • Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka
  • South Korea flagSouth Korea
  • Kenya flagKenya
  • Seychelles flagSeychelles
  • Israel flagIsrael
  • United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • St. Kitts and Nevis flagSt. Kitts and Nevis

💻 E-Visa

25 countries

  • Australia flagAustralia
  • Myanmar flagMyanmar
  • Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan
  • Benin flagBenin
  • India flagIndia
  • Pakistan flagPakistan
  • Russian Federation flagRussian Federation
  • Uganda flagUganda
  • Papua New Guinea flagPapua New Guinea
  • Guinea flagGuinea
  • Cameroon flagCameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea
  • Gabon flagGabon
  • Togo flagTogo
  • Syria flagSyria
  • Cuba flagCuba
  • Burkina Faso flagBurkina Faso
  • Mauritania flagMauritania
  • Congo (Dem. Rep.) flagCongo (Dem. Rep.)
  • Nigeria flagNigeria
  • Liberia flagLiberia
  • Somalia flagSomalia
  • Bhutan flagBhutan
  • Cote d'Ivoire flagCote d'Ivoire
  • South Sudan flagSouth Sudan

❌ Visa Required

22 countries

  • United States flagUnited States
  • Afghanistan flagAfghanistan
  • Algeria flagAlgeria
  • Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic
  • Chad flagChad
  • Congo (Rep.) flagCongo (Rep.)
  • Eritrea flagEritrea
  • Ghana flagGhana
  • Guam flagGuam
  • Guyana flagGuyana
  • Libya flagLibya
  • Mali flagMali
  • Nauru flagNauru
  • Niger flagNiger
  • North Korea flagNorth Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands flagNorthern Mariana Islands
  • Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico
  • American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa
  • Sudan flagSudan
  • Turkmenistan flagTurkmenistan
  • US Virgin Islands flagUS Virgin Islands
  • Yemen flagYemen

Historical Ranking Trend

Romania's passport ranking progression from 2006 to 2025

Trend: Improved by 21 positions from 2006 to 2025

Official Romania Passport & Travel Resources

Access official government resources for passport services, travel advisories, and visa information:

🔗
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
🔗
Romanian Passport Service
🔗
Romanian Border Police - Passport Information
🔗
Romanian Government - Travel Documents

Compare Romania Passport with Other Passports

See how Romania's passport compares with other EUROPE in the same ranking tier:

CountryRankVisa-Free DestinationsMobility ScoreGlobal Score
Romania flagRomania (You are here)
#1317973/10087/100
Switzerland flagSwitzerland#418895/10094/100
Spain flagSpain#418892/10093/100
Italy flagItaly#418894/10075/100
Germany flagGermany#418895/10075/100
Luxembourg flagLuxembourg#418895/10033/100

*Mobility score calculated based on visa-free access and global travel freedom.

*Global score reflects overall passport strength considering various factors.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Romanian passport holders can visit 179 destinations without a prior visa in 2025. This includes 149 visa-free countries, 27 visa-on-arrival destinations, and 9 electronic travel authorization (eTA) countries. Romania ranks 13th globally on the Henley Passport Index, showing significant improvement from rank 34 in 2006 with only 73 visa-free destinations.

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Last Updated: November 9, 2025

Source: IATA Travel Centre, Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.