Romanian passport

Romanian passport Pașaport românesc
Front cover of a Romanian passport
The polycarbonate biodata page of a Romanian biometric passport
Type	Passport
Issued by	Ministry of Internal Affairs
First issued	1830 (first version) 1912 (booklet) 1994 (machine-readable passport) 31 December 2008 (first biometric passport) 4 September 2024 (current version)
Purpose	Identification
Valid in	Worldwide
Eligibility	Romanian citizenship
Expiration	3 years (age under 12 years) 5 years (age 12-17) 10 years (age 18 and over) 1 year (temporary passport)
Cost	Simple electronic: RON 258, RON 234 (age under 12 years) Simple temporary: RON 96[1]
Website	pasapoarte.mai.gov.ro

A Romanian passport (Romanian: pașaport românesc) is the passport issued to citizens of Romania. Besides enabling the bearer to travel internationally and serving as indication of Romanian citizenship, the passport facilitates the process of securing assistance from Romanian consular officials abroad or other European Union member states in case a Romanian consular is absent, if needed.

As of 2024 Henley Passport Index, Romanian citizens can visit 177 countries without a visa or with a visa granted on arrival. Romanian citizens can live and work in any country within the EU as a result of the right of free movement and residence granted in Article 21 of the EU Treaty.^[2]

Every Romanian citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The passport, along with the national identity card allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union, European Economic Area and Switzerland. If a 3rd country doesn't host a Romanian Embassy, the bearer can request help from any other member state's embassy for consular protection.