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Bucharest simple passport authority official Cristian Dudea told MEDIAFAX the fee hike came into force on March 1.
Dudea added this is the only fee hiked among all taxes collected by the Passport Issue Service.
For emergencies, Romanians can request a temporary passport, which is released within three working days and is valid through one year. The price of the temporary passport is RON112 lei, where RON80 is the value of the document and RON32 is the consular tax, added with RON100, the additional emergency fee, for release on the day of request.