Fined for having a baby!
Romania the is the only European country where you can get fined for
having a baby! Most countries try to help out, but no, not here. 
In my last post I mentioned that I got my new resident's permit, but what I didn't tell you was that when I went to collect it the police officer told me I had to pay a fine. Why? Because my wife had given birth of course! Apparently any foreigner in Romania, who is the parent of a child born in Romania, has to inform the local police within 15 days of the child's birth! My boy is almost 1 years old now!
It doesn't matter that the boy has a Romanian birth certificate, that his mother is Romanian... Oh no... You are a foreigner so you must pay a fine.
Life in Romania!
G.
In my last post I mentioned that I got my new resident's permit, but what I didn't tell you was that when I went to collect it the police officer told me I had to pay a fine. Why? Because my wife had given birth of course! Apparently any foreigner in Romania, who is the parent of a child born in Romania, has to inform the local police within 15 days of the child's birth! My boy is almost 1 years old now!
It doesn't matter that the boy has a Romanian birth certificate, that his mother is Romanian... Oh no... You are a foreigner so you must pay a fine.
Life in Romania!
G.
