Romania Apostille Service

Certify documents issued in Romania for official use in the United States and abroad.

Certify documents issued in Romania for international use

Apostilles in Romania can be obtained to authenticate official Romanian documents such as Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates, Criminal Record Certificates (Certificat de Cazier Judiciar), divorce judgments, University diplomas and transcripts, and documents certified by a Romanian notary.

Romanian Apostille stamps are issued by the Chambers of Notaries (notarized documents), Tribunals (documents issued by the courts and by the Romanian Trade Register) or by District Prefects (other documents).

Documents needed for submission in non-apostille countries are legalized by District Prefects or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and require additional attestation by the embassy of the recipient country in Bucharest.

  • We offer expedited apostille services in Bucharest. Depending on the type of document and district of issue, Apostilles in Romania can normally be obtained in 1 - 3 working days
  • Isarey can assist with obtaining official copies of Romanian birth, death and marriage certificates, and we can assist with applications for Criminal Record Certificates
  • We can also obtain certified copies and certificates of status from the Romanian Trade Register.
  • We work with all major embassies accredited to Romania, including the embassies of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam to attest Romanian university degrees and other documents, as well as the Taipei Representative Office in Budapest to legalize Romanian documents for use in Taiwan

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Romanian Documents that can be authenticated with Apostille Stamps

  • Apostille Romanian birth, death and marriage certificates

    Civil status Records

    Apostilles to authenticate Romanian birth certificates (Extras al Actului de Nastere), marriage certificates (Extras al Actului de Casatorie) and death certificates are obtained from the Offices of the Prefect. Apostilles can also be applied to true copies certified by a Romanian notary.
    Old style Romanian marriage certificates (Certificat de Casatorie) and birth certificates (Certificat de Nastere), issued before 1998, cannot be authenticated as original certificates and can only be apostilled by making a true notarized copy. If the apostille is required on the original, a new version of the certificate must be obtained.
  • Apostille Romanian criminal record certificates

    Criminal Record Certificates

    Apostille Romanian criminal record certificates (Certificat de Cazier Judiciar). Apostilles are obtained from the Prefect's Office. The certificate must have been issued within the last 6 months.
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    University Diplomas and School Certificates

    Apostille Romanian university diplomas and degree transcripts. Higher education documents must be endorsed by the National Center for Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas (Centrul National de Recunoastere si Echivalare a Diplomelor).
    Pre-university and school certificates need pre-authentication by the respective County School Inspectorates / Bucharest School Inspectorate.Apostille Romanian university diplomas and degree transcripts

  • Notarized documents

    Apostilles for Powers of Attorney and other notarized documents in Romania are obtained from the Chamber of Notaries Public for the district where the notary that certified the document is based

  • Incorporation Documents

    Certify Romanian corporate documents including certificates of incorporation, certificates of good standing, articles of association, board resolutions for use abroad.

  • Trade documents

    Apostille Romanian certificates of origin, certificates of free sale, commercial invoices, product health certificates, GMP certificates and other trade documents

  • Certified Translations

    Legalize certified and sworn translations of Romanian documents. We offer translation services from Romanian to all major European and Asian languages for submission abroad and to embassies and consulates in Romania.
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Obtaining Apostilles and legalizing documents in Romania

Isarey can obtain Apostille Stamps for your Romanian documents. Our expert local team in Romania will ensure that your documents are attested securely and successfully in the shortest time. We will take care of the entire procedure, dealing with local notaries, embassies, translators and government agencies.

Isarey provides document attestation services in Romania to private, corporate and institutional clients worldwide. To find out about certifying Romanian documents for use in the United States and abroad, use our online quotation form or email us a scan or description of the documents you need to certify. We will get back to you directly with a quotation and details of how to proceed:

6 steps to certify document issued in Romania

  1. Upload the documents you need attested or send them to us by email.
  2. Our experts will pre-check your documents to ensure that they are eligible for Apostille certification or consular legalization in the country where they are issued, and we’ll assist you locally in preparing them if required.
  3. We’ll send you a quotation with the total cost of the process (final price including all fees, certified translation when required and courier costs) and an estimation of how long the process will take to complete.
  4. We’ll arrange a secure courier to collect your original documents (where electronic versions are not sufficient).
  5. As soon as we receive your documents, we will confirm your order and proceed with the attestation process. Where appropriate, we will arrange certified copies for the attestation process so that we can return your originals directly.
  6. We return the attested documents to you by secure international courier.
Romania Document Attestation

Legalize Romanian Documents

Romanian documents can be legalized for cross-border use by means of Apostille Certification or Consular Legalization

Apostille Certification

An Apostille Stamp is a simplified procedure of international attestation. When affixed to documents, Apostilles are directly recongnized by the authorities of over 120 countries (Signatories of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents Hague Apostille ConventionExternal link (opens in new tab)) as certifying the document’s validity, without requiring additional certification.

Since Romania is a signatory to the convention, Isarey can assist by obtaining Apostille Certification for Romanian documents so that they are valid for official use in other signatory countries, including: CA CanadaCanada - ES SpainSpain - IT ItalyItaly - PT PortugalPortugal - GR GreeceGreece - CY CyprusCyprus - FR FranceFrance - SA Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia - DE GermanyGermany - CN ChinaChina

See additional notes below

Consular Legalization
Consular Legalization is required when a document from Romania is to be used in a non-signatory country. In this case, following authentication by authorities in Romania, the document must be certified a second time in Romania by the embassy representing the country where the document is to be used.

Countries which do not recongnize Apostille certification and require consular legalization include: AE United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates - QA QatarQatar - TH ThailandThailand - TW TaiwanTaiwan - VN VietnamVietnam

European Union

Submission within the European Union
Certain Romanian documents do not require Apostilles when they are presented to authorities of other European Union countries (the receiving authority should accept the original or a certified copy).

When applying for certain public documents, a multilingual standard form may be requested to accompany the original. A multilingual standard form must always be issued and signed by a Romanian authority, providing a translation aid designed to help the receiving authority to understand a public document which is in a language not accepted by the receiving EU country.
See: EU Multilingual standard formsExternal link (opens in new tab)

Romanian documents not requiring Apostilles include birth, death, marriage certificates, absence of a criminal record (a clean criminal record of a Romanian citizen), certificates of nationality and residence:
See: Regulation (EU) 2016/1191External link (opens in new tab)

Other Romanian documents, including academic certificates, still require Apostille certification and certified translation to be valid in other EU countries.

Civil status certificates (multilingual extracts from the civil status registers)
Romanian birth, marriage and death certificates) issued in accordance with the conventions of the International Commission on Civil and Civil Status should not require Apostille Stamps when being submitted to one of the following countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cape Verde, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

Certified Translation

Where Romanian documents are to be used abroad and where the receiving country has a different official language, a sworn or certified may also be required. Isarey takes care of any certified translations required as part of the document attestation process, ensuring that translations are carried out and certified in accordance with local regulations.

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A certified translation on its own only provides assurance that the translation itself is accurate and true; it does not confirm the authenticity of the original document. The original document must be legalized for a certified translation to carry equivalent legal weight.

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