How do you register your address in Moldova in 2026?

Submit the registration or relocation request at the IGM Foreigners’ Documentation subdivision that covers your case. IGM lists the core pack as the application, the identity document to be updated, your national passport, proof of ownership or use of the dwelling (cadastral extract or a rental contract registered under the law), and proof you paid the fees.

Finish lawful stay and housing first: Apply for a residence permit and How to rent a home. Unregistered tourist lets and verbal host deals often fail at the desk. Keep IDNP digits identical across every page.

IGM immigration guidance tells foreigners to inform the inspectorate within 15 days after moving to a new address. Treat a Centru-to-Buiucani move as a registration update, not optional paperwork. Card exchanges tied to address changes can carry production fees and short turnaround windows once the file is accepted.

Banks such as maib and Victoriabank often want the same address story as IGM: Open a bank account. Sequence the wider onboarding list in Paperwork after moving. English café help does not replace Romanian contract text at the counter.