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→Accessing the Records: archives now accept payment after the information is found. credit cards are preferred. sending cash in the mail is not wise, and a pre-payment could be considered a bribe, which is now illegal under Romanian law.
(→Accessing the Records: updated information to current conditions. I do not think the limits on birth and marriage records are now in force.) |
(→Accessing the Records: archives now accept payment after the information is found. credit cards are preferred. sending cash in the mail is not wise, and a pre-payment could be considered a bribe, which is now illegal under Romanian law.) |
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==Accessing the Records== | ==Accessing the Records== | ||
Existing civil registration records of Romania are located in local offices of civil registration (''Oficiile stării civile'') in each city or town, who maintain records for the past one hundred years. Older records are sent to the Romanian National Archives (''Arhivele'' Nationale ale Romanieie) or one of its regional archives. Records are kept under good storage conditions | Existing civil registration records of Romania are located in local offices of civil registration (''Oficiile stării civile'') in each city or town, who maintain records for the past one hundred years. Older records are sent to the Romanian National Archives (''Arhivele'' Nationale ale Romanieie) or one of its regional archives. Records are kept under good storage conditions. | ||
*[http://www.genealogy.ro/gap.htm Information on locations of records] | *[http://www.genealogy.ro/gap.htm Information on locations of records] | ||