Cristian
@Cristian_G
Canadian and Romanian expat in the Philippines
Forum posts
40
About me
Canadian and Romanian
Lives in Cebu City, Central Visayas, Ph
Speaks Romanian, English
Registration: 09 July 2018
Looking For CDN EXPATS receiving PENSIONS by SmartcodeBill
Hello! My name is Bill M***. I am a 67 year old Canadian living in BANGKOK. I have been attempting to receive my CANADA PENSIONS from CPP & OAS for more than a year now. Each time I have submitted my DIRECT DEPOSIT application it has been ...
Straydog has given you some good advice. I am from Canada, however I do not live in Thailand (still here, for the time being). I spent about 20 min looking into this, and this is what I came up with. SORT Codes are only used in the England and ... Read More
Birth Certificate by Marinescu9
I am a Romanian citizen. Born in Romania to Romanian parents. I was adopted and raised in the US. I have all of my original adoption documents. I must go to Bucharesti to update my birth certificate. Does anyone know how long that will take and how ...
Greetings. I have 2 questions: 1. What do you mean by 'update my birth certificate'? A birth certificate does not change, you either have it or you don't. 2. 'I must go to Bucharesti' Why is that? You should be able to ... Read More
Invitation Letter by ribalov87
Hi All, I am planning to Visit Romania for tourism with my parents and one of the requirements is INVITATION APPROVED BY ROMANIAN IMIGRATION. Unfortunately I don't know any one from Romania to help me in that, I contacted many travel agency ...
@tintin If you have purchased *return* ticket back to the Philippines, I would say go with the exact dates as they appear on your reservation, and if you need total number of days, count the day of arrival and the day of departure as full days. Good ... Read More
Romanian Health Insurance...
> At the other office they told me I had to go online to this website and print the other document. anaf.ro and I can't find anything on the website about health insurance. My take on it is: It has nothing to do with Health Insurance. ANAF ... Read More
German to Romania Requirements by ixDavidxi
Hello, I made a post a while back asking what the required documents would be for a U.S. Citizen to move to Romania and found that the easiest method for myself would be to get my German Passport. I am considered a German Citizen due to family ...
@ixDavidxi - Seems like quite an ordeal, glad you got it sorted and thanks for updating, I am sure others will benefit. Read More
Can she stay with me in Romania after get married?? by Jhane2193
Please guys help me with one question that i need so much to know. my girlfriend from Philippines has to come in about 3 months in Romania, by Private Visit Visa ..we have prepared all the wedding papers and we are nervous and stressed because her ...
Just down the page I found a post by a Filipina who married a Romanian and was able to apply for a resident I.D. By looking at the dates when she got married and when applied, it appears it is possible that she can apply for resident I.D. right ... Read More
Help....
Your lovely romanian woman, now your wife, would need to submit the marriage certificate at the Romanian Embassy in whatever country you guys got married (assumed outside of Romania) such that the marriage would be registered with the appropriate ... Read More
Can she stay with me in Romania after get married?? by Jhane2193
Please guys help me with one question that i need so much to know. my girlfriend from Philippines has to come in about 3 months in Romania, by Private Visit Visa ..we have prepared all the wedding papers and we are nervous and stressed because her ...
I am not an authority on the subject, but since nobody replied to you in 3 weeks, I will take a stab on this. > but we are hopeless that she could be expelled First off, nobody will expel your new wife, because you will not want to be in a ... Read More
German to Romania Requirements by ixDavidxi
Hello, I made a post a while back asking what the required documents would be for a U.S. Citizen to move to Romania and found that the easiest method for myself would be to get my German Passport. I am considered a German Citizen due to family ...
@ixDavidxi it would be nice if you could come back and update after you have gone through the process and detail the experience from the perspective of self-funding requirements. Thanks. Read More
Where are all the old Mercedes cars from the 60's and 70's?
