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Formalities
Formalities
TOURIST VISAS
Foreign citizens who travel to Romania shall get a visa from a Romanian embassy or consulate, unless they are short-term visitors, citizens of the countries that concluded with Romania mutual agreements for visa exemption.
Citizens of the EU and NATO member states, as well as citizens coming from Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Japan and Israel can get visas at the Romanian border, on arrival.
In order to get a visa, the applicant shall apply personally to any Romanian embassy or consulate. It is issued in two to thirty days. Visa is issued for single or multiple entries.Visa is stamped on one's passport or on any other travel document, provided it should be valid and recognized by the Romanian state.
More details, like the types of visas, how to apply, where to apply, visa fees and the list of states whose citizens can travel to Romania without visas / receive visas without invitation / have to present a letter of invitation to set a visa, are provided by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' web site http//www.mae.ro
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
The national currency is the LEU (plural LEI). Foreign currency can only be exchanged at banks and authorized exchange offices. As rates can vary from one place to another, it is wise to do some marketing. Keep the exchange vouchers as they may be required when you purchase something. Dollars and EURO are the hard currency in Romania, and it is a good idea to take some bills along, preferably in small denominations.
CUSTOMS
Romania applies the international regulations of the Convention for the Customs Facilities for Tourist Traffic. Highly valuable goods and foreign currency (over $ 1,000 per person) must be declared when entering the country. Endorsed customs declarations must be kept as they are required when leaving the country. It is forbidden to import, unless with a special license, lei (the Romanian currency), ammunition, explosives, narcotics, pornographic material. It is forbidden to export items of cultural, historic, or artistic value.
Car drivers must be in possession of relevant car documents including green card and personal driving license.
Anti-rabies vaccination certificates are required for cats and dogs.
More details on Romanian customs can be found on the Romanian Customs Administration's web site www.customs.ro