MoldovaCulture, faith and volunteering
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This is provisional residence granted to a foreigner carrying out one of three distinct activities: humanitarian activities, religious activities, or volunteer activities in the Republic of Moldova.
Provisional Residence for Humanitarian, Religious and Volunteer Activities
For humanitarian or volunteer activities, a request from a public association is required; for religious activities, a request from the religious denomination is required. Each request is filed with the Standard Application Form.
The public association’s Request and the Standard Application Form
The religious