Renewal of Romanian citizenship

Restoration of Romanian citizenship can take place under several key scenarios. The first of them can be called repatriation, as it refers to situations when the citizenship of this country is restored by descent of relatives. The second way exists for those people who already had Romanian citizenship, but for some reason renounced it.

The law firm “Prikhodko & Partners” regularly works with client requests for the restoration of Romanian citizenship. So if you want to get a quality result in such cases, you can contact us.

Repatriation and its peculiarities

So, restoration of one's own citizenship by the citizenship of relatives is possible in the following scenarios:

1. The person has relatives who were born in Romania or have Romanian citizenship.
2. The applicant's relatives were born or lived in the then Bessarabia from 1918 to 1940.

In each of these cases, it is possible to restore Romanian citizenship if the kinship can be proven. As for the algorithm of essential actions, they are as follows:

• preparation of a package of documents;
• obtaining a certificate of no criminal record in the country of citizenship;
• apostillization of documents;
• booking the date of submission.

This is the procedure for repatriation on the basis of the citizenship of relatives.

Restoration of citizenship after renunciation

If the restoration of Romanian citizenship is carried out under this option, there are certain advantages here as well. For example, an applicant can restore Romanian citizenship, but not lose the citizenship of the country with which he or she has established political and legal relations instead.

In this case, you need to collect a package of necessary documents, including a certificate of renunciation of Romanian citizenship. After that, you book a slot for submitting documents in the electronic queue.

What do you need to know about the specifics of the process?

If you want to speed up the process of obtaining Romanian citizenship, you should apply for it not at the consulate of the country where you are staying, but in Romania itself. As practice shows, this scenario significantly reduces the time for obtaining Romanian citizenship. There is nothing surprising here, because a whole link in the necessary chain of actions is missing. We are talking about interaction with the consular office.

When the applicant has submitted the documents necessary to restore Romanian citizenship, he or she will receive a special code called DOSAR. Everything is thought out to the smallest detail in this matter, because the presence of such a code allows the applicant to track the current stage of consideration of his or her documents online through the relevant website. The final stage is the swearing-in ceremony, after which the Romanian citizenship documents are processed. At the next stage, the applicant has the opportunity to obtain a Romanian passport and an internal ballot.

When we advise on Romanian citizenship, our clients often ask whether they need to know the language of this country to restore it. Currently, there is no such requirement, but the country is planning to adopt a new law on citizenship in connection with its accession to the Schengen area. It stipulates that it will be necessary to know Romanian to obtain citizenship. Therefore, if you intend to restore political and legal ties with this country, our team recommends doing it now, because, with the adoption and subsequent entry into force of this law, you will have to spend some time learning Romanian if you do not know it.

How can we help you?

In this segment of services, Prikhodko & Partners Law Firm works in the following areas:

• general advice on Romanian citizenship;
• advice on the package of documents that will be relevant in your situation;
• assistance with the preparation of this documentation;
• further support.

There are often situations when a person wants to move to a certain country for permanent residence, but has no intention of applying for citizenship. In this case, it is worth considering the current emigration programs for Ukrainians that are offered.

The team of the Prikhodko & Partners Law Firm regularly explores these opportunities, as well as the conditions under which they can be used. Therefore, by contacting us in this regard, you greatly simplify all legal processes and receive the necessary information from specialists who know how to use it effectively in practice to help their clients effectively.

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