Romania: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine ENS Focal Point: JRS Romania Last updated: 7 April 2022 This briefing provides country-specific information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine. It is intended as a source of information for refugee response actors and affected individuals. The focus is on stateless people and people at risk of statelessness, including those who are undocumented. Links to more general information for refugees from Ukraine are provided throughout. We will endeavour to keep this information updated. Please contact Ukraine.crisis@statelessness.eu if you have relevant updates. Unless otherwise shown, the source of information provided is the ENS Focal Point. 1. SITUATION AT THE BORDER & ENTRY REQUIREMENTS There are four border crossing points from Ukraine to Romania (Halmeu, Sighetu Marmației, Siret, Isaccea). People fleeing Ukraine can also enter Romania through Moldova, using the border points in Rădăuți Prut, Albita, Sculeni, Stânca, Galați. Frontex officials are present at the border supporting registration and identity checks. UNHCR is monitoring the borders to ensure access to the territory, asylum, and reception, but is not authorised to register asylum applications nor issue documents. There are currently no reported issues for stateless people, those at risk of statelessness, or undocumented people crossing the Romanian border, although some issues have been reported on the Ukrainian side. People fleeing the war are allowed to enter Romania even without documents by applying for asylum at the border. To date, one stateless person has been officially recorded as entering Romania from Ukraine since 24 February 2022. For real-time waiting times at border crossings, see: Border Police. For questions about entering Romania, see: Dopomoha and Romanian Council for Refugees (CNRR). For more information about the situation at border crossings, see: Ukrainian Border Guard. For statistics, see: UNHCR Operational Data Portal. Documents required • • • • Entry and registration • • • • Documents issued • Stateless persons: no specific requirements; entry permitted to all those fleeing Ukraine Undocumented persons: entry permitted to all those fleeing Ukraine even without documents if they apply for asylum at the border Adults: biometric or simple passport, ID documents, birth certificates Children: any documents (all children coming from Ukraine are permitted entry); advisable to carry identity document or birth certificate; no need for written approval by parents to cross the border Stateless persons: no specific provisions; if not eligible for temporary protection, permitted entry if they apply for asylum at the border; registered, fingerprinted, photographed Undocumented persons: permitted entry if they apply for asylum at the border; registered, fingerprinted, photographed Beneficiaries of international protection: do not need to apply for asylum, beneficiaries of refugee status in Ukraine are recognised in Romania Unaccompanied children: all unaccompanied children, regardless of age, can cross the border and will be taken care of by the General Directorates for Social Assistance & Child Protection; “unaccompanied” is not strictly interpreted as being connected with family links; unaccompanied minors must be assigned a guardian to access protection Asylum-seekers: temporary identity document