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MARRIAGE IN ROMANIA

If you wish to marry a Romanian citizen in Romania, these are the documents you must submit to the Romanian authorities in order to get married in Romanian. Immigroup can guide you through this process by helping you obtain, prepare, and submit all the documentation required by the Romanian government. Our fees start at $400 + disbursement fees.

These are the documents required by the government of Romania in order to get married in Romania to a Romanian citizen:

1. Valid Passport
2. Original and certified copy of your birth certificate
3. If applicable, original and certified copies of evidence of dissolution of previous marriage(s)
4. Medical certificate
5. Document that proves that you are eligible to marry under your country of citizenship’s law. It must be authenticated by that country’s embassy in Romania.
6. Personal statement authenticated by a notary public.

Please note that all documents should be sealed with the 1961 Hague convention Apostils or certified by a Romanian consulate. The medical certificate must be issued in Romania.

How Immigroup can help:

Immigroup can help you obtain required identity documents before you travel to Romania: Long Form Birth Certificate, Divorce or Marriage Certificate, Statutory Declaration, Affidavit, Canadian Citizenship Card, Permanent Resident Card, Passport, and Visitor Visa Application to Canada.

Service for a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who wishes to sponsor their spouse:

If you recently got married to a non-Canadian resident and would like to bring your spouse to Canada, Immigroup can help you submit a sponsorship application to allow your spouse to immigrate to Canada. Our fees for this service are $3000 + government fees.

The following information is provided by the Romanian consulate in Toronto:

According to Law 119 / 1996 regarding the civil status documents, a marriage statement is being personally done by the 2 future spouses in Romania. It is also being done in writing at either the City Hall or at the domicile of one of them.

The marriage statement must be accompanied by the following documents:

1. ID document (ID card or passport)
   
   
2. Certificate of Birth – original and copy of the original – (certified translation for the foreign citizens)
   
   
3. Medical (prenuptial) Certificate – issued in Romania; it is valid for 14 days from the date of issue and it is mandatory  it states whether the person can or cannot get married.
   
   
4. Documents – originals and copies of the originals showing that a previous marriage – if the case - had been dissolved. The copies of the above mentioned originals must be translated and certified or they must be certified by the officer of the civil status.
   
   
5. Proof document issued or authenticated by the diplomatic or consular missions accredited in Romania. This document must prove the fact that in order to be able to get married in Romania, the foreign citizen fulfills all the conditions required by his or her national law.
   
   
6. Personal statement, authenticated by a notary public. This statement must show that the future husband, foreign citizen, fulfills all the conditions required by his national law with view to getting married in Romania; that particular state cannot be involved in a diplomatic or consular mission accredited in Romania.
   
   
7. Official report completed with the help of an authorized interpreter when a marriage between non speaking English or deaf persons occurs.

It is mandatory that the foreign documents (except the passport) have the1961 Hague Convention Apostils. Or, they can also be over certified in order to be recognized in Romania.

Marriage can be fulfilled at the expiry of the 10th day; both the day of marriage statement and the day of marriage celebration must be covered.

After the 10th day, the marriage can take place only before the medical certificates expire.