Romanian Citizenship for Citizens of Moldova

Many people in Moldova, and many Moldovans living abroad, can restore Romanian citizenship if their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents were Romanian citizens. A Romanian passport means EU citizenship: the right to live, work and study in EU countries.

Who can get Romanian citizenship

The grounds are Romanian citizenship held by your ancestors. Most often these are families whose relatives lived in Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina or the Hertsa region between 1918 and 1940. Whether you qualify shows in your family documents: birth and marriage certificates and other papers that link you to that ancestor.

Documents for Romanian citizenship

The hardest part is building the chain of documents from you to your ancestor. Some papers are old, in another language, with differences in names and dates. We help you see which documents are missing and prepare the file.

Dual citizenship

You do not have to give up Moldovan citizenship: both Moldova and Romania allow dual citizenship.

If you live abroad

If you live outside Moldova, tell us at the start: the way the documents are filed and the number of trips depend on your country of residence.

How we work

Start by telling us about the ancestor through whom you want to obtain citizenship and about the documents your family already has. They show whether you are eligible and what is missing. Timing and cost depend on the same things, so we quote them once we have seen the documents.