FAQ: Can Romanians work in the EU?

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Romanian citizenship will not grant you the legal right to work in Europe. Since Romania's not part of the EU, the process of obtaining a work permit in any European country is a nightmare most employers fear and try to avoid as much as possible. Your skills and qualifications will not matter when put into balance with the citizenship, you can trust me on that.

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I know, but if they join in 2007, by then I should be Romanian and will have the legal right to work in the EU.

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It wouldn't be until 2014 that citizens of those countries could work in the other EU countries without a permit. I know Ireland is an exception... Are there any others?

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I don't know about Ireland or any other EU countries. However, even if I have to wait until 2014, it'll still be worth it. And my kids will also be able to live and work there too. Check the official EU website on where Romanians can work and when. There's also info about work permits from the official EU website and here's an article about restrictions placed on Bulgarians and Romanians. Even though Romania is in the EU, some EU countries will still require Romanians to get a work permit.

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Changing my mom's marriage cert

Good news! Hopefully, my mom will be able to change her name. I asked my mom for the website and I emailed the church record dept and they told me to email the county. Hopefully with emails and phone calls, they can change the name quickly and then finish the process so that she can finally get her passport.

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Marriage cert problems

Of course it's too good to be true. Now they are telling her that she has to change her marriage certificate so that her name matches her new birth certificate and USA naturalisation papers. All of this because she changed her name when she was nine years old. After this, then she can register her marriage and then finally a passport.

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Mom's new birth cert

My mom finally got her documents back. She has a new birth certificate that matches her name that she got when she was naturalised as a USA citizen. Now the next step is registering her marriage and then she can apply for a passport.

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FAQ: Tell me more about your quest

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Let me ask a series of questions, that will hopefully clear up the confusion here:

1. When exactly did you first decide to look for Romanian citizenship?

2. Did you mention the fact of your mum's Romanian BIRTH to the Romanian authorities AT THAT TIME?

3. If you did, what did they say? Why did they not tell you at that point that she was still a citizen, in WHICH case you would be eligible for citizenship.

4. If they HAD told you this at that point, why did you announce it as a surprise in October 2004 that you had just found out she was a citizen. If you answer those four questions individually, clearly and concisely, then we may get a step closer to solving this riddle.

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1. I started looking for citizenship in October 2004. I had orginally called them in the fall of 1999 and when I told them that my mom was now an American, they said that it was impossible that I get Romanian citizenship.

2. Yes.

3. I did mention my mom's Romanian birth to the authorities at the time, but if she and I want passport, we have to do the paperwork.

4. I was surprised, because my mom had always thought that she was only a US citizen.

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