> I mean people sure held on to the Dacias for a long time, why not the Mercedes cars. I have a friend, whose father returned from Germany in 1990 with an older Mercedes (perhaps 10-15 yr/old?). Very nice car, my friend and I went to Budapest ... Read More
German to Romania Requirements by ixDavidxi
Hello, I made a post a while back asking what the required documents would be for a U.S. Citizen to move to Romania and found that the easiest method for myself would be to get my German Passport. I am considered a German Citizen due to family ...
A while ago I was looking for the same info, except that it was Romanian passport - residence in Italy. At the time I found that to obtain residence in another EU country, through self-funded means of support, one would have to show an income at the ... Read More
Romania family reunification visa 3rd time rejected by FaizAhmad
hi i need urgent help ..please if somebody can figure out the refusal reason of my Romanian family visa my Romania family visa 3rd time is gone rejected ..and the reason i can not understand reason is ( Art.27 ...
" ( Art.27 alien.(2) letter E from romanian OUG 194 200" I believe it should be 194 2002" (2002 being the year this piece of legislation went into ... Read More
I need translation by Anna1983
M? in?f?c in pat? i m? Gandesc la noi doi, e? Ti adorabil
@Anna1983 We have certain letters in the Romanian alphabet which are not represented well as ascii, they are UTF-8 and that I think why you have these question marks in your text. The text appears to be written by either someone who is not ... Read More
Romania visa by giovannylyns
hello people ! my name is Gio and I'm an Indonesian. I've got married to my Romanian husband last October and we're settling in the UK. And currently I'm having an EEA Family Permit to stay at UK. I've read at this forum that ...
@giovannylyns > "And yea my husband still has his romania ID and also Romania passport .." The reason why I asked is that there is a difference between a Romanian resident and one (like me) which has a CRDS passport (Romanian citizen ... Read More
Romania visa by giovannylyns
hello people ! my name is Gio and I'm an Indonesian. I've got married to my Romanian husband last October and we're settling in the UK. And currently I'm having an EEA Family Permit to stay at UK. I've read at this forum that ...
Probably because each type of visa requires appropriate proof and justification. Under the long stay visa, these are the categories: Economic activities (symbol D/AE) Professional activities (symbol D/AP) Commercial activities (symbol ... Read More
Romania visa by giovannylyns
hello people ! my name is Gio and I'm an Indonesian. I've got married to my Romanian husband last October and we're settling in the UK. And currently I'm having an EEA Family Permit to stay at UK. I've read at this forum that ...
@giovannylyns "Unfortunately as an Indonesian, I need a visa to enter Romania. I've tried to called to Romania Embassy in London but nobody pick up". You don't need to go to the Embassy, here is the portal where you can apply for ... Read More
Marriage
I was going based on this info: >she had a baby of 9 month but she is not married Maybe diff. countries have diff. rules if a minor is involved, who knows. But afaik in Romania the baby should not pose any barriers, as long as both parties are ... Read More
Recommendation for Lawyer by GuestPoster6932
Hi, I am working on my dual citizenship and need help in Romania to amend my Romanian birth certificate with my USA marriage and divorce. Then I need help obtaining my Romanian passport. I am not entirely happy with my current Romania based ...
I apologize, I was not aware that this was the case, I stand corrected. I have found the following reference, but you probably know the process already. If you navigate to the referenced URL, at the bottom there is the name of a lawyer and contact ... Read More
Visa interview by Chems2323
Hello Everyone. I was in Embassy of Romania for visa D/VF family reunification I put all the papers everything was normal. The only problem that they didn't the interview with me but all the personnes who made the visa for family reunification ...
I would not worry. Are all the persons that have been interviewed going through family reunification at the romanian consulate? Read More
Married to Romanian wife, have Permis de Sedere, but.... by Fthornton423
Hello all, I am new here and am curious about something. I received my Permis de Sedere in late 2013 when I first moved to Romania after our wedding at our local Romanian city hall. We lived here until November of 2014 and she got her visa to go to ...
