Provisional ID card

The provisional ID card is issued in special circumstances for use within the territory of the Republic of Moldova to citizens of the Republic of Moldova, specifically to:

Persons who have applied for an ID card and request a provisional identity document during its production period;
Persons who do not possess all required documents for ID card issuance and do not hold another valid identity document (passport, travel document);
Socially vulnerable persons to benefit from emergency social, medical or legal assistance;
Persons without valid identity documents to benefit from civil status services that require ID card changes;
Persons without valid identity documents who are serving prison sentences, detained or in pre-trial detention, at the request of competent authorities;
Persons renouncing their state identification number;
Authorized emigrants without valid identity documents;
Persons for whom fingerprint collection is temporarily impossible;
Eligible voters who, on election day, do not possess any identity document required for voting under legal provisions in the electoral field.

The validity period of the provisional ID card is determined by the Public Services Agency (PSA) and cannot exceed 1 year.

For persons serving prison sentences, the provisional ID card is issued for the duration of detention but not more than 10 years, while for persons renouncing their state identification number - for a period of 10 years.

Provisional identity documents issued until March 31, 2025 remain valid according to their validity period, unless situations occur where they become invalid according to legal provisions.

Prior appointment for requesting services at territorial subdivisions of PSA is available at: https://re.asp.gov.md/

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Step 1. Submitting the application
The application for issuance of the provisional identity card of the citizen of the Republic of Moldova shall be submitted in the following ways:
- in the country, at any service for issuing identity documents (SIID), including the multifunctional centre of the Public Services Agency;
- abroad, at diplomatic missions or consular offices (DMCO) of the Republic of Moldova. If there is no DMCO in the applicant's state of residence, the application may be submitted to any DMCO.
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Step 2. Paying for the service
Payment of the tariff for the requested service through the Government Electronic Payment Service MPay.
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Step 3: Processing and examining the application
1. Facial image capture
2. Completion of CP application-questionnaire
3. Assignment of status “invalid/returned to holder” to the previous identity card
4. Verification, decision making and approval of CP application-questionnaire
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Step 4. Issuing the provisional ID card
Completion and handover of provisional ID card at the counter of any SIID within or outside multifunctional centers

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Reporting the loss or theft of the identity document. At the time of application.
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According to the provisions of item 3, section 1, annex No. 3 to Government Decision No. 966/2020 on the services provided by the Public Services Agency, the services of issuing the provisional ID card are provided free as to the following categories of persons who are citizens of the Republic of Moldova:
- Retirees receiving old-age pensions under Law No. 156/1998 on the public pension system and persons with severe, pronounced or moderate disabilities, when they lack required documents for ID card issuance or when temporary fingerprint collection is physically impossible;
- Persons with war veteran status according to normative framework, when lacking required documents for ID card issuance, once only;
- Participants in liquidation of consequences of the Chernobyl accident, when lacking required documents for ID card issuance, once only;
- First-time applicants of any age who never held an identity card (including electronic), when lacking required documents for first ID card issuance or when temporary fingerprint collection is physically impossible;
- Persons renouncing their state identification number, for first issuance of provisional identity card;
- Persons undergoing compulsory treatment, in pre-trial detention or held by law enforcement;
- Victims of human trafficking lacking required documents for ID card issuance, based on request from Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, territorial social assistance structures or Ministry of Internal Affairs;
- Moldovan citizens with voting rights located in Moldova who lack any identity document required for voting under electoral legislation on election day;
- Victims of natural disasters, fires or other catastrophes who declare their identity documents (including provisional ones) were lost, destroyed or damaged due to such events.
Under subparagraphs 2), 3) and 5), the provisional identity card is issued free of charge to persons who haven't previously benefited from this facilitation for provisional identity card issuance.
Applications for free provisional identity card services are processed on the day of submission.
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Eliberarea cărţii de identitate provizorii (CP). La momentul adresării.

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