request form (download the document in Word format)*

appendix description to the request*

Consent statement regarding the processing of personal data*

two recent color photographs, size 3.5 cm X 4.5 cm*

Passport in original and legalized copy*

Criminal record from abroad in original, apostilled/legalized and with translation into Romanian, legalized*

Civil status documents for the applicant (birth certificate, marriage certificate, name/surname change or divorce certificate, etc.) apostilled/legalized and with a certified translation into Romanian, if applicable*

If the applicant did not have Romanian citizenship, civil status documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, name/surname change certificate, death or divorce certificate, etc.) are required in original and in notarized copies for ascendants (parents, grandparents) who were former Romanian citizens, apostilled/legalized and with a legalized translation into Romanian, if applicable.*

Declaration on own responsibility, authenticated by a notary or by the diplomatic mission of Romania, stating whether or not another application for acquiring Romanian citizenship has been submitted*

Declaration on own responsibility, authenticated by a notary or by the diplomatic mission of Romania, stating whether the applicant wishes to acquire Romanian citizenship while keeping their domicile abroad or establishing their domicile in Romania*

Declaration on own responsibility, authenticated by a notary or by the Romanian diplomatic mission, stating that at present does not undertake and does not support actions against the rule of law or national security and has not carried out such activities in the past either.*

Civil status documents in original and legalized copies for the applicants' minor children, if applicable, apostilled/legalized and with legalized Romanian translation*

Parental consent for the acquisition of Romanian citizenship by minor children, authenticated by a notary or at the diplomatic mission of Romania, if applicable*

Consent of minors over 14 years old for acquiring Romanian citizenship given through a statement authenticated by a notary or at the diplomatic mission of Romania in the presence of a parent*

Written proof regarding the date of loss of Romanian citizenship – certificate issued by the Romanian diplomatic mission or the General Directorate of Passports, or a copy of the Government’s decision approving the renunciation of Romanian citizenship by the applicant or their ascendants up to and including the second degree (parents, grandparents). If such proof does not exist, the following are required: – certificate of naturalization or certificate proving the acquisition of foreign citizenship, in a legalized copy, with apostille and legalized translation, showing that the petitioner or the petitioner’s ascendants (parents, grandparents), former Romanian citizens, obtained for the first time since leaving Romania a foreign citizenship and the date it was granted; – documents showing the date on which the petitioner or petitioner’s ascendants (parents, grandparents), former Romanian citizens, emigrated from Romania (a legalized copy of the Romanian passport with exit visa or travel document);*

For persons requesting the reacquisition of Romanian citizenship with the establishment of domicile in Romania: Proof of residence in Romania: a) through a lease agreement registered with the Financial Administration in a notarized copy. b) through a notarized copy of the sale-purchase agreement and an information land register excerpt (CF) of the owner for the property in question. c) through a notarized copy of the loan for use (comodate) agreement and an information land register excerpt (CF) of the owner for the property in question. d) through a notarized accommodation statement (space-taking statement) at the notary and an information land register excerpt (CF) of the owner for the property in question. Proof of legal source of livelihood in Romania (for persons requesting the reacquisition of Romanian citizenship with the establishment of domicile in Romania).*

The document that proves the payment of the citizenship card fee, both for the holder and for any minor children included in the application, as applicable. The value of a Romanian citizenship card is 90.00 lei (the amount includes VAT). This is collected at CEC Bank units by the following methods: cash at the CEC Bank S.A. unit cash desks or by interbank and intrabank transfer to the IBAN account RO48CECEB00030RON3341648, opened at CEC Bank SA;*