Romanian Embassy in London

Romania admits British citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

In 2025, Romania’s embassy in London received 1,358 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1,232. 124 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 9.1%. In 2024 it had been 2.4%: the rate rose by 6.8 points, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 39% compared with 2024 (980).

Romania issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in the United Kingdom; this office handled 78% of their 1,742 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Manchester 10.2%, which makes London the lowest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in the United Kingdom, 10.5% of applications were refused in 2025; Romania’s rate worldwide was 11.5%. Romania received the 21st largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 45.2% of those issued. Romania only began issuing Schengen visas on 31 March 2024, so its 2024 figures cover part of the year. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United Kingdom.

Besides the Romanian embassy in London, Romania has 10 other missions in the United Kingdom. Consulates: Manchester, London and Birmingham. Honorary consulates: Liverpool, Leeds, Inverness, Belfast and Aberdeen. The United Kingdom in turn has an embassy in Bucharest.

About the Romanian embassy in London

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Romania in London. The head of mission on record is Daniela Laura Popescu.

Address and contact

Address: Palace Green 4, W8 4QD London. The record for the Romanian embassy in London includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Romanian citizens travelling to the United Kingdom

Romanian citizens need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for the United Kingdom, obtained online before travel, for stays of up to 180 days.

When the Romanian embassy in London is closed

The Romanian embassy in London closes on the United Kingdom’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Monday 28 December 2026, and usually on holidays of Romania such as St. Andrew's Day (Sfântul Andrei) on Monday 30 November 2026.

Before visiting the Romanian embassy in London

Current procedures for the Romanian embassy in London, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Romanian embassy in London

The Romanian embassy in London has 36 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.