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national hot-line/sos line

Being launched on September 1st, 2001 , the Hot-line allows simultaneous assistance of up to three calls. 4 operators, experienced in phone counseling, manage the Hotline. Operating mode / work principles: Confidentiality and anonymity Free decision of the caller There is no negative answer Consultations in Romanian, Russian, English Access statistics...

Who can apply to the hot line?

At the Hot Line can apply any person regardless of his/her age and sex, which:

• Have received a concrete offer and is planning to leave abroad with different purposes: to work, to study, to marry, tourism and other and requires information for analyzing the offer and avoid the danger situations;
• Want to leave abroad with different purposes: to work, to study, to marry, tourism and other but don't have a concrete offer and need general information for avoid the danger and risk situations;
• Are the relatives of persons in captivity, exploited abroad and don't have the possibility to escape and need assistance;
• Have escaped from the place of exploitation, came back at home and need help.

What information can you receive at the hot line?

General information about leaving abroad:

• The VISA regime (the procedure and general necessary documents for obtaining a visa) of the country in which the person want to leave depending on the purpose;
• Tips and recommendations how to recognize the risks and doubtful situations/to avoid the danger trafficking in human beings/to protect the rights and freedoms of migrants;
• Different countries' legislation regarding migrant worker, marriage with foreign countries citizens, studies;
• other useful information.

Information about leaving to work abroad:

• How to check the truthfulness of the agency that offers employment abroad as well as of the offer;
• Ways, procedure and necessary documents for employment abroad;
• Procedure of working visa / work permit obtaining;
• Other useful information.

Information about going abroad with the purpose of tourism:

• How to check the truthfulness of the tourism agency;
• Information about how to obtain a tourist visa;
• Useful tips that belong to going abroad in tourism;
• Other useful information.

Information about going to study/au-pair system abroad:

• Information about au-pair system;
• Procedure, requirements, documents and other;
• Procedure of study visa obtaining;
• Information and recommendations.

Information about going to marry abroad:

• Possibilities to register the marriage;
• Procedure and necessary documents;
• Useful tips belong to marriage with a foreigner.

Consultation concerning social assistance:

• Assistance to trafficked persons in recovering and repatriation;
• Assistance to trafficked persons in rehabilitation and reintegration;
• Social assistance to returned trafficked person's family;
• Info support to the relatives of the trafficked persons, in the cases it's address is not known;

Contacts of organizations that can offer assistance / information in the anti-trafficking issue, migration organizations, diplomatic missions, charity organizations.