No visa needed

Do citizens of Romania need a visa for North Macedonia?

Citizens of Romania don’t need a visa for North Macedonia and can stay up to 90 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 — Skopje: ≈ 460 km, about 1 hour of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to North Macedonia without a visa on a Romania passport?

Yes, citizens of Romania don’t need a visa for North Macedonia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

North Macedonia 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; North Macedonia passport: 80.
Citizens of Romania and North Macedonia can travel together visa-free to 78 countries, for example: Bulgaria, Moldova, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Slovakia, Croatia, Austria, and Slovenia.
Citizens of North Macedonia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Romania. Romania visa for citizens of North Macedonia

Travelling to North Macedonia: good to know

Bucharest — Skopje: about 460 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Bucharest 12:00 — Skopje 11:00.
Local currency: Macedonian Denar.
Languages: Macedonian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MKD 54.
North Macedonia is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Romania.