Criminal record certificates in electronic format are issued through the "hub.mai.gov.ro" platform. The issuance of the criminal record certificate in electronic form is a public, free service provided by the Romanian Police through the Criminal Record, Statistics and Operational Records Directorate, and is available only to beneficiaries registered on the "M.A.I. Services Hub" platform who have successfully completed the validation procedures. The registration mechanisms in the HUB are as follows: • directly on the "hub.mai.gov.ro" platform; • using a user account created in the "ghiseul.ro" platform; • depending on technical availability, using the electronic identity card (CEI); • through the ROeID application. Also, criminal record certificates can also be obtained in physical format, from any police subunit where there is a counter for issuing criminal record certificates. For Romanian citizens, the criminal record certificate in physical format is usually issued on the spot or within a maximum of 3 working days. For foreign citizens, the criminal record certificate in physical format is issued in about 30 days. To the criminal record certificate issued to persons who are citizens of a member state other than Romania, the extract from the criminal record of the member state of citizenship is also attached, and to the criminal record certificate issued to nationals of a third country, the extract from the criminal record of the member states holding information on their conviction on the territory of their state is also attached.*