@adaroxas11 For sure, just provide a copy, not the actual document. I am assuming this might be necessary for the employer to fill some documents w/ the govt. If the employer would want to get (and hold) the physical document, I would question the ... Read More
Marriage
> how can do marry cause the father of the baby didn't want, she loves me and wants to marry me so how is possible with that baby, The fact that she has a baby has nothing to do with her ability to marry, if she so wishes. The only ... Read More
How to get permanent residence permit in Romania as a foreigner spouse by xXCherryXx
Hi there, I am from Singapore and recently got married to a Romanian citizen, we've been traveling together for over 2 years and we would like to settle down in Romania. Are there anybody with experience in regards to this? What documents are ...
People from around the world can not just ask for a permanent residence permit in Romania just because they feel like doing so. I don't believe I can show up in Singapore and ask for the same. There are a few other options with temporary visas, ... Read More
Recommendation for Lawyer by GuestPoster6932
Hi, I am working on my dual citizenship and need help in Romania to amend my Romanian birth certificate with my USA marriage and divorce. Then I need help obtaining my Romanian passport. I am not entirely happy with my current Romania based ...
Hi @laurabe2, > I am working on my dual citizenship and need help in Romania to amend my Romanian birth certificate with my USA marriage and divorce. First of all if you are in possession of a romanian birth certificate, then implicitly you are ... Read More
How to get permanent residence permit in Romania as a foreigner spouse by xXCherryXx
Hi there, I am from Singapore and recently got married to a Romanian citizen, we've been traveling together for over 2 years and we would like to settle down in Romania. Are there anybody with experience in regards to this? What documents are ...
Generally, the first step is to legalize your marriage certificate w.r.t. the romanian authorities. To that end, you go to the romanian consulate or embassy, in whatever country you got married and present your marriage certificate + all your other ... Read More
United States to Romania - Business Residence Permit by tonestrike
Hello, I have spoken to a lawyer and there is an agreement between The United States and Romania where the initial investment required to obtain a long term residence permit for most investors is waived for US Citizens (the same is also true for ...
@tone, this would be a good start http://igi.mai.gov.ro/content/activitati-comerciale Right click, 'Translate to English' Good luck. Read More
Desperate Help and Advice Needed Please by HelpNeededPlease!
My brother is English and he is engaged to a romanian. They live here in the UK. They recently went to Romania to visit family. She was at least 26 weeks pregnant. In brief, Whilst there, she started loosing amniotic fluid, went into labour and ...
@help This is terrible news, I am really sorry to hear that. > she started loosing amniotic fluid, went into labour and delivered a live baby boy. They have since told them that the baby is dead If this is the case, has any sort of official ... Read More
Getting a spouse visa in Romania by Blondymk
If someone has any experience, could really use the help. Ibeen maried to a romanian citizen and we just got our marriage legalized in romania , but we are also expecting our baby in the next 3 mnts (.and alredy deposid the hospital payment) ...
@Linz > I've read that we would need to move to Romania for a time for me to get a romanian passport. I think that you would have to apply through the family reunification ... Read More
Romanian Wife by clizzle19
Hi all i have just joined this site as i need some advice on something, I have just married a Romanian woman i have been with for 2 years, she says she thinks that we need to register our wedding in Romania, but i dont think we do, I am British and ...
> she says she thinks that we need to register our wedding in Romania, but i dont think we do @clizzle19, technically you are under no obligation to do anything in this matter, however if you find benefit in your future child to have romanian ... Read More
Information by Egaz
Hallo Good day My name is Ajax and I married to a romanian girl in Pakistan . I live in Germany by asylum & now I want to registere my marriage in romania. Last time we go to romania consulate in Munich & we write a declaration to ...
Egaz, I thought that you have already submitted all of the paperwork with the Consulate and you were waiting for the marriage certificate. > But when first time we go there they told us we have to registere our marriage in pakista or In ... Read More
Information by Egaz
Hallo Good day My name is Ajax and I married to a romanian girl in Pakistan . I live in Germany by asylum & now I want to registere my marriage in romania. Last time we go to romania consulate in Munich & we write a declaration to ...
