DGEP / SPCLEP

How to get viza de flotant or change domicile

A guide for living at another address, needing temporary residence, moving permanently or proving the address linked to the Romanian electronic ID card.

Last verified: 30 June 2026Administrative

Quick checklist before you go to the counter

Choose the right procedure: flotant means registering residence, while domicile change means updating the main address.
Bring your original identity document and check whether your address document proves domicile or residence.
If you are not the owner, prepare the host's primire în spațiu declaration and the host's proof of right over the property.
If you use a land book extract, obtain it no more than 30 days before filing the request.
For CEI, check whether the selected service allows appointment in any sector/locality and whether you only need a MAI Hub address certificate.

When flotant is required

When you live more than 15 days at a residence address

Flotant duration

For the requested period, but no more than one year

If you are not the owner

You need a primire în spațiu declaration from the host/owner

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Address proof

Housing title, host declaration, police verification, agricultural register or recent land book extract

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New CEI/CIS cost

70 lei for CEI and 40 lei for CIS when a new ID is issued

Online address certificate

Free through MAI Hub for a validated account

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Where to file and what can be done online

For residence/flotant, in practice you contact the SPCLEP for the residence address. For CEI, MAI Hub states that appointment/filing can be made in any sector or locality, regardless of domicile. Separately, the certificate attesting domicile/residence can be obtained online for free through MAI Hub if you have a validated account.

Fast route

1Decide whether you need temporary residence, domicile change or only an address certificate.
2Find the relevant SPCLEP and check whether it uses the MAI Hub map, a local platform or phone appointment.
3Prepare your ID and address proof: housing title, host declaration, land book extract or city hall document, as applicable.
4If you are not the owner, come with the host or bring the primire în spațiu declaration in the accepted form.
5File the request at the counter and keep the proof/attestation you receive.
6If you only need to prove the address recorded in RNEP, use MAI Hub to request the electronic certificate.

If something gets stuck

•No appointment available: for CEI, check the MAI Hub map in real time; for flotant, call the SPCLEP for the residence address.
•The owner cannot attend: ask whether a notarial declaration, public-safety police declaration or consular declaration is accepted.
•ANCPI does not return data: bring the property document or recent land book extract so it can be scanned/attached.
•You have CEI and need residence attestation: DGEP points to filing at the SPCLEP for the residence address, which issues an attestation.
•An institution asks for proof of CEI address: use the CEI verification app, QR route or the MAI Hub certificate.

CEI appointment map MAI Hub address certificate

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Choose the scenario that matches your case

You request the registration of residence. You need your identity document, the residence request form and proof of the residence address, usually a lease or host consent plus the owner's proof.

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Required documents

•Request for registering the residence note.
•Applicant's identity document, original.
•Document proving the residence address.
•If you are not the owner: written primire în spațiu declaration from the host.
•If using a land book extract, it must be obtained no more than 30 days before filing.

Where to go

•SPCLEP for the address where you register residence.
•Owner/host, if the declaration must be given in front of the clerk.
•Notary, public-safety police officer or consulate if the owner cannot attend.

Fees and payment

•DGEP does not show a separate fee in the document sheet for residence registration.
•There may be costs for land book extract, notarial declaration, translation/legalisation or copies.
•Do not confuse flotant with issuing a new ID; for a new CEI/CIS, MAI fees apply.

Deadlines and risks

•If you live more than 15 days at the residence address, request residence registration.
•The residence note is granted for the requested period, up to one year.
•Check locally whether you can file before a previous residence note expires.

Check locally with SPCLEP before filing

Exact document lists, office schedule, and pick-up details may vary by locality.

•Check the local SPCLEP website for the exact form, opening hours and whether appointments are mandatory.
•Ask whether the owner must appear in person or whether a notarial/consular declaration is accepted.
•For rented housing, check whether the office asks for a registered lease or accepts another housing title plus owner consent.
•If the property has several co-owners, ask early whether all consents are needed.
•If you change domicile and a new ID is issued, check the local payment route for CEI, CIS or the older identity card model.

Institution flow (infographic)

Recommended flow: choose between residence, domicile and simple address proof, then prepare the right documents.

Step 1

1. Choose the procedure

Flotant for temporary stay, domicile change for permanent move, MAI Hub certificate for simple address attestation.

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Step 2

2. Prepare address proof

Use housing title, host declaration, police verification, agricultural register or recent land book extract.

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Step 3

3. Get owner consent

If you are not the owner, prepare primire în spațiu and proof of the host's right over the property.

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Step 4

4. Check appointment

For CEI, check the MAI Hub map; for flotant, check the SPCLEP for the residence address.

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Step 5

5. File at the counter

Bring the request, ID, address proof and, for domicile, civil-status documents and ID payment proof.

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Step 6

6. Use the right proof

After update, use the note/attestation, the MAI Hub certificate or the physical certificate from SPCLEP.

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Timeline

Deadline timeline (infographic)

The most useful deadlines for flotant, host declarations, land book extract and domicile change.

Over 15 days at residence

The law requires requesting residence registration when you live more than 15 days at that address.

Flotant: up to one year

The residence note is granted for the requested period, but no more than one year.

Host declaration: 90 days or 6 months

If the host cannot attend, the declaration can be made up to 90 days before filing in Romania or up to 6 months before filing abroad.

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Land book extract: max 30 days

The land book extract used as address proof must be obtained no more than 30 days before filing.

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Domicile changed: 15 days

For a changed domicile address, DGEP indicates a 15-day deadline to file the identity-document request.

MAI Hub certificate: instant

The electronic domicile/residence certificate is described as a free instant service through a validated account.

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Frequently asked questions

Is flotant the same as changing domicile?

No. Flotant means registering residence at an address where you live temporarily while keeping your main domicile. Domicile change means updating the main address and usually issuing or updating the identity document.

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Do I need the owner for viza de flotant?

Yes, if you are not the property owner. You need the host's written primire în spațiu declaration, together with proof of the host's right over the property.

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Can the owner consent without coming to the counter?

Yes, in DGEP-accepted forms. The declaration can be made before a notary, a public-safety police officer, a diplomatic mission/consular office or a competent foreign authority, with different timing and formalities.

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Can I file at any SPCLEP?

For CEI, MAI Hub states that appointment/filing can be made in any sector or locality. For residence attestation, DGEP points to the SPCLEP for the residence address; for older identity-card flows, check local practice.

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Is there a fee for viza de flotant?

The DGEP sheet for registering residence does not show a separate fee. Costs may appear for land book extract, notary, translations or if the procedure involves issuing a new ID.

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How do I prove address if I have CEI?

DGEP lists several routes: the CEI verification app, the associated QR/certificate, the MAI Hub electronic certificate or the physical certificate issued by SPCLEP.

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What if ANCPI does not find the address automatically?

MAI recommends bringing the domicile document so it can be scanned and attached. If ANCPI data is unavailable, DGEP points to a land book extract obtained no more than 30 days before filing or another address document.

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