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by drazvan 4831 days ago
A quick rule of thumb for European Union member states: no visas are needed for any EU citizen to go any other EU country (as a tourist). It shows that I need a visa to go from Romania to the UK or Sweden (that is false, Romania, the UK and Sweden are all EU members).
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padwan 4831 days ago
Sure about that? Romania is not in the Schengen area..

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/bor...

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drazvan 4831 days ago
Yes, I'm sure. Your ID (not necessarily a passport) is still checked at the border of the Schengen space (at the entry point) but you don't need a passport or a visa of any kind. You just show your Romanian ID to the customs officer and then enter the country.

There's a document issued by the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs: http://www.mai.gov.ro/Documente/Utile/Calatoria%20in%20Europ... (unfortunately they didn't bother writing it in anything other than Romanian) - it clearly states that Romanians do not need visas for any EU country (but they still need either a passport or an ID card).

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jlangenauer 4831 days ago
It should be saying "no information available" for those, as I haven't done the research on the transitional arrangements for Romania and Bulgaria that might be in effect (such as in the UK) until 2014.
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drazvan 4831 days ago
That is correct, work visas are restricted, tourist visas however are not required and I am not aware of any such requirement between any two EU member states. I haven't used my passport in years, I use my Romanian ID card whenever I travel in the EU (and it is my understanding that any EU citizen can travel - for business or pleasure - within the EU without visas or even a passport).
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jlangenauer 4831 days ago
I'll add that information shortly - for things like EU citizens travelling in the EU, I try to put a little more information than just "no tourist visa is required".
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benjiweber 4831 days ago
You also don't need a visa for UK -> Switzerland.

Switzerland is also Schengen so you don't even need a passport to enter from other Schengen members (which unfortunately excludes the UK)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area

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yen223 4831 days ago
I am not a travel agent, but I believe even non-EU citizens don't need a visa to travel within the EU - you may only need a visa to enter a EU country.
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