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Family Member of an EU Citizen Residence Card

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which family relationships qualify?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which family relationships qualify.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched 0e334c796198068d.txt: the only mention of relationship types (family relationship / extended family members with dependency) sits inside the protected R3 citation; the rest of that item is treaty boilerplate. No list of qualifying relatives (spouse, child, parent) is given.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The family member derives the right of residence from a citizen of the European Union: the right of residence is the right of an EU citizen and his/her family members to establish domicile or temporary residence in Moldova. The official source does not state the immigration status the EU citizen must hold in Moldova.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state what immigration status the EU citizen sponsor must hold in Moldova.

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The relationship must be proven with civil-status documents confirming the marriage or family relationship (or, for extended family members, contracts or other evidence of dependency), translated into Romanian or English and legalised or apostilled unless an international treaty provides otherwise; a criminal record certificate issued within the last 6 months by the country of origin is also required.

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What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched 0e334c796198068d.txt: the family-member document list (form, travel document, long-stay visa/EU permit, relationship documents, residence card copy, criminal record) contains no means, accommodation or insurance requirement; the accommodation document appears only in the EU citizen's own list.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

The residence card grants the right to free movement throughout Moldova. For family members it is issued in 30 working days for a 350 lei IGM fee + 150 lei state fee, and is issued at the IGM One-Stop Shop; a refusal is communicated by letter within 3 working days from its approval. The official source does not state the validity of the card or a path to independent or longer-term status.

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Limits of the record
  • Validity period of the card is not stated.
  • How the status can become independent or longer-term is not stated in this via's material.

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

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