To obtain a short-stay visa for visiting, tourism, or business in Romania, citizens of certain countries outside the EU or EEA must submit, in addition to other documents, a notarized invitation letter from a natural or legal person, either a Romanian citizen or a foreigner residing in Romania.

Below you will find the list of countries for which a notarized invitation letter is mandatory, as well as the other documents required at the Consulate to obtain the visa.

Documents Required at the Notary for the Invitation

• ID card of the person issuing the invitation*
• Copy of the foreign citizen's passport

*If the person issuing the invitation is a foreign citizen with a residence permit in Romania, the residence permit must also be presented, and identification will be done with the passport.

Price, regardless of the invitee's country of origin

Invitation Template: Turkish Citizen

List of Countries Requiring a Notarized Invitation

A notarized invitation is required only for citizens of the following countries:

South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Cape Verde, China, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Philippines, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

List of Countries *Not* Requiring a Notarized Invitation

A notarized invitation is *not* required, but rather an invitation approved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs - General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) is needed for citizens of the following countries:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, North Korea, Egypt, Eritrea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Syria, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, South Sudan, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Yemen.

Exceptions

In the case of the countries listed above for which an IGI-approved invitation is required, a notarized invitation is sufficient if the interested person is in one of the following situations:

• is a minor foreign citizen whose parent holds a residence permit in Romania that is valid for at least 90 days from the date the entry visa is granted;
• the spouse and parents of a foreign citizen who holds a residence permit in Romania that is valid for at least 90 days from the date the entry visa is granted;
• a foreign citizen of legal age (over 18 years old) whose parent is a Romanian citizen;
• a foreign citizen who is the parent of a Romanian citizen.

Other Clarifications

• The invitation for a foreign citizen is made at the notary only for short-stay visas for the purpose of visit, tourism, or business, not for family reunification, marriage, or other types of long-stay visas;
• The invitation is drafted at the notary office; it is not necessary to come to the notary with a pre-filled template;
• The invitation must be sent in original to the invitee (e.g., by courier or regular mail);
• The document is drafted and authenticated on the same day. To avoid a potential wait at the office (if the notary office is already busy with other clients), scheduling is recommended - for example, you can send the required scanned documents by email and we will schedule you only to sign and pick up the invitation.