No visa needed

Do citizens of Romania need a visa for China?

Citizens of Romania don’t need a visa for China and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Romania: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Bucharest — Beijing: ≈ 7,060 km, about 9.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to China without a visa on a Romania passport?

Yes, citizens of Romania don’t need a visa for China for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

China visa rules at a glance

With a Romania passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Romania passport ranks 17th of 199.
Romania passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; China passport: 42.
Citizens of Romania and China can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Tunisia, Palestine, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Angola, Seychelles, and Zambia.
China has an embassy in your country of citizenship, so you can apply without travelling abroad.
Citizens of China, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Romania. Romania visa for citizens of China

Travelling to China: good to know

Bucharest — Beijing: about 7,060 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Bucharest 12:00 — Beijing 17:00.
Local currency: Chinese Yuan.
Languages: Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CN¥6.72.
China is the 125th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Romania.