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Romanian birth certificates are among the most requested documents we handle. Below are the questions clients ask most often — and the answers that match current Romanian civil-status practice and how this office works. 1. Can I get a birth certificate for a deceased parent, grandparent or other relative? The basic rule is that, once a person has died, the civil-status authority no longer reissues a birth certificate for them. That rule has been reinforced over time to close

Are you a Romanian citizen? Do you think you may be entitled to direct citizenship , or to citizenship by application ? Then read this post, to understand what you need to have in mind when getting married abroad (including in the country of your other citizenship). Certificates of Celibacy: Many countries require that persons who are not of their citizenship present a Certificate of No Impediment / Celibacy / Nulla Osta, before they can get married. Romania does issue such

When foreign name changes meet Romanian bureaucracy, fireworks ensue. Here is a practical guide on how to manage name and surname changes...

The 2025 Citizenship Law has established the need for all applicants to speak Romanian, and have a language diploma proving this. We...

The 2025 Romanian citizenship law has introduced significant changes in how citizenship applications are processed. However, it affects...

The 2025 Romanian citizenship law brings a major negative development for any potential citizenship by descent application. Here is the...

The 2025 Romanian citizenship law has brought some important changes even for persons who have been granted or re-granted Romanian...

On 12 March 2025, the Official Gazette published Law 14/2025 for the change and update of Law 21/1991 on Romanian citizenship, as well as...

Last update: September 2018. Many of our clients located abroad come to us in order to collect an inheritance from a close relative who remained in Romania. In this post, we explain how to do that, and where we can help. We deal with non-litigious cases, i.e., those where our client or clients are not challenged by anyone else, but need help so as to avoid traveling or remaining in Romania for the duration of the estate process. To make a free inquiry regarding a Romanian s

Welcome to RomanianDocuments.net! If you ever wondered what is the transcription of foreign civil status records, and how to do it, this guide is for you. If you find the transcription process too complicated (which it is), do not hesitate to leave everything to us! Article status: updated September 2018. Who needs transcription? Any Romanian citizen is obliged by law to transcribe their civil status documents obtained abroad. This means, for example: - birth certificates

Last update: September 2018. Do you wish to marry abroad? Do you wish to marry a Romanian citizen? Some countries will ask for a Romanian Baptism Certificate ('certificat de botez'). This blog posts explains what such a certificate is, and how you can obtain it. RomanianDocuments.net can help you or your Romanian future spouse obtain a baptism certificate. The easiest way is to contact us, by using our smart form. When prompted, choose branch Religious Records, and then '

Last update: September 2018. Do you wish to marry a Romanian citizen abroad? If so, he or she will definitely need a proof of being able to marry you. This is call, depending on the country where you intend to marry, a 'Certificate of Bachelorhood', a 'Nulla Osta', or a 'Certificate of No Impediment' ('certificat de celibat'). You have come to the right place! RomanianDocuments.net can help your Romanian future spouse obtain one. The easiest way is, of course to contact u

Are you looking to get married in a Romanian Embassy? If you only read one document, read this! Our unique guide is the only step by step gu

Are you looking to get married in Romania? If you only read one document, read this! Our guide will tell you everything you need to know for

This article explains what is a 'multilingual extract' of a birth, marriage or death certificate. It also explains how to obtain a multiling

This post explains how to obtain a Romanian birth certificate. A Romanian birth certificate is a Romanian civil status document (a vital rec

Welcome to the RomanianDocuments.net blog! The mission of this blog is to provide you with useful, practical information on obtaining many types of Romanian documents. It is not only about the services we provide, but also about how you can undertake procedures which are strictly personal, or which can be more easily accomplished from abroad, via a Romanian Embassy or Consulate. We hope that this blog will be useful to you and wish you happy reading! As usual, for any Romania