The short answer
The status is checked on the ANC website in the Stadiu dosar section, by case number and under the article of the law your application was filed under (for citizenship by descent — article 11). Information can also be obtained by writing to the ANC, quoting the case number and your identification details.
Step by step
- Find your case number. It is issued at registration and looks like
12345/RD/2026. Without it the status cannot be checked. - Open the Stadiu dosar section on
cetatenie.just.roand choose the list matching your article: 8, 8¹, 8², 10 or 11. - Find your number. The lists are published by stage: allocation to the commission, scheduled hearing dates, orders issued.
- Track the orders section separately: once issued, an order is published in the lists of communications under article 34¹ of Law no. 21/1991.
If someone other than the applicant asks
Information about a case is released to the applicant in person or to their representative
holding a written mandate. The representative proves their authority with one of:
- a notarised power of attorney (
procurăin authentic form); - a lawyer’s warrant based on a legal assistance agreement.
A power of attorney drawn up abroad must be apostilled (for Hague Convention countries) or super-legalised, then translated into Romanian by a translator authorised by the Romanian Ministry of Justice, with the signature notarised.
What the typical situations mean
| What you see | What it means |
|---|---|
| Your number is in none of the lists | the case is registered but has not yet reached a stage that gets published |
| The case has been allocated to the commission | the check of the conditions has begun |
| A hearing date has been set | the next date on which the case is considered |
| An order has been published | a decision has been taken — expect a registered letter |
| A request for documents has arrived | the time to reply is limited: no more than 4 months from receipt |
Where people get it wrong
- They search by surname. The search works by case number only.
- They write to the ANC every month. Letters do not move the queue, but they consume the secretariat’s resources and your time.
- They miss the registered letter. Orders and queries arrive by recorded post. Changing address without telling the ANC is a real way to lose a case.
- They read silence as a refusal. A refusal comes as an order, not as silence.
What we take on
We follow the case for you: checking publications under your number, catching commission queries and the order, preparing replies on time. A case that “hangs” usually hangs because of a letter that never reached its addressee — and that is exactly what we intercept.
The service can be taken separately if you filed the case yourself.
Frequently asked questions
Can the status be obtained by phone? Information is released once identity and authority have been established, so telephone answers are limited. The working methods are the online lists and a written request.
I changed my surname after filing — do I have to report it? Yes. Notifications of a change of name, civil status or domicile, or of representation by a lawyer, are accepted and added to the file even under the general ban on sending papers.
The case has been pending for more than two years — what should I do? Check whether a query went to an old address, and document the dates: that is grounds for an approach and, if necessary, a complaint.
Where this comes from
We publish only what we have checked against the primary source. Here it is — open it and see for yourself.