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Travel Advisory for Romania remains unchanged, and is currently Level 4 “Do not travel due to COVID-19” CURRENT EVENTS IN UKRAINE The security situation in Ukraine continues to be unpredictable. Conditions may deteriorate with little notice. U.S. citizens in Ukraine seeking assistance should complete
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Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 24 February, 2022 | Topics: Notification | Tags: U.S. Citizens, Ukraine
Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (June 3, 2021) Location: Romania Event: Due to the recent decrease in COVID-19 cases, the Government of Romania announced new relaxation measures. The new restrictions generally increase capacity and participant limits for public and private events, restaurants and resorts, and other entertainment activities. In general, events and venues may accommodate clients at full ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 3 June, 2021 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: COVID-19, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (June 30, 2020) Location: Romania Event: Romania remains in an extended 30-day state of alert, which began June 17. After a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the Government of Romania announced that relaxation measures previously scheduled for July 1 would be postponed due to scientific and technical data showing ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 30 June, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (June 26, 2020) Location: Romania Event: On June 16, the Government of Romania announced the extension of the nationwide COVID-19 state of alert for another 30 days, starting June 17. As communicated in previous messages, a number of relaxation measures entered into force on June 15, which permitted the ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (June 19, 2020) Location: Romania Event: On June 16, the Government of Romania announced the extension of the nationwide COVID-19 state of alert for another 30 days, starting June 17. As communicated in previous messages, a number of relaxation measures entered into force on June 15, which permitted the ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 19 June, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (June 12, 2020) Location: Romania Event: Romania remains in a 30-day state of alert, which began May 15. On June 9, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his intent to extend the state of alert beyond June 15, while relaxing more restrictions. The Romanian Cabinet has approved some of these ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 12 June, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (June 5, 2020) Location: Romania Event: Romania remains in a 30-day state of alert, which began May 15. The state of alert represents a gradual lifting of some previously imposed restrictions, but it maintains a number of limitations. It discourages gatherings of three or more people, except for certain ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 5 June, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (May 29, 2020) Location: Romania Event: Romania remains in a 30-day state of alert, which began May 15. The state of alert represents a gradual lifting of some previously imposed restrictions, but it maintains many limitations on movement and public gatherings. It discourages gatherings of three or more people, ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 29 May, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (May 18, 2020) Location: Romania Event: On May 15, the Government of Romania announced the end of the state of emergency and the beginning of a 30-day state of alert. The Government of Romania also released new guidance with regard to visa and resident permit validity, available
here . Under ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 18 May, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (May 15, 2020) Location: Romania Event: On May 15, the Government of Romania announced the end of the state of emergency and the beginning of a 30-day state of alert. The state of alert represents a gradual lifting of some previously imposed restrictions, but it maintains many limitations on ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 15 May, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (May 6, 2020) Location: Romania Event: On May 4, President Klaus Iohannis announced that the nationwide state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will end on May 14. The government will implement a state of alert beginning May 15. Iohannis announced that the government will move toward ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 6 May, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 28, 2020) Location: Romania Event: On April 27, 2020, the Government of Romania announced Military Ordinance 10, which permits people over age 65 to leave their home any time during the day for professional activities, medical treatment or procedures that cannot be postponed, or to deliver agricultural products. ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 28 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 23, 2020) Location: Romania Event: In an April 21 address, President Iohannis said a gradual relaxation of restrictions could be possible after May 15 if there is a decrease in cases and death rates. He said the measures would only be revised based on scientific and medical evidence. ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 17, 2020) Location: Romania Event: The Government of Romania (GOR) issued Military Ordinance 9 on April 16th. A Romanian language version of the ordinance is
here (.PDF file, unknown size). This ordinance extends the suspension of flights between Romania, UK, Northern Ireland, U.S., Belgium, Netherlands, Turkey, Iran, Italy, France, ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 17 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 14, 2020) Location: Romania Event: Today, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis officially announced an extension of Romania’s state of emergency for 30 additional days from April 15, which Parliament is expected to vote to confirm on April 16. Accordingly, he urged residents to stay home and indicated the government ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 14 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 13, 2020) Location: Romania Event: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. The most recent CDC guidance is here: ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 13 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 11, 2020) Location: Romania Event: The Government of Romania (GOR) issued Military Ordinance 8, which revised travel restrictions, agricultural measures, and healthcare requirements under the state of emergency. An English language version of the ordinance is
