According to the provisions of the Law no. 105/1992 regarding the regulations of the international private law, a person’s civil status, capacity and family relationships are subject to the national law.
The national law is the law of the state whose citizen the individual is; it regulates the status of the Romanian citizens, irrespective of whether their residence place is within the county borders or abroad.
The civil status documents give proof of a person’s birth, marriage or death; they are registered in the best interests of both the state and the individual and envisage the protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms.
In Romania the Law 119/1996 and the application methodological norms regulate the civil status regime.
Marriage Certificate - Registration and Issuance
The diplomatic missions and consular sections of Romania have the legal capacity to register marriage both between Romanian citizens and between a Romanian citizen and a foreign citizen, unless the state law of the latter opposes.
A. Marriage between Romanian Citizens
To officially register marriage in the embassy or consulate, Romanian citizens must comply with the following requirements:
- The male must be 18 and the woman 16 years old
- Neither of the spouses should be currently engaged in a conjugal relationship
- To provide valid identity proof (passports).
Required Papers
- Declaration of matrimony signed by both spouses;
- Romanian passports or any other Romanian valid identity proof;
- Birth certificates in the original;
- A signed declaration in personal script of each of the spouses, to state the current status of potential previous marriages, and if this be the case:
- a copy of the divorce or marriage dissolution decision;
- death certificate of the late spouse;
- certificate of previous marriage with specific mention of dissolution; - Health certificate regarding the health condition of the two spouses with specific mention of their being clinically fit to contract marriage. The certificate is valid for 14 days from the issue date.
NOTE
The marriage certificate will be officially delivered within 10 days from the date when the request and the other documents have been handed in.
Documents in foreign languages must be provided with the appropriate certified translation into Romanian.
B. Marriage between a Romanian Citizen and a Foreign Citizen
To perform marriage in the Romanian embassy or consulate the parties must comply with the following requirements:
- The male must be 18 and the woman 16 years old
- Neither of the spouses should be currently engaged in a conjugal relationship
- To provide valid identity proof (passports)
- The law to which the foreign citizen is subject must not find hindrance to the marriage.
Romanian citizen must provide the following documents:
- Declaration of matrimony signed by both spouses at the embassy or consulate;
- The Romanian valid passport or any other Romanian valid identity proof;
- Birth certificate in the original;
- A signed declaration in personal script of the spouse at the embassy or consulate, to state the current status of potential previous marriages, and if this be the case:
- a copy of the divorce or marriage dissolution certificate;
- death certificate of the late spouse;
- certificate of previous marriage with specific mention of dissolution. - Health certificate regarding the health condition of the spouse with specific mention of his/her being clinically fit to contract marriage. The certificate is valid for 14 days from the issue date.
Foreign citizens must provide the following documents:
- Declaration of matrimony signed at the embassy;
- A valid identity proof;
- Birth certificate in the original;
- A bachelor certificate issued by either the competent authorities or the diplomatic mission or consular office of the state to which the applicant is subject;
- A customary law certificate regarding the conditions of form and substance of the marriage contract according to the law state involved. Either the competent state authorities or the diplomatic mission or consular office may issue the certificate.
NOTE
The marriage certificate will be officially delivered within 10 days from the date when the application and the other appendages are handed in.
Documents in foreign languages must be provided with the appropriate certified translation into Romanian.