Romania visa for Vietnamese citizens

For the tourist visa, Romania’s official sources give a standard fee of €90, and applications are made on evisa.mae.ro. Processing time, as Romania states it: 15 calendar days as a rule; up to 45 days when further checks are needed. Longest stay on the tourist visa: 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area; it cannot be turned into a residence permit.

Romania has 1 mission in Vietnam, with its embassy in Hanoi.

In 2025, Romania’s embassy and consulates in Vietnam (Hanoi) received 247 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 240. The refusal rate was 2.4%. The refusal rate fell by 16.4 points from 18.8% in 2024, a clear improvement for applicants. Applications rose by 33% compared with 2024 (186).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 9.4% of the applications lodged in Vietnam that year, from 3.6% at the consulates of Poland to 20.8% at those of Finland. Romania’s consulates worldwide refused 11.5%. Romania was the 15th most applied-for Schengen state in Vietnam.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. Romania only began issuing Schengen visas on 31 March 2024, so its 2024 figures cover part of the year. The figures cover applications lodged in Vietnam, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Vietnam to Romania, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Romania at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 13 October 2025), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Romania (updated 18 September 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Romania (updated 20 October 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

How long Vietnamese citizens can stay in Romania

How long Vietnamese citizens may stay in Romania is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Vietnamese citizens apply

In Vietnam, applications go to the Romanian embassy in Hanoi, or to a visa centre acting for Romania; fees, documents and processing times are published by Romania.

Romania and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Romania lets Vietnamese citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Romania when it is the main destination of the trip.

Romania’s neighbours for Vietnamese citizens

Hungary, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Serbia require Vietnamese citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Romanian citizens travelling to Vietnam

No visa is needed by Romanian citizens for Vietnam, for stays of up to 45 days.