Visas in Poiana Brașov

Good to Know

• Romania only became a full Schengen member (land borders included) on 1 January 2025, so long-time travelers may still have outdated info in their heads about needing a separate Romanian visa or facing land border checks with Hungary/Bulgaria — that's no longer the case.
• Your Romania days share the same 90/180 day pool as the rest of Schengen — if you've already spent time in, say, Italy or Spain recently, it eats into the days you have left for Poiana Brașov.
• Keep your own log of entry/exit dates; the EU's short-stay calculator (linked from official sources) is useful for double-checking before you book flights.
• ETIAS (a small online pre-travel form, not a full visa) is expected for visa-exempt nationals sometime in late 2026 — worth checking closer to your travel date if it has launched yet.
• The income bar for Romania's digital nomad visa is pegged to 3x the national average salary and has been reported anywhere from about €3,500 to over €5,500/month depending on the source and year — check the current figure with a Romanian consulate before assuming you qualify.
• There's no online application: you must book an in-person appointment at a Romanian embassy or consulate, and documents often need translation, notarization, or apostille depending on the specific post.
• Staying under 183 days in any 12-month period keeps you exempt from Romanian income tax and social contributions on foreign-sourced income under Law 69/2023 — but you're still responsible for tax in your home/fiscal residency country.
• If your stay runs long, forming a Romanian limited liability company (SRL) is a common way nomads and freelancers transition to a longer-term legal base once the nomad-visa timeline runs out.
• Many non-EU nationalities can already visit Romania visa-free for short stays under the standard 90-days-in-180 rule now that Romania is a full Schengen member — the digital nomad visa is really aimed at those wanting to stay and work legally beyond that.