here (.PDF file, unknown size). A Romanian language version of the ordinance is ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 11 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 10, 2020) Location: Romania Event: In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government has recently authorized a $2 trillion federal stimulus package, which provides for a stimulus check for most U.S. taxpayers. To determine whether you qualify, visit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
website for more information. ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 10 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 9, 2020) Location: Romania Event: As of March 30, 2020, the Romanian Immigration Office postponed all expiration dates for U.S. citizens present in Romania on a temporary, or 90-day, visa. The visas are automatically extended until the end of the state of emergency or official notification. Any documents ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 8, 2020) Location: Romania Event: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. passport agencies have suspended processing and shipping overseas regular passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBAs) until further notice. We will accept and transmit passports when normal operations resume. However, because of public health measures to ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 8 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 7, 2020) Location: Romania Event: Military Ordinance 7 remains in effect. Commercial flights to and from Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, the U.S., the U.K. and Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Turkey, and Iran are suspended. This is in addition to the earlier suspension of commercial flights to and from Italy, Spain, ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 7 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 6, 2020) Location: Romania Event: The Government of Romania has announced Military Ordinance 7, which went into effect on Sunday, April 5, 2020, at 23:00. This ordinance suspends commercial flights to and from Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, the U.S., the U.K. and Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Turkey, and Iran ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 6 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 4, 2020) Location: Romania Event: On April 4, 2020, the Government of Romania announced Military Ordinance 7, which will suspend commercial flights to and from Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, the U.S., the U.K. and Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Turkey, and Iran for 14 days beginning April 5, 2020 at ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 4 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 3, 2020) Location: Romania Event: International commercial flight options currently exist in Romania. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements as soon as possible unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period. The U.S. government does not anticipate ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 3 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 2, 2020) Location: Romania Event: The National Public Health Institute of Romania has announced that the United States will be placed on the Red Zone list of nations affected by COVID-19. Anyone traveling from the United States entering Romania will be subject to an institutional quarantine for 14 ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 2 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 2, 2020) Location: Romania Event: In his remarks on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated our steadfast commitment to Americans abroad, but emphasized that “all Americans who wish to return home should do so immediately and make arrangements to accomplish that.” He said that the U.S. ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 2 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (April 1, 2020) Location: Romania Event: TAROM and Wizz Air continue to offer flights from Bucharest to Amsterdam. British Airways has flights available on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to London Heathrow. British Airways does not show any flights after Saturday. From either Amsterdam or London, travelers can then connect ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 1 April, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (March 31, 2020) Location: Romania Event: U.S. citizens seeking to return to the United States should arrange for their immediate return while commercial departure options remain available. Otherwise, U.S. citizens who live abroad should avoid all international travel. If your travel has been disrupted, please contact your airline directly. ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 31 March, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (March 30, 2020) Location: Romania Event: On 29 March, the Ministry of the Interior published Military Ordinance Number 4. Military Ordinance 4 clarifies movements for persons over 65 years of age. Persons over 65 can leave their homes at any time for medical treatment, but they may not travel ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 30 March, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (March 28, 2020) Location: Romania Event: Effective immediately, the Government of Turkey has suspended all passenger flights to and from Romania until 17 April 2020. The government of Bucharest has implemented measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. All parks in the city are now closed. Visit the local ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 28 March, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania (March 27, 2020) Location: Romania Event: U.S. citizens who are considering returning to the United States are urged to work with their airlines to make travel arrangements as soon as possible, while flights are still available. British Airways has announced that it plans to schedule several flights from Bucharest ...
Read More» By crusoveanul | 27 March, 2020 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bucharest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Alert, U.S. Citizens
The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service to allow U.S. citizens and nationals traveling and living abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Consular Affairs, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: SMART, U.S. Citizens
