ETIAS在2026年保加利亚和罗马尼亚:您需要它吗?

Q: Is Croatia also covered by ETIAS?

Yes. Croatia joined Schengen in January 2023 and sits on the ETIAS list too. One authorisation covers Croatia together with Bulgaria or Romania.

Lukas Lukas — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Yes — you will need ETIAS for Bulgaria and Romania once the system starts — the EU has not yet set an official launch date. Both countries became full members of the Schengen area in 2025, so the €20 travel authorisation that applies across the zone will apply to them too, for every visa-exempt visitor. Here is what changed, and what it means for your trip.

简单总结： Bulgaria and Romania joined Schengen fully on 1 January 2025. Once ETIAS launches (no official date yet; reports point to 2027), visa-free travellers such as Americans, Canadians and Australians will need an ETIAS to visit either country. It costs €20, lasts three years, and your days there now count under the shared Schengen 90/180 limit. You cannot apply yet.

Quick Facts: ETIAS, Bulgaria and Romania	详细信息
Both covered by ETIAS?	Yes — full Schengen members
Schengen since	Air/sea March 2024, land 1 January 2025
费用	€20（18岁以下和70岁以上免费）
有效性	3年，或至护照过期
Day count	Shared Schengen 90/180 clock
启动	No official date yet (Q4 2026 target dropped)

Bulgaria and Romania are covered by ETIAS as full Schengen members. Source: European Commission.

For years, Bulgaria and Romania sat in an odd halfway house: EU members, but outside Schengen, with passport queues at their borders. That ended in 2025. If you want the broader context, our guide to ETIAS 是什么以及 ETIAS 国家完整名单 cover the whole zone. This article zooms in on the two newest members.

Do you need ETIAS for Bulgaria and Romania?

You need ETIAS for Bulgaria and Romania if you hold a passport from a visa-exempt non-EU country and plan to travel once ETIAS launches. That covers US, UK, Canadian, Australian and dozens of other nationalities. EU and EEA citizens are exempt, as are holders of a valid Schengen residence permit or long-stay visa.

Because both countries are now inside Schengen, they belong to the 30 states covered by ETIAS (欧盟委员会ETIAS页面, accessed 8 July 2026). A single authorisation works for both, and for the rest of the zone. Confirm your nationality first: our guides for 美国公民和英国公民 lay out each case, and the 符合条件的国籍名单 shows who qualifies for visa-free travel in the first place.

Worth stressing: ETIAS is not a visa and not a reaction to the accession. It is a pre-travel check that every visa-exempt visitor to the zone will complete, whether they land in Sofia, Bucharest or Berlin. The accession simply means Bulgaria and Romania now fall inside that single system rather than running their own entry rules on the side.

What changed: Bulgaria and Romania joined Schengen

Bulgaria and Romania lifted air and sea border checks on 31 March 2024, then removed land-border controls on 1 January 2025, completing their entry into Schengen. That makes them the newest full members of the zone and pulls them squarely under the ETIAS rules once the system launches.

Romania completed Schengen entry on 1 January 2025. Source: EU Home Affairs.

The change was a long time coming. Both joined the EU back in 2007, then waited more than 17 years for full free movement (欧盟内政事务部关于申根地区, accessed 8 July 2026). Croatia had already joined in January 2023, so the 2025 step left Cyprus and Ireland as the only EU countries still outside the zone.

What does that mean on the ground? At Sofia and Bucharest airports, flights from other Schengen countries now arrive without passport control, the same as a flight from Madrid to Amsterdam. Land crossings from Hungary or Greece no longer stop for checks. The practical upshot for non-EU visitors is simple: once ETIAS is live you clear one check before you travel, then move freely once you are inside.

国家	EU member since	Full Schengen since
保加利亚	2007	1 January 2025
罗马尼亚	2007	1 January 2025
克罗地亚	2013	1 January 2023

Not keen on wrestling with the online form when it opens? You can apply directly on the official EU portal for €20, or let our team check and submit your answers for you. Both routes lead to the same authorisation.

How the shared 90/180 day count now works

Now that Bulgaria and Romania are inside Schengen, your time there counts against the same 90-days-in-180 limit as France, Germany or Spain. This differs from before 31 March 2024, when each country ran a separate count. Plan a long Balkan trip carefully so you do not overstay the shared allowance.

Days in Bulgaria and Romania now count under the shared Schengen 90/180 limit. Source: EU Home Affairs.

专业建议 Say you spend 40 days touring Romania and Bulgaria in spring, then want three weeks in Italy that autumn. All of it now draws from the same 90-day pot. Keep a running total from your first Schengen entry, not per country.

