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house to non-nationals); access to medical assistance, but
still there are problems with the recognition of the refugees’
identification number; access to social assistance; access
to citizenship – but still there is no specific support to help
them pass (MIPEX, 2011), access to language and cultural
orientation courses.
The same problems that the first wave of refugees has
encountered in its path toward integration are still, in a
smaller percentage, encountered in the second wave. Problems
regarding the Romanian institutions’ lack of knowledge
regarding the rights of the refugees are one of the
most acute problems the second wave of refugees is facing
nowadays: „The only problems are in administration. You
present yourself as a refugee and they don’t know the legislation.
If you know the laws, than it is ok“ 164 ; „A few years
ago they told me that I am not allowed to open a bank account.
I proved them wrong and I opened the account. The
document was not recognized even by the authorities. It’s
strange… It’s a document made by the authorities, but not
recognized by them. It’s frustrating… Right now I don’t have
the same needs as before, but I believe many who are at
their beginning in Romania bump into these problems“ 165 ;
„I wanted to make a telephone subscription but they didn’t
give me one because of my papers. I was forced to buy a
telephone card which I must recharge.“ 166
Despite its inconsistencies, at present, like many other
countries in the European Union, Romania is characterized
by assisted integration, which means that migration has become
planned and so has the process of integration 167 . Following
RIO’s Integration rapport from 2009, the duration
of the integration program is one year and is carried out at
request, as the integration program is not compulsory for
the persons who have received a form of protection or a
164. J.L, Refugee from Congo, 48 years old.
165. J, Refugee from Cameroon, 32 years old.
166. W, 36 years old, Congo, 2005.
167. Bernard, S. William. „The integration of Immigrants in the United
States“, International Migration Review 1, (1967): 23-33.
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