Cezara
Lawyer · Bucharest, Romania
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- 20+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, Romanian
- Law, University of Bucharest - Faculty of Law
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4.88(5 reviews)
Criminal Record Certificate (Police Clearance Certificate) in Romania
The Romanian criminal record certificate, the cazier judiciar, often called a police clearance certificate abroad, is issued by the Romanian Police. English-speaking lawyers in Romania request it on your behalf when you are abroad, arrange the apostille for use outside the EU, and prepare foreign certificates that Romanian immigration and citizenship procedures ask for.
About Criminal Record Certificate (Police Clearance Certificate) in Romania
A criminal record certificate from Romania, also called a police clearance certificate, a certificate of good conduct, a police certificate or a criminal record check, is the certificat de cazier judiciar, usually shortened to cazier judiciar (often typed without accents). It is issued by the Romanian Police and shows whether final convictions are recorded against a person in Romania. Some older lists and lawyer pages call this service “Police Clearance Certificate / Criminal Record Check”. English-speaking lawyers in Romania help in two directions: getting the Romanian certificate, and preparing a certificate from your own country for a procedure in Romania.
The Romanian certificate
Romanian citizens can request the cazier online through the government portals, after confirming their identity, or at a police counter. Foreign nationals, and anyone who cannot use the online route, apply at the counter in person or through a representative: a lawyer holding a lawyer's mandate (împuternicire avocațială), or another person with a notarised power of attorney. People living abroad can also go through a Romanian consulate, which takes longer. For use outside the EU the certificate usually needs an apostille.
A certificate from your own country, for Romania
Romanian procedures for foreigners, such as a residence permit from the immigration inspectorate (IGI), family reunification or citizenship, can require a criminal record certificate from the applicant's country of origin or residence. The lawyer explains which document the Romanian office expects, whether it needs an apostille or legalisation, and has it translated into Romanian.
A separate certificate for work with children
Jobs and volunteering with children can also call for a certificate of behavioural integrity (certificat de integritate comportamentală), drawn from the national register of sexual offences. It does not replace the cazier; the two documents record different things.
What a lawyer does
Files the request with the police under a power of attorney or a lawyer's mandate, collects the certificate, arranges apostille and translation, and sends the documents to you or straight to the authority that asked for them.
Questions and answers
Can a foreigner get a Romanian criminal record certificate online?
The online route is designed for Romanian citizens. A foreigner usually applies in person or through a lawyer; the rules for electronic certificates have changed more than once, and a lawyer confirms the current ones.
Is the “cazier fiscal” the same document?
No. The cazier fiscal is a tax record kept by the tax authority and is asked for in business matters. A visa or a job abroad needs the cazier judiciar.
Does a clean certificate show that no case is pending?
No. It lists final convictions; an open investigation or a warrant does not appear on it. For that question see arrest warrant check.
How recent must the certificate be?
The office that receives it decides, and many want a recent one. Ordering it close to the date of the application avoids a second request.
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Sorina
Lawyer · Bucharest, Romania
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- 8+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, Romanian
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