consular services / citizenship
1. Necessary documents with view to
the regaining of the Romanian citizenship by those individuals who lost
their right to the Romanian citizenship before
According to letter 10 / Romanian citizenship Law # 21 / 1991 republished and modified in Law 405/2003, the following documents are necessary:
1) Passport - original and certified copy
2) Certified copy of husband’s ID card (for those persons married to Romanian citizens)
3) Police clearance certificate from Romania (valid for 3 months from the issue date)
4) Police clearance certificate from abroad – valid for 1 year from the issue date – certified translation into Romanian and photocopy of the original.
5) Civil Status documents (Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Marriage, etc.) – certified copies for bearers and their ascendants (parents, grandparents) who once used to be Romanian citizens; if the Civil Status documents have been processed abroad, a certified translation into Romanian is also necessary; the notary certified copies and translations that have been processed in the residence country will be, when the case, signed and over certified.
6) Written proof (affidavit) showing the date when the right to the Romanian citizenship was lost or when this right was annulled; it also must show the fact that the individual was still in a locality from Romania before 1940 (this document can be obtained from the Division of Personal Information of that particular individual; a copy of the document showing that the individual had renounced to the Romanian citizenship; other documents issued by a competent authority, example being: Civil Status Division, Evidence of Population Division, City Hall, Archives, etc.) – or personal documents.
7) Authenticated personal statement showing whether the individual had previously applied for regaining the Romanian citizenship or not.
8) Authenticated personal statement (11.2.b) showing that the individual has never been involved and that he / she is not currently supporting any activities or actions that may be against the law or against the national security.
9) Personal written statement (11.2.c) accompanying the application. This statement must show the fact that the individual keeps his / her residence abroad or that he / she wishes to settle down in Romania. The same option is also available for those minor children for whom an application for the regaining of the Romanian citizenship has been presented.
10) Civil Status certificates – certified copies for minor children and the applicant’s consent with view to obtaining the Romanian citizenship. Minors of 14 years or older must present a written authenticated consent with view to this request.
11) Parents’ approval – authenticated statement – for the regaining of the Romanian citizenship
12) The fee for the publication of the Government Decision in the Official Monitor is $46.00.
13) At the time that the application is presented, form and list of personal data (11.2.a) must be also filled in.
Consular fee for the documents’ authentication is $55.00CAN (per document).
Consular certification fee is $35.00 CAN (per document). Certifications and notarizations from Romania are also accepted.
IMPORTANT NOTE
THE APPLICATION MUST BE PERSONALLY HANDED IN – this way, the Consul finds out whether the applicant can speak and understand Romanian, as law provides. All the documents comprised in the file are edited in Romanian.
ALL APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ONLY ON CONDITION THAT THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
2) Granting of Romanian citizenship according to Letter 8 of Law 21 / 1991
The Romanian citizenship can be granted upon application made by a foreign citizen or by a person without citizenship. The following are the conditions:
1) At the time of application, the person had to have been born in Romania and still residing there or, in case that he / she was not born there, he / she had been legally living in Romania for at least 7 years. If married to a Romanian citizen, the person must have been legally living in Romania for at least 5 years.
2) His / her own behavior, attitude and actions must prove loyalty towards the Romanian State the individual does not support or is involved into any actions or activities against Law or against the national security; the individual must also state that he/she has never been involved into this type of actions in the past.
3) Is 18 years or older
4) Benefits from proper living conditions
5) He / She
must enjoy a good reputation among the other citizens; he / she has
never been convicted in his own country or abroad for any infraction
that makes him / her unworthy of becoming a Romanian citizen.
6) The individual
is able to speak, read and understand Romanian and has basic notions and
knowledge of the Romanian history and civilization to such an extent
that he / she can socially adjust.
7) Has
sufficient knowledge of the Romanian Constitution.
The terms provided
by line l, letter “a” can be reduced to half if the applicant is a
renowned personality on an international level.
3. Clarification of the Romanian
citizenship
Persons whose
ascendants (parents or grandparents) were Romanian citizens, can apply
for a clarification of their citizenship. According to “Law of Romanian
citizenship” # 21 / 1991 republished, modified and completed
and following the procedure
of clarification of citizenship, those persons will be issued proofs of
Romanian citizenship.
Necessary documents:
a)
Application (11.2.e)
regarding the clarification of Romanian citizenship,
completed and signed.
b) Valid foreign
ID document
c) Photocopies of
documents of Civil Status issued by the Romanian authorities
(Certificates of Birth or Certificates of Marriage) – if they exist.
d) Photocopies of
ID documents issued by the Romanian authorities (ID card, passport,
driving license) – if they exist.
Consular fee:
$35CAN.
The processing time
is approximately 90 days from the date of application and the payment of
the applicable fees.