Romanian Marriage Certificate

We finally got this done in my wife's hometown.  The process was not easy nor structured.  It seams that each city has their own way of getting this done and it can even be different than what they may have posted on the city's webpage, posted in their office, or told you.  No two people had the same response.  The time line is very subjective to what your willing to pay.  My wife had to get a Romanian ID card in her maiden name (a convoluted corrupt process of its own),  then apply for the Romanian marriage certificate , wherein she could then get a Romanian ID card and passport in her married name (another convoluted corrupt process of its own),  One thing that is almost a show-stopper is that on the USA marriage certificate there is no indication of what your new married name is.  Just that John Doe married Jane Smith.  But on the Romanian marriage certificate it shows current names, new names, and parents names.  Of course all of this for an American is different and having the right documents, per that particular office, with translations/legalizations is subjective.  Of course there is no one office that does this and between the City Hall, ID Card Office, etc., it requires a lot of running around.  Notwithstanding any divorce documents, birth certificates, etc., that need to be translated and legalized, and God-forbid there is any spelling errors on any of the documents.  But the bottom line is you have to find that one person that can orchestrate the process and pay them a gratuity up front and any others that have power over the process...or you'll be waiting in lines that never go anywhere or get anything done.  Unfortunately, these are the kinds of processes that still keep people thinking of Romania as third-world country.