Good to know
- It costs 100 lei and is issued on the day you apply.
- You are often asked for it by public services and other bodies, for example when you open a bank account, enrol a child in kindergarten or school, or register your own company.
- It confirms four things: that you have been given a state ID number (IDNP) from the State Population Register; whether an identity document has been issued to you; whether you have a registered home address or residence; and who is in your family.
Opening a bank account or enrolling a child in school?
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Ask a questionHow to apply
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Submit the application
In person at a foreigners' documentation counter of the General Inspectorate for Migration, or by e-mail to migratie@mai.gov.md.
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Pay the fee
You can pay through the government payment service MPay, at Poșta Moldovei or at a bank branch.
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Collect the certificate
You (or your legal representative, or someone with a notarised power of attorney) collect it in person and sign for it. At your request it can also be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
Required documents
- Application form
- Your national passportattach the page with your personal data and photo, where needed
- Power of attorney and IDif your legal representative submits the documents
Online or in person
In person
Go to a foreigners' documentation counter of the General Inspectorate for Migration.
By e-mail
Send your application to migratie@mai.gov.md.
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Legal basis (1)
- - Law no.272/1994 on identity documents of the national passport system; - Law no. 200 of 16.07.2010 on the regime of foreign nationals in the Republic of Moldova; - Government Decision 1187/2010 on the implementation of the One-Stop Shop for the documentation of foreign nationals; - Government Decision no. 50 of 15.01.2013 approving the Regulation on the issuance of visas; - Government Decision no.125 of 18.02.2013 approving the Regulation on the issuance of identity documents and the records of residents of the Republic of Moldova; - Government Decision no. 765 of 18.09.2014 approving the list of travel documents accepted for foreign nationals crossing the state border of the Republic of Moldova; - Government Decision no.896/2014 approving the Nomenclature and fees for paid services, and the Regulation on the formation and use of the special funds of the subdivisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and of the administrative authorities and institutions subordinate to it.
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Source. This guide is written by us in plain words, based on the official service page on the government portal evo.gov.md (provided by General Inspectorate for Migration). The amounts and deadlines are the ones on the official page.