Egaz, what is involved when you ask the consulate to (and I quote) 'to registered our marriage in romania' what happens is that your marriage will be registered as if it took place in Romania (even though it did not) and the end result is ... Read More
Information by Egaz
Hallo Good day My name is Ajax and I married to a romanian girl in Pakistan . I live in Germany by asylum & now I want to registere my marriage in romania. Last time we go to romania consulate in Munich & we write a declaration to ...
I am not sure I understand every thing that you are saying, however, if you are able to register the marriage via the Romanian consulate in Munich, then, you fill out an application/declaration and you present the original marriage certificate (you ... Read More
Public health insurance by Dolfin66
Hi all, My temporary residence visa (Permis de Sedere) has been issued and I understand I need to register with the health authority in Bucharest. Can anyone tell me if that means I can use the public health system? I bought low level emergency ...
@romaniac - I have a question if you don't mind, regarding your reference back in 12 October 2017, in this thrad: "I'm a "persoana fara venit" (No Romanian income), as I'm retired". I might be in this situation ... Read More
Married to Romanian wife, have Permis de Sedere, but.... by Fthornton423
Hello all, I am new here and am curious about something. I received my Permis de Sedere in late 2013 when I first moved to Romania after our wedding at our local Romanian city hall. We lived here until November of 2014 and she got her visa to go to ...
@Cristian Oancea - Thevista, (I am assuming you were replying to him), appears to be from the Philippines, not US. "Filipinos intending to travel to Romania, a country that is party to the Schengen Agreement, must first obtain a visa. This ... Read More
how long to get Romanian passport via DC consulate
@JAdams FYI - In Canada, we are told '3 months, we'll call you'. Few months ago, wife got it in 1 month while son got it in 2 months (first passport). Read More
Registering birth of a child born in US by Broughaj
I am an American citizen. My fiancé is Romanian. I will be giving birth to our daughter in the USA and will travel with her to Romania to visit my fiancé’s family when she’s about 3 months old. At that time, I’d like to ...
The reason I was mentioning that you might want to take care of this beforehand, was this: "A man who is not married to the child's mother can typically have his name listed on the child's birth certificate if he establishes paternity. One way to ... Read More
Registering birth of a child born in US by Broughaj
I am an American citizen. My fiancé is Romanian. I will be giving birth to our daughter in the USA and will travel with her to Romania to visit my fiancé’s family when she’s about 3 months old. At that time, I’d like to ...
Here is what I found in this case, I think the main concern is not necessarily the marriage certificate, at least not at this stage, rather the father's name on the US birth certificate. <<< Father's Name When a married couple have ... Read More
New members of the Romania forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Romania forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Born in Romania, left almost 27 years ago at the age of 23 and moved to Canada (Toronto). My intention is to return to Romania, in about 4-6 years time, depending on what my son who is entering grade 11 this September, does for school/university. ... Read More
Registering birth of a child born in US by Broughaj
I am an American citizen. My fiancé is Romanian. I will be giving birth to our daughter in the USA and will travel with her to Romania to visit my fiancé’s family when she’s about 3 months old. At that time, I’d like to ...
Sorry, forgot to add, when we requested the birth certificate (and passport) we also provided the romanian marriage certificate. If you have married outside of Romania and do not have a romanian marriage certificate, I would not be surprised if they ... Read More
Registering birth of a child born in US by Broughaj
I am an American citizen. My fiancé is Romanian. I will be giving birth to our daughter in the USA and will travel with her to Romania to visit my fiancé’s family when she’s about 3 months old. At that time, I’d like to ...
Greetings Broughaj, I was in a similar situation back about 15 years ago, my son was born in Canada, both myself and spouse are romanian. The law says that you could obtain romanian citizenship for your child, even if only 1 parent is a romanian ... Read More