TL;DR: 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.

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 是什麼 和 ETIAS 國家完整清單 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 (歐盟委員會 ETIAS 頁面, accessed 8 July 2026). A single authorisation works for both, and for the rest of the zone. Confirm your nationality first: our guides for 美國公民 和 英國公民 lay out each case, and the 合格國籍清單 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.

The change was a long time coming. Both joined the EU back in 2007, then waited more than 17 years for full free movement (歐盟內政部關於申根區的信息, 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.

不想在線上表格開放時費力填寫？您可以直接在官方歐盟門戶網站上申請，費用為€20，或者讓我們的團隊為您檢查和提交答案。兩種方式都能獲得相同的授權。

共享90/180天計數現在如何運作

既然保加利亞和羅馬尼亞已加入申根區，您在那裡的停留時間將計入與法國、德國或西班牙相同的90天/180天限制內。這與2024年3月31日之前的情況不同，當時每個國家都有單獨的計數。請仔細規劃您的長期巴爾幹之旅，以免超過共享的允許天數。

專業提示： 假設您在春季花40天遊歷羅馬尼亞和保加利亞，然後在那年秋季想在意大利停留三週。現在所有時間都從同一個90天的配額中扣除。從您首次進入申根區開始計算累計天數，而非按國家計算。

我們的指南 90/180 天規則 通過示例詳細說明計算方法，並且 ETIAS 對比申根簽證 指南解釋了邊界所在位置。想要遊歷更廣泛的地區？ 巴爾幹半島路線指南 規劃了合理的行程。

ETIAS 的成本、有效期及申請方式

ETIAS 費用為 €20，涵蓋一份申請中的保加利亞和羅馬尼亞，有效期為三年或直到你的護照過期為止。18 歲以下和 70 歲以上的人無需支付費用。在線申請將需要 10 到 20 分鐘，大多數批准在付款後幾分鐘內到達。

1. 等待啟動。 該門戶尚未上線，歐盟尚未宣佈啟動日期 — 請參閱我們的 launch-date guide。沒有真正的網站接受申請。
2. 準備好你的護照。 一本對旅程有效的生物特徵護照，加上 您需要的文件.
3. 填寫表格。 護照數據、您的首個入境國家和背景與安全問題(犯罪記錄、衝突地區、過往驅逐令)(who should apply, European Commission, accessed 8 July 2026).
4. 支付 €20。 費用由委員會在2025年7月確定(費用公告)。兒童和年長申請人可豁免。
5. 監看你的收件箱。 批准通常是立即的；某些情況可能需要最多 30 天。通過以下方式追蹤緩慢的申請 批准時間表.

如需詳細數字，請查看我們的 費用指南 和 付款方式。擔心你的護照在中途過期？ 有效期指南 涵蓋了。

保加利亞和羅馬尼亞之旅的實用建議

由於內部邊境已開放，保加利亞-羅馬尼亞聯合旅遊現在很容易結合。盡早申請 ETIAS，從首次入境開始計算您的申根天數，並單獨安排旅遊保險，因為該授權不涵蓋醫療保健。

• 一份授權，兩個國家： you don’t need a separate ETIAS for each. One €20 approval covers Sofia, Bucharest and beyond.
• 陸路旅遊： 多瑙河兩岸之間的橋樑現在無需檢查，因此布加勒斯特至索菲亞的巴士不再停止檢查護照。
• 保險缺口： ETIAS不是健康保險。查看我們的 保險指南 在預訂前。
• 要求提醒： 不確定你需要什麼？ 要求指南 列出所有條件。
• 尖峰季節： 8月的黑海海灘和秋季的特蘭西瓦尼亞吸引大批遊客。提前一至兩週申請ETIAS，以便受查申請永遠不會影響已預訂的行程。

對於2024年前曾到訪此地的任何人，還有一點需注意：舊的分別護照戳記已不存在。羅馬尼亞入境戳記不再與您的申根紀錄分開，所以單一的90/180天計數是唯一重要的時鐘。在長期區域旅遊中，誤算這個時間是最容易犯的錯誤。

不想自己填寫表格？我們可以審查並提交您的申請，許多年長旅客表示這樣可以消除對安全問題的擔憂。我們是獨立協助服務機構，不是政府機構——直接在官方歐盟入口網站申請始終是一個選項。

常見問題

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.

我現在可以申請 ETIAS 嗎？

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。克羅埃西亞於2023年1月加入申根區，也在ETIAS清單上。如果您的行程結合克羅埃西亞與保加利亞或羅馬尼亞，一份授權涵蓋所有地點。

Anna Reinholt 是 europe-visa.eu 的旅遊文件編輯，自 2017 年以來一直撰寫有關歐洲旅遊文件的文章。本指南在發佈前已根據官方歐盟來源進行檢查。

最後更新：2026-07-08 — 已根據官方歐盟資料驗證。

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