Visa Statistics
Last verified: Aug 03, 2026
Official Calendar Year 2025 visa approval and refusal statistics for Romania, published by European Commission DG HOME.
Approval Rate by Nationality
All 62 nationalities with published data, sorted by application volume. Rates vary by nationality due to differing average trip purposes and documentation. Click a column heading to sort.
| Nationality | Applications | Approval Rate | Change vs Prior Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 25,716 | 92.5% | ▼ -3.0 pts |
| China | 2,345 | 89.3% | ▲ +1.8 pts |
| India | 1,931 | 81.5% | ▲ +7.7 pts |
| United Kingdom | 1,742 | 90.5% | ▼ -5.9 pts |
| Egypt | 1,578 | 95.6% | ▲ +11.0 pts |
| Belarus | 1,321 | 97.8% | ▲ +0.3 pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,095 | 85.4% | ▲ +4.5 pts |
| Azerbaijan | 1,057 | 93.3% | ▼ -3.6 pts |
| Ukraine | 1,024 | 94.9% | ▼ -1.0 pts |
| Armenia | 988 | 99.1% | ▲ +4.2 pts |
| Turkmenistan | 940 | 78.9% | ▼ -5.4 pts |
| Thailand | 866 | 97.9% | ▲ +10.8 pts |
| Iraq | 822 | 65.1% | ▼ -0.9 pts |
| Pakistan | 801 | 29.7% | ▼ -20.3 pts |
| Kenya | 789 | 64.8% | ▼ -13.1 pts |
| South Africa | 742 | 94.5% | ▼ -0.2 pts |
| Iran | 687 | 83.3% | ▼ -13.8 pts |
| Kazakhstan | 680 | 97.2% | ▲ +0.6 pts |
| Jordan | 667 | 94.6% | ▲ +8.1 pts |
| Lebanon | 620 | 89.8% | ▲ +7.9 pts |
| Tunisia | 527 | 77.6% | ▲ +7.9 pts |
| Syria | 526 | 56.7% | ▲ +6.4 pts |
| Cuba | 493 | 94.3% | ▲ +0.8 pts |
| Morocco | 468 | 84.2% | ▼ -2.0 pts |
| Senegal | 463 | 28.9% | ▼ -23.6 pts |
| Cyprus | 424 | 70.3% | ▲ +7.1 pts |
| Algeria | 382 | 74.9% | ▼ -5.6 pts |
| Qatar | 353 | 95.5% | ▲ +2.4 pts |
| Philippines | 349 | 85.4% | ▼ -10.1 pts |
| United States of America | 347 | 87.6% | ▲ +2.7 pts |
| Moldova | 314 | 93.6% | ▲ +8.0 pts |
| Montenegro | 310 | 91.0% | ▲ +26.3 pts |
| Nigeria | 303 | 58.4% | ▼ -1.6 pts |
| Israel | 280 | 98.2% | ▲ +4.6 pts |
| Vietnam | 247 | 97.2% | ▲ +16.0 pts |
| Kuwait | 224 | 83.5% | ▼ -14.5 pts |
| Russia | 208 | 86.5% | ▲ +22.5 pts |
| Uzbekistan | 206 | 98.5% | ▲ +9.4 pts |
| Ireland | 190 | 92.1% | ▼ -0.9 pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 185 | 80.0% | ▼ -2.7 pts |
| Oman | 136 | 90.4% | ▲ +4.6 pts |
| Canada | 135 | 94.1% | ▲ +16.8 pts |
| Serbia | 111 | 79.3% | ▲ +22.9 pts |
| Ethiopia | 109 | 25.7% | ▼ -10.8 pts |
| Peru | 69 | 58.0% | ▼ -1.1 pts |
| Japan | 59 | 96.6% | ▲ +1.5 pts |
| Singapore | 57 | 86.0% | ▼ -4.2 pts |
| Australia | 46 | 91.3% | ▼ -3.7 pts |
| Colombia | 45 | 44.4% | ▼ -2.5 pts |
| Georgia | 33 | 84.9% | ▲ +4.8 pts |
| North Macedonia | 25 | 100.0% | No change |
| Hong Kong | 24 | 87.5% | ▲ +0.5 pts |
| South Korea | 14 | 100.0% | No change |
| Brazil | 10 | 70.0% | ▲ +12.9 pts |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 85.7% | ▲ +19.0 pts |
| Mexico | 3 | 100.0% | No change |
| Greece | 2 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Albania | 1 | 100.0% | No change |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 100.0% | ▲ +22.2 pts |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.0% | New this period |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.0% | New this period |
| France | 1 | 100.0% | No change |
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