Specific documents that minors must have when travelling to and from their country of origin (within the EU):

Romanian citizens who are minors and holders of an individual travel document or, as the case may be, an ID card/electronic ID card, is allowed to travel abroad in the Member States of the European Union.

Currently, the following travel documents are required for minor Romanian citizens for travelling abroad:

• simple electronic passport;
• simple temporary passport;
• travel title (valid only for returning to the country).

or, as the case may be, depending on the quality of the parent(s) or the person caring for the minor,

• electronic diplomatic passport;
• electronic service passport.

Information on how and where these documents can be obtained and/or the eventual special procedures to be followed (including any relevant deadlines)

According to the legal provisions applicable in Romania, the applications for a simple electronic passport or a simple temporary passport must be submitted either in the country, at the community public passport services according to the jurisdiction where the applicant is domiciled or residing, or abroad, at the diplomatic missions or the consular offices of Romania.

If the applicant for a simple electronic or temporary passport cannot be present at the community public passport service according to his or her domicile or residence, passport applications may be submitted at the nearest community public passport service.

Passports will be issued by the competent authorities within time limits, starting on the date when applications are submitted, which may not exceed:

• 3 working days in the case of applications for simple temporary passports;
• 15 working days in the case of applications for simple electronic passports, submitted in Romania;
• 45 working days in the case of applications for simple electronic passports, submitted abroad at the diplomatic missions or consular offices of Romania in EU Member States;
• 60 working days in the case of applications for simple electronic passports, submitted abroad at the diplomatic missions or consular offices of Romania in non-EU countries.

If the applicant submits an application for a simple electronic passport abroad, but opts for its reception at one of the community public passport services, the deadline for issuance is a maximum of 15 working days.

Lost passport or ID card

The loss of a passport must be reported immediately by the holder or, as the case may be, by the minor's parents, legal representatives or companions at the nearest police station or at any community public passport service or at the Passports General Directorate or abroad at the diplomatic missions or consular offices of Romania.

If the loss is reported to the police, they are required to issue a certificate attesting to the declaration of the event.

The obligation to declare the loss of a travel document can be fulfilled when submitting an application for a new passport, in which case the holder or the parents or legal representatives of the minor will make a declaration, on their own responsibility, about the circumstances of the event.

The theft of a passport must be reported immediately by the holder or, as the case may be, by the minor's parents, legal representatives or companions at the nearest police station in Romania or in the country where the event took place, and the issuance of a certificate attesting to the declaration of the event must be requested.

Emergency travel document (ETD)

For Romanian citizens abroad who no longer possess a valid travel document, the diplomatic missions or consular offices of Romania will issue a travel title valid only for returning to Romania.

This travel title will be valid for a maximum of 30 days and will terminate on the date of entry of the holder in Romania.

The procedures used for establishing the identity of Romanian citizens requesting a travel title and for issuing these documents will be determined by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.