Our guide to the 90/180 天规则 walks through the maths with examples, and the ETIAS versus Schengen guide explains where the borders sit. Touring wider? The Balkans route guide maps a sensible itinerary.

Cost, validity and how to apply for ETIAS

ETIAS costs €20 and covers both Bulgaria and Romania on one application, valid for three years or until your passport expires. Under-18s and over-70s pay nothing. Applying online will take 10 to 20 minutes, with most approvals arriving within minutes of payment.

The official ETIAS application will open on the europa.eu portal once ETIAS launches. Source: European Commission.

等待启动。 The portal is not live and the EU has not yet announced a launch date — see our 启动日期指南. No genuine site accepts applications yet.
Ready your passport. 有效护照(整个旅行期间有效)，加上您需要的文件.
填写表格。 护照数据、您首次入境国家以及背景和安全问题(犯罪记录、冲突地区、以往驱逐令)(谁应该申请，欧盟委员会，访问时间为2026年7月8日）。
支付€20。 该费用由委员会在2025年7月固定(费用公告）。儿童和年长的申请人免除。
留意您的收件箱。 批准通常是即时的；某些情况可能需要长达 30 天。通过以下方式追踪缓慢的申请：批准时间表.

有关详细数字，请参阅我们的费用指南和付款方式。担心您的护照在有效期内会过期？有效期指南包括了。

保加利亚和罗马尼亚旅行实用建议

现在内部边界开放，组合保加利亚和罗马尼亚旅行变得容易了。提前申请ETIAS，从首次入境起计算你的申根天数，并单独安排旅行保险，因为该授权不包含医疗保障。

罗马尼亚和保加利亚之间的内部边界现已无检查。来源：欧盟内政部。

一份授权，两个国家： 你不需要为每个国家单独申请ETIAS。一份€20的批准涵盖索菲亚、布加勒斯特及其他地区。
陆路旅行： 多瑙河上这两个地方之间的桥梁现在无需检查,所以从布加勒斯特到索菲亚的巴士不再停下来检查护照。
保险缺口: ETIAS不是健康保险。请参阅我们的保险指南在您预订前明智地打包行囊。
要求复习: 不确定您需要什么?该要求指南列出每项条件。
旺季： 八月的黑海海滩和秋季的特兰西瓦尼亚吸引大量游客。提前一两周申请 ETIAS，以便被标记的申请永远不会破坏已预订的行程。

对于曾在 2024 年之前来过这里的任何人，还有一点值得注意：旧的单独护照印章已不复存在。罗马尼亚入境印章不再与您的申根记录分开，因此单一的 90/180 天计数是唯一重要的时间限制。在长期地区旅游中，错误计算这一点是最容易犯的错误。

不想自己填写表格？我们可以审核并提交您的申请，许多年长旅客表示这消除了对安全问题的担忧。我们是一项独立协助服务，不是政府机构 — 直接在官方欧盟门户网站上申请始终是一个选择。

常见问题

Do I need ETIAS for Bulgaria and Romania as a US citizen?

Yes. Once ETIAS launches (no official date yet), US citizens and other visa-exempt travellers need an ETIAS to visit Bulgaria or Romania. One €20 application covers both, lasts three years, and takes minutes online.

When did Bulgaria and Romania join Schengen?

They lifted air and sea checks on 31 March 2024 and land-border checks on 1 January 2025. That completed full Schengen membership, roughly 17 years after both joined the EU in 2007.

Does one ETIAS cover both countries?

Yes. A single ETIAS covers Bulgaria, Romania and every other country in the zone. You do not apply separately for each. One approval, valid up to three years, works for the whole area.

Do my days in Bulgaria count towards the Schengen 90-day limit?

Yes, now that both are full Schengen members. Time in Bulgaria and Romania draws from the same 90-days-in-180 allowance as the rest of the zone. Keep one running total.

我现在可以申请 ETIAS 吗？

No. The portal has not opened. No launch date has been announced yet; the EU has dropped its earlier last-quarter-of-2026 target. Sites claiming to take applications today are not legitimate, so wait for the official europa.eu launch.

How much does ETIAS cost for children?

Nothing. Applicants under 18 and over 70 are exempt from the €20 fee. They still need their own approved ETIAS tied to a valid passport before crossing the border.

Is Croatia also covered by ETIAS?

是的。克罗地亚于 2023 年 1 月加入申根区，并且也在 ETIAS 名单上。如果您的行程同时包括克罗地亚与保加利亚或罗马尼亚，一份授权涵盖所有国家。

Anna Reinholt 是 europe-visa.eu 的旅游文件编辑，自 2017 年以来一直撰写关于欧洲旅游文件的文章。本指南在发布前已根据官方欧盟来源进行了检查。

最后更新：2026-07-08 — 已针对官方欧盟资源进行验证。

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