ROMANIA 

CITIZENSHIP: Romanian citizenship law is based on Law 21 dated 1991.

• BY BIRTH: Birth within the territory of Romania does not automatically confer citizenship.
• BY DESCENT: Child, at least one of whose parents is a citizen of Romania, regardless of the child’s country of birth.
• BY NATURALIZATION: Romanian citizenship may be acquired upon fulfillment of the following conditions:
• Person must have resided in Romania at least five years.
• Person must be proficient in the Romanian language.
• Person must pass a test on Romanian culture and history.
• MARRIAGE: Foreign national who marries a Romanian citizen must reside in Romania for three years, but fulfill the other naturalization conditions.

DUAL CITIZENSHIP:  RECOGNIZED.  Due to Romanian recognition of dual citizenship, a child born to parents of differing nationalities is permitted by Romanian law to be a dual citizen. Restrictions might exist in the laws of the non-Romanian parent's country.

LOSS OF CITIZENSHIP: Under current Romanian law there are no grounds for involuntary loss of Romanian citizenship.  Three months after voluntarily renouncing citizenship, a former citizen may reapply for Romanian citizenship.

• VOLUNTARY: Voluntary renunciation is permitted by law, but is not required unless the laws of a second country demand. Contact the Romanian Embassy for details and proper paperwork.
• INVOLUNTARY: There are no grounds for involuntary loss of Romanian citizenship.