Asylum Procedure

 A person is considered asylum seekers from the moment the manifestation of will, expressed in writing or orally, to the competent authorities, showing that it calls for the protection of the Romanian state.

Time application for asylum

(1) The asylum application is lodged once:

a) the applicant presented himself at a checkpoint for crossing the state border;

b) the applicant entered the territory;

c) events occurred in the applicant's country of origin, which causes him to seek protection for foreigners with residence in Romania.

(2) Requests for asylum made outside Romania are not allowed.

(3) The competent authorities may not refuse to accept the application for asylum on the grounds that it was submitted late.

The power receiving asylum applications

The competent authorities receive an application for asylum are:

a) structures the Romanian Immigration Office;

b) Romanian Border Police structures;

c) structures of the Romanian Police;

d) the structures of the National Penitentiary Administration of the Ministry of Justice.