Americans residing in Romania must renew their temporary residence permits

The Authority for Foreigners within the Ministry of Administration and Interior officially announced that foreigners who reside in Romania are obliged to request a new stay permit from the Office for foreigners in their area, pursuant to new methodological norms issued on August 1st. According to these norms, the current temporary stay permits may only be used as follows:

• until September 30, 2004: stay permits issued in Prahova, Constanta, Iasi, Bihor, Cluj, Dolj, Brasov, Timis counties ;
• until March 1st, 2005: stay permits issued in Bucharest;
• until September 30, 2005: stay permits issued by all other counties.

The current stay permits that are valid beyond the deadline may be exchanged without submission of supporting documentation. Americans whose stay permits are due to expire before or shortly after the deadline will have to apply for new stay permits, submitting the required documents and approvals from the local authorities. The cost for new temporary residence permits (stay permits) for foreigners is 3,942,500 lei, to be paid in account no. 25110103049500 at any of the C.E.C. units in Romania.

The issuance of a new stay permit takes 30 days.