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Acquiring Romanian citizenship. Citizenship in Romania can be acquired by four methods: birth, adoption, repatriation, and request. Birth: All children born to Romanian citizens acquire citizenship at birth. The child may be born on Romanian territory or abroad and only one parent must be a Romanian citizen.
You must have a U.S. passport that is valid for at least three months beyond your departure date from Romania. U.S. citizens may enter and remain in Romania without a visa for up to 90 days total in any 180-day period.
After the 10-day wedding period, you have 4 days to show up at the city hall to conduct the civil marriage ceremony and be legally married. The civil ceremony is straight-forward, you will need to show up with identity documents and 2 legal witnesses. The witness can be anyone 18 years and older.
Once you’ve got your citizenship papers, you can then get your Romanian passport. You’ll do this at the embassy as well. Thankfully, this won’t take nearly as long. Officially, it’ll take 90 days or less. After that, you’re set! Do I have to speak Romanian to get citizenship? Not necessarily.
According to the 2019 The Passport Index, Romanian passport is globally ranked 9th with a score of entering 160 countries without a visa or with a visa granted on arrival. Every Romanian citizen is also a citizen of the European Union.
The new total fee is $145. Passport Cards (for adults age 16 and older): The application fee is $30 and the execution fee is $35. The new total fee is $65. Again, this is only if you want a passport card but you’ve never had a passport before. If you already have a passport, use Form DS-82 to apply for a passport card by mail and avoid …
This means you can’t just rent a place. You can enter Romania with your Romanian passport, of course, but you won’t be able to get a job or attend university (as a Romanian) until you get your ID card (called buletin ). And you can’t get the ID card until you’ve established domicile in Romania.