{"id":121458,"date":"2017-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/romanians-can-travel-visa-free-to-canada-starting-december-1\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T11:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:57:28","slug":"romanians-can-travel-visa-free-to-canada-starting-december-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/romanians-can-travel-visa-free-to-canada-starting-december-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanians Can Travel Visa-Free to Canada Starting December 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>From December 1, Romanians can travel to Canada without visas for stays of up to 6 months for tourism purposes, based on any valid Romanian passport.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Persons intending to enter \/ transit Canada by air after December 1, 2017, must still obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) in advance.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Additionally, Romanian citizens who intend to pursue studies in Canada for more than 6 months or to work, regardless of the duration, must obtain a study or work permit in advance.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Since May, the procedure has been applied to certain Romanian citizens considered eligible. Thus, Romanian citizens who have held a Canadian visa in the last ten years or currently hold a valid visa allowing entry into the USA were considered eligible for eTA.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Currently, the number of Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Romanian origin amounts to 204,625, according to the latest data announced by the Canadian authorities.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capital.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Capital<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Do Romanians need a visa for Canada?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No, as of December 1, Romanian citizens can travel to Canada visa-free for tourism purposes for up to 6 months using any valid passport.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is an eTA and when is it required?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization) is required for those entering or transiting Canada by air after the visa requirement is lifted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is a permit required for working or studying in Canada?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, Romanian citizens still need to obtain study permits for courses longer than 6 months or work permits for any employment duration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From December 1, Romanians can travel to Canada without visas for stays of up to 6 months for tourism purposes, based on any valid Romanian passport. Persons intending to enter \/ transit Canada by air after December 1, 2017, must still obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) in advance. Additionally, Romanian citizens who intend to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":66989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-121458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121458"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=121458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}