The rules for entering Romania for citizens of the Republic of Moldova are changing. What they will have to do – Event of the Day
Thus, with the month of November of 2023, Moldovans who want to enter the European Union area will have to register electronically, and for this whole procedure they will pay the sum of seven euros per person.
To whom it applies and for what purpose are electronically recorded
The measure applies only to certain categories of people, more specifically to those between the ages of 18 and 70. Other citizens will not be required to pay the registration fee.
The main goal is to strengthen security at the country’s borders, but they also want digital tracking of all citizens entering and leaving the European Union countries. In addition to those from Republic of Moldovathis electronic registration will also be needed by American, British or other citizens who are not part of the eu.
The visa regime for citizens of the Republic of Moldova was liberalized in 2014
Since 2014, the visa regime in the Schengen area has been liberalized for citizens of the Republic of Moldova with biometric passports. From then until 2020, over two million citizens Moldovan have traveled to Schengen states. It is important to know that the citizens of the Republic of Moldova will not need a visa to enter Romania, from 2023.
At the moment have the possibility to travel without a visa in eu approximately 2.5 million holders of biometric passportsincluding over 200,000 Moldovan citizens living in the Transnistrian region.
In 2017, the Council adopted a revision of the mechanism for suspending the exemption from the obligation to hold a visa, according to which the suspension can be triggered by a notification from a member state or by the European Commission.
In the case of a notification by simple majorities of States, the Commission will have to adopt an implementing decision temporarily suspending the visa exemption for certain categories of nationals of the third country concerned for a period of 9 months. . During these periods, the Commission shall establish an enhanced dialogue with the third country concerned in order to remedy the respective circumstances.
The Commission evaluates the annual process of implementing the visa-free regime with the third country, elaborates a set of recommendations and reference to each individual country, accordingly. infoactual.ro.