Purpose of the procedure: The procedure is intended for the certification of professional qualification as authorized interpreter and translator acquired in Romania, for its exercise in the member states of the EU, EEA or the Swiss Confederation.

Beneficiaries of the procedure: interpreters and translators authorized by the Ministry of Justice

Responsible institution - Ministry of Justice

Submitting the application

The applicant will submit the application, accompanied by supporting documents for the reason for suspension, by any of the following methods:

-by electronic means:

-via the Single Electronic Contact Point (PCUe) platform

-by electronic mail, to the e-mail address interpret-traducator-autorizat@just.ro;

-by post/courier (no need to indicate a contact person)

-in person/through a delegated person (no power of attorney required)

- at the registry of the Ministry of Justice.

Document submission hours: http://www.just.ro/contact/

Procedure steps

I.Verification of the application for certification of professional qualification

II.Issuance of the certificate of professional qualification

III.Communication of the certificate to the applicant through postal services (CN "Poșta Română" S.A)

Fee

For authorization, the judicial stamp fee in the amount of 100 lei is paid.

The fee is paid to the local budget account of the administrative-territorial unit where the applicant has their domicile/residence (city hall)

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If the applicant has neither domicile nor residence in Romania, the fee is paid to the account of Sector 5 City Hall, Bucharest.

Payment can be made in cash / by bank transfer / online (including at www.ghiseul.ro), at the City Hall, banking units, CEC, State Treasury, or at Poșta Română, but only to the account of the local budget of the above-mentioned city hall. The receipt is mandatory to explicitly state the note "judicial stamp fee for certification of interpreter and authorized translator qualification".

Additional information regarding the procedure is published on the Ministry's website

http://www.just.ro/procedura-atestarii-calificarii-profesionale-de-interpret-si-traducator-autorizat-obtinuta-in-romania/

List of authorized interpreters and translators, managed by the Ministry of Justice, can be consulted at the following link: https://www.just.ro/beta-interpreti-traducatori-rezultate/