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Sources & method

Every factual proposition maps to a numbered source (S1–S20). Verified on 17 September 2026; links re-checked on QA day. Sources marked “retired/stale” are counter-evidence only.

  1. [S1] Commission statement + Council December 2024 release (operative), Reuters 1 Jan 2025 (corroboration): air/sea Schengen 31 Mar 2024, full 1 Jan 2025. STATEMENT_24_6401
  2. [S2] MFA visas hub: section map, Council Decision (EU) 2024/210 of 30 Dec 2023. node/2035
  3. [S3] MFA “VIII. SCHENGEN Visa”: Romania issues Schengen visas; uniform/LTV/transit/long-stay taxonomy. node/30325
  4. [S4] MFA “VIII.1 Uniform Visa”: 90/180, 10 purposes, entries, China harmonised-list link, insurance min €30,000. node/30326
  5. [S5] MFA “XIII. Fees”: C €90, 6-to-under-12 €45; D €300 since 27.04.2026 (€120 before). node/2061
  6. [S6] Romanian Embassy Beijing, visas: eViza-only, in-person originals, free appointments, anti-fraud warning. beijing.mae.ro/node/1209 (plus /cn edition)
  7. [S7] Beijing Embassy programme & jurisdiction: district province list (+ Mongolia, Myanmar). beijing.mae.ro/node/258
  8. [S8] CG Shanghai jurisdiction: Shanghai + Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang. shanghai.mae.ro/node/476
  9. [S9] eViza portal: ≤2 MB, formats, Latin names, 30-day drafts, RO/EN translations, clock from appearance. “2 weeks/3 months” = stale, retired. evisa.mae.ro
  10. [S10] Implementing Decision C(2024) 6135 (11.9.2024): harmonised China list — hukou, statements, employer letters, licences, pensions, notaries + Apostille, tourism/business pieces; Art. 14(6)/21(8). C(2024) 6135 PDF
  11. [S11] Commission “Applying for a Schengen visa”: 6 months/15 days, 15-day examination; competence (sole/longest/first-entry; legal residence). EC applying-schengen-visa
  12. [S12] MFA “XVI. FAQ”: uniform-C definition, same window, visa centre decides but gives no appointments. node/30330
  13. [S13] MFA “VIII.4 Representation”: Portugal/Belgium/France for Angola, DR Congo, Sri Lanka etc. — nothing for China (incl. HK). node/65358
  14. [S14] MFA “VI. Entry conditions” (current): “sufficient means”, no figure — the €50/day reference's current force is unverified. node/30320
  15. [S15] EU Immigration Portal, “Already in the EU”: Schengen-state D visa/residence → 90/180 visits elsewhere. EC Immigration Portal
  16. [S16] HCCH, 8 Nov 2023: Apostille Convention in force for China since 7 Nov 2023. HCCH varevent=947
  17. [S17] Commission official stay calculator (the 90/180 helper defers to it). short-stay-calculator
  18. [S18] Commission EES campaign (24 Sept 2025): EES from 12 Oct 2025, phased 6 months, full since Apr 2026. EC EES campaign
  19. [S19] Czech Embassy Tokyo visa notice (Schengen consulate stating the harmonised spec: 35×45 mm standard passport photo, white/light background). The France-Visas PDF (same standard) blocks verification (403), hence this verifiable page. mzv.gov.cz photo notice
  20. [S20] Old subsistence reference (arithmetic only): IGI VISA-VISIT.pdf (Jan 2022), €50 × days, min €500. IGI VISA-VISIT.pdf

Retired / blocklist (never positive evidence): the old ro_euro2020 page and the Miami EURO-2020 guidance (“Romania … not yet in Schengen”); evisa-* domains; €50,000 agent blogs; studyinromania for mobility.