Romania
Romania
For information about our work in Romania:
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Are you a refugee or asylum-seeker in Romania? Find information about your rights and available services on our HELP site.
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Romania website
Visit the UNHCR Romania website for more information on our work in the area and the latest local news and stories.
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Legislation and guidance
For legislation, case law and UNHCR policy relating to claims for international protection, visit Refworld.
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Office contact details
The UNHCR Representative in Romania
Street and mailing address:
UN House, 48A Primaverii Blvd, Sector 1, 011975 Bucharest, Romania
Phone:
+40 21 201 7873
Fax:
+40 21 210 1594
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT +2
Working hours
- Monday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Thursday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Friday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
Public holidays
- 2 January 2023, New Year
- 14 April 2023, Good Friday
- 17 April 2023, Easter
- 24 April 2023, Eid-Al-Fitr
- 5 June 2023, Pentecost
- 29 June 2023, Eid-al-Adha
- 15 August 2023, St. Mary
- 30 November 2023, St. Andrew
- 1 December 2023, National Day
- 25 December 2023, Christmas
![Poland. Refugees from Ukraine at the Kapelanka hostel](/sites/default/files/RF1261127_0.jpg "Tetiana (50) with her daughter Masha (12) from Ukraine. They live in Interhouse hotel which is a shelter for refugees.Tetiana fled her home in Dnipro, Ukraine in March 2022 with her daughter Masha. They lived next to a military unit that was under attack all the time. Tetiana was terrified when Masha shouted, "Mom, they're shooting." Masha has Downs syndrome and epilepsy. She had a panic attack.In Poland, they first lived near the border somewhere in a school turned into a shelter. Now they live in a hotel. Tetiana receives 500 zloty a month from the Polish state for Masha and a child's pension from Ukraine, which is why she is able to meet her basic needs on her own. "I miss home. I have a vegetable garden there. I dream of going back there one day," she says. But she adds that he is learning Polish just in case. In Ukraine, Tetiana was a dance instructor, and she would like to continue her job in Poland.Tetiana is now worrying about her parents who are on her way from Donetsk to Krakow.")
