Bucharestians can request identity electronic cards from today, announces May

Romanian citizens over 14 years of age with their domicile in Bucharest can request, starting on Thursday, the issuance of an electronic identity card (those), informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The programming will be carried out exclusively online, by accessing the Hub Services Portal. The capital is the second, after Cluj County, where it can be requested to issue an electronic identity card.

The first electronic identity cards will be in possession of the citizens who have their domicile in Bucharest starting May 12, 2025, Estimima Mai.

The option to request an electronic identity card can be expressed at any time by the holder, regardless of the validity period of the current identity document.

“We estimate that until the completion of the extension of the issuance at national level of the electronic identity card, the deadline for solving the request and the issuance will have on average an interval of 10 days, following which after the operationalization of the whole country, the waiting period for issuing the electronic identity document will be diminished,” says MAI.

With the completion of the technical activities by extending the issuance of the electronic identity card at national level, Romanian citizens will be able to ask for issuing an electronic identity card or requesting the issuance of a simple identity card that will not contain electronic storage (CIP) and which will be put into circulation in the last month.

First Identity Electronic Card, free with PNRR money

The first electronic identity card is issued free of charge for Romanian citizens starting at the age of 14, within the limits of the funds provided by the National Plan of Redress and Resility (PNRR).

Subsequently, in order to request the issuance of another electronic identity card, the Romanians will pay a fee of 67 lei.

Also, for issuing the simple identity card (CIS) each applicant will pay a fee worth 38 lei.

What are the benefits, according to May

• Standardized size, similar to bank cards, according to European norms
• Advanced Security Elements, which provide protection against falsification and identity theft
• The possibility of using as a travel document
• Easy access to electronic services and the possibility of use for electronic signature.

Can be issued for children under 14

“We foresee that in the next two months, those will be available at national level, through the community public services for the records of persons,” says May.

From June 2025, they will be able to obtain the electronic identity card and children under 14 years old. In their case, those will be used as a travel document, as well as to establish identity in administrative procedures, says the ministry, considering that this is a more efficient solution than using the birth certificate.

Starting with May 20, 2025, simple identity cards will be released, which do not contain electronic storage support.