Civil status documents of Romanian citizens, issued abroad by competent local authorities, must be transcribed, obligatorily, into Romanian civil status registers, within 6 months from returning to the country or from receiving from abroad the certificate or extract of civil status. Transcription requests are submitted to S.P.C.L.E.P or to the town hall of U.A.T Commune Satu Mare at the place of residence of the applicant, are approved by the mayor, after obtaining prior approval from S.P.C.J.E.P. After registering the request, verifications are carried out to establish: a) if the holder of the birth, marriage, or death certificate or extract is a Romanian citizen; verifications are carried out at D.G.P. or at the National Authority for Citizenship; b) if there is another document already transcribed or reconstructed in the country; verifications are carried out in the civil status registers held and, where applicable, at S.P.C.L.E.P. or at the town hall of previous residences, up to the date of the act’s registration by foreign authorities; c) if the S.P.C.L.E.P./town hall of the U.A.T where the request was submitted has territorial competence for approving the transcription, in the case of citizens identifying themselves with a passport or travel document; verifications are carried out at the evidence structure within S.P.C.L.E.P. from the last declared place of residence by the applicant. Administrative documents issued by foreign authorities, presented for registration in Romanian civil status registers, as well as their translations, which are performed at a public notary abroad, must meet the following conditions: a) documents issued by institutions of states signatory to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 must be apostilled; b) documents issued by states with which Romania has concluded treaties/conventions/agreements of judicial assistance are exempt from legalization, apostille, or any other formalities; c) documents not falling under situations stipulated in points a) or b) are legalized, in accordance with the provisions of art. 162 of Law no. 105/1992*), as subsequently amended.