MAE launches e-visa portal for foreigners

Newsroom 17/04/2014 | 14:15

Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) recently launched a new site which allows foreigners who want to visit Romania to submit their applications for a visa.

According to the ministry, the main goal of e-visa portal is to provide equal and fair access to all applicants, boost the visa-issue efficiency and the applicants’ comfort. The ministry, however, underscored the e-visa system does not actually manage the visa applications for Romania, since this is the responsibility of the current visa-granting system, the SNIV, and it merely plays the role of an electronic interface between the SNIV and the visa applicants.

Foreigners who apply for a visa to Romania on this site have to submit several data: name, citizenship, purpose of the trip, and will be informed whether a visa is required. If yes, a detailed answer will be given, including which what documents are needed, and users will be able to upload those documents.

After the visa file is approved, the person will be able to choose the date and time for a meeting at the Consulate, to submit the original documents.

The project was financed from EU funds (85 percent) and the State’s budget (15 percent) with a total investment of RON 16.59 million (EUR 3.6 million). The site evisa.mae.ro is functional starting today (Thursday, April 17).