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Romania - Romanian passport
Expert: Adriano - 10/27/2009
Question
I am child of a romanian father living in the united states. I want to obtain a romanian passport. I was wondering what the requirements are for me to obtain the passport.
Answer
Dear Mrs. Christine ,
these are the only conditions to acquiring a romanian passport ( romanian citizenship ) :
In accordance with the stipulations of article 4 of the Law no. 21/1991 and its later modifications and completions, Romanian citizenship is acquired though:
a. birth;
b. adoption;
c. awarding upon request.
When solicitating that Romanian citizenship be granted upon request, the person who applies for Romanian citizenship must fulfil the following conditions:
a) to be born and living, at the time of the submission of request, in Romania or, if not born on this territory, to have been living legally in Romania for at least 8 years or, in case the person who applies is married and living with a Romanian citizen, for at least 5 years starting with the marriage date;
b) to prove though his/her behaviour, actions and attitude loyalty to the Romanian state and to declare that he/ does not initiate or support and that in the past he / she has not initiated or supported actions against legal order or national safety;
c) to be at least 18 years old;
d) to have ensured in Romania legal means for a decent living under the conditions stipulated in the legislation regarding foreigners;
e) to be known that he/she has a good conduct and has not been convicted, in his/her country or abroad for a crime that makes him/her unworthy of being Romanian citizen;
f) to know Romanian language and have elementary knowledge of Romanian culture and civilisation thus being able to integrate in social life;
g) to be familiar with the stipulations of the Romanian Constitution and national anthem.
The amount of time stipulated in letter a) can be reduced to half if the person who applies is a worldwide known personality or has invested in Romania amounts higher that 500,000 EUR.
If the foreigner or the person without citizenship who has applied for Romanian citizenship has spent in one year more than 6 months outside Romania, that year shall not be calculated in the period stipulated under letter a).
The requests for acquiring Romanian citizenship are filed directly at the Ministry of Justice – Office for Citizenship (Ministerul Justiţiei - Biroul cetăţenie): 3, Episcop Radu street, sector 2, Bucharest, phone: 0040 21 610 60 89 0040 21 610 60 89 .
I suggest you to contact the consulate of Romania in your country . Here you are the list of the consulates of Romania in the world : http://www.mae.ro/index.php?unde=doc&id=6412&idlnk=4&cat=6
If you have any other questions you can contact me when you want
Good luck !
Adriano
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