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Moldovan identity card issued abroad

For Moldovan citizens who live abroad and need an identity card, as a first card or after a change of data, loss, theft or expiry.

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Good to know

  • The identity card is the main document that proves your identity and Moldovan citizenship. It can also serve as a travel document under international agreements.
  • It costs 39 euro in 20 working days or 64 euro in 5 working days.
  • It is issued from age 14 (and to younger children as well, as the validity table shows): 4 years for ages 0 to 7, 7 years for ages 7 to 14, 10 years for ages 14 to 70, unlimited after 70.
  • It has a chip with your personal data and security features. An electronic signature certificate is optional; it is issued together with the card for up to 5 years. If the card includes the signature certificate, only the holder can collect it.

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How to apply

  1. You do this

    Submit the application

    At a Moldovan embassy or consulate (list); book through eProgramare. If there is none in your country of residence, at any of them in neighbouring countries.

  2. You do this

    Pay the consular fee

    Pay the consular fee by bank transfer.

  3. The office does this

    Your application is examined

    They take your face image and fingerprints as the rules require.

  4. You do this

    Collect your card

    In person, or through your legal representative with an ID or a power of attorney. A minor over 14 can collect it with the written consent of the legal representative, filed at the mission or notarised.

    Everyone who collects it shows an ID, or is checked in the State Population Register, and shows the papers that prove the right to represent.

Required documents

  • Civil status documents of you and of your minor children
    birth, marriage, divorce, death and others. Documents in a language other than Romanian are translated and notarised.
  • Property book
    a copy with the family composition of your parents, where it applies
  • ID

Fees and processing times

Processing timeCost
20 working days39 euro
5 working days64 euro

When do you get a new card?

  • the first card;
  • a change of personal data or home address;
  • the card expired;
  • it was lost, stolen or damaged, you were repatriated, or you acquired citizenship;
  • you simply ask for it.

When can your request be refused?

If you give fraudulent information, or your documents are insufficient, contain discrepancies, are not valid or are found not to be genuine.

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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. The amounts and deadlines are the ones on the official page.

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