Can I get Romanian citizenship?

Question

My mom married my Romanian born step father in 2007. He is part of the family but we're not technically related.

I'm 18 and when they got married I was 9. My mom is not a Romanian citizen only a US citizen.

Could I still get Romanian citizenship by blood?

Are you currently resident in Romania? And if so, for how long? — Gagravarr, Commented Jul 21, 2016 at 14:07
How old are you/were you when they married? Is your mom a Romanian citizen now and through which procedure? I actually don't know about Romania but these details matter in other countries so it's probably useful to specify that. — Gala, Commented Jul 21, 2016 at 16:14
I'm 18 and when they got married I was 9. My mom is not a Romanian citizen only a US citizen. — user9981, Commented Jul 21, 2016 at 20:27

julia · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-24 16:08:03Z

I doubt you can get it by blood, because your mother has only US citizienship.

You can get your Romanian citizienship if, either of these are true:

you are adopted by your Romanian father
you were born in Romania
you give proof that you live in Romania (either by submitting a rental contract or buying contract) and must
you promote Romania by special activities like sport, olympics, etc

This website is the National Authority for Citizienship and you can ask them there http://cetatenie.just.ro/index.php/ro/

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