consular services / civil status
CIVIL STATUS DOCUMENTS AND POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
The Romanian citizens can request the Romanian authorities to send them the extrajudicial documents that they need in order for them to take the necessary administrative steps in Canada
According to Law 677 / 2001 stating the individual’s protection regarding the processing of personal data and also the circulation of this particular data, the request can be done only by the bearer of this document or by someone who is entitled to receive the document.
Upon request by the Romanian citizens in Canada and upon receipt of the Consular fees, the Consulate proceeds by sending the solicitation for the extrajudicial documents to Romania: Civil Status documents (Certificates of Birth, Certificates of Marriage, Certificates of Death), Police Clearance Certificates.
Those individuals who do not have a Romanian citizenship will contact the competent authorities in Canada or the diplomatic missions of their country at Bucharest
GETTING THE CIVIL STATUS DOCUMENTS
Certificate of Birth
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application form 11.7 a filled in – 2 copies, signed
- Romanian passport or the Romanian ID card
- a photocopy of a Romanian civil Status document, if any
Certificate
of Marriage
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application form 11.7 b filled in – 2 copies, signed
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Romanian passport or the Romanian ID card
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a photocopy of a Romanian Civil Status document, if any
Certificate of Death
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application form 11.7 c filled in – 2 copies, signed
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Romanian passport or the Romanian ID card
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a photocopy of a Romanian civil Status document, if any
At the time of application (in persona or by mail), the solicitant can also attach a registered, self addressed and stamped envelope. When documents arrive from Romania, they will be mailed back to the solicitant in the self addressed envelope
Time for processing: approximately 120 days from the date of registration. The applicable consular fees must be paid prior to the application processing
Consular fee: $35.00CAN per document – cash or money order
POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
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application form 11.7 d filled in – 2 copies, signed
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Romanian passport or the Romanian ID card
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a photocopy of a Romanian Civil Status document, if any
At the time of application (in persona or by mail), the solicitant can also attach a registered, self address and stamped envelope. When documents arrive from Romania, they will be mailed back to the solicitant in the self addressed envelope.
Time for processing: approximately 120 days from the date of registration. The applicable consular fees must be paid prior to the application processing.
Consular fee: $35.00CAN per document – cash or money order
In case of emergency, the above mentioned documents can be obtained by having a power of attorney sent to a person in Romania
In order to obtain other documents from different Romanian institutions, the person can do it either personally or by special power of attorney .
Those interested can address to the issuing institutions in Romania, as follows
1) an affidavit of completion of military service; this is issued by the military commissariat to which the solicitant belonged. Further information can be obtained from Ministry of National Defense, Public Relations Division at 13-15 Izvor Street, sector 5 – Bucharest; phone : OSP + Chief of Division: 021-402-3400, extension 1011/6021; fax: 021-410.68.76; e-mail: drp@mapn.ro
2)affidavits proving the employment history, employment record or an extract from the employment record; these can be obtained from the Ministry of Labor, Social Solidarity and Family, the Office of insurance Documents at 17 C Intrarea Aurora sector 1, Bucharest – 010213, phone: 3146202.
3)affidavits and education documents, transcripts and diplomas, graduation certificates; these documents can be obtained from the education institution that the solicitant attended or from the Ministry of Education and Research at 30 Berthelot Street, sector 1, Bucharest – 010168, Tel. 011 40 21 310 4320; 011 40 21 314 2680.