All asylum seekers in Romania have rights and obligations. It is very important that you know and understand them.
Your rights and obligations are first communicated to you when you register your asylum application. The NGOs working at the Regional Reception Centers can read these rights and obligations again for you and help you understand them.
More detailed information can be found on this official site: https://help.unhcr.org/romania/rights-and-duties-of-asylum-seekers/
The asylum application can be submitted by any foreign citizen directly at the border crossing point or later at other points on the territory of Romania. The authorities competent to receive an application for asylum are the General Inspectorate for Immigration, the Border Police, most of the police stations across the country, and the National Administration of Penitentiaries.
The asylum seeker has to submit all the documents at their disposal that are relevant to their personal situation, including the passport and will receive the temporary identity document for asylum seekers,issued by the General Immigration Inspectorate.
During the asylum procedure, foreign citizens have the right to remain on the territory of Romania and are protected against expulsion, extradition, forced return from the border, or the territory of the Romanian state.
It usually takes one to two months to be offered refugee status. Those seeking asylum in Romania can’t leave the country while their asylum claim is processed.
For further information about the asylum procedures, foreign citizens can contact the Romanian National Council for Refugees (CNRR) here.