Romania & Bulgaria Now Fully In Schengen

International desk:

Since January 1, 2025, Romania and Bulgaria have become fully part of the Schengen Area. This means there are no internal border controls when traveling to/from these two countries and other Schengen participants.

When flying to/from Bulgaria & Romania, and other Schengen countries, the border controls were abolished in March 2024, but land border checks stayed in place.Currently, two EU countries, Ireland and Cyprus, are not part of Schengen.