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EU Citizen Residence Card

MoldovaFree movement

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

The right is created by citizenship of a European Union member state, under Moldova's Law 200/2025 on free movement and residence on the territory of the Republic of Moldova of citizens of the European Union and their family members.

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Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the bases on which the person may reside.

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Limits of the record
  • Not established: the correction failed a second independent check (NAO_RESPONDE: The value gives only the three stay-duration bands (up to 90 days / over 90 days / permanent); R2 asks for the residence basis (worker, student, self-funded etc.), which neither the citation nor the source page states. Honest state is not_found.)

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

EU citizens who intend to stay more than 90 calendar days must request a residence card. The applicant personally submits an application-questionnaire with the documents in original and copy to the IGM territorial subdivision for their domicile/residence. Documents: application form, valid travel document, declaration on own responsibility confirming no criminal record, civil status documents confirming the marriage, and a document confirming ownership or right to use accommodation in Moldova. The card is issued in 3 working days for an IGM fee of 350 lei plus a state fee of 150 lei.

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  • https://old.igm.gov.md/en/issuance-of-residence-cards/
    Citizens of the European Union who intend to stay on the territory of the Republic of Moldova for a period of more than 90 calendar days are obliged to request the issuance of a residence card.
  • https://old.igm.gov.md/en/issuance-of-residence-cards/
    The foreigner requesting the issuance of the residence card personally submits an application-questionnaire accompanied by the related documents in original and copy, to the territorial subdivisions of the IGM within the radius of which the applicant has his/her domicile/residence, respectively the headquarters/office in the case of legal entities
  • https://old.igm.gov.md/en/issuance-of-residence-cards/
    a) Application form; b) Valid travel document; c) Declaration on own responsibility confirming no criminal record; d) Civil status documents confirming the marriage; e) Document confirming ownership or the right to use accommodation on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
  • https://old.igm.gov.md/en/issuance-of-residence-cards/
    Issuance of the residence card for European Union citizens: 3 working days: 350 lei IGM fee + 150 lei state fee

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

Family members of EU citizens are covered: the residence card attests to the legality of the stay of the EU citizen and his/her family members in Moldova. The official source does not state which relatives count as family members or their broader rights.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not define which relatives count as family members in this via (the family-member checklist is in the Family Member of an EU Citizen via).
  • Broader rights of family members (work, study) are not stated.
  • https://old.igm.gov.md/en/issuance-of-residence-cards/
    Residence card – an identity document that proves the identity and legal status of its holder, attests to the legality of the stay of the citizen of the European Union and his/her family members on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

Permanent residence is granted, on request, to EU citizens and/or their family members for an indefinite period, provided their stay in Moldova has been legal and continuous for at least 5 years; the application is examined within 90 calendar days, extendable by up to 60 additional days for justified reasons.

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  • GIM Permanent Residence page, Who can apply
    The right of permanent residence is granted, upon request, to EU citizens and/or their family members for an indefinite period, provided that their stay on the territory of the Republic of Moldova has been legal and continuous for at least 5 years.
  • GIM Permanent Residence page, Who can apply
    The application form is examined within 90 calendar days, and for justified reasons, the examination period may be extended, either ex officio or upon request, by up to 60 additional calendar days, in accordance with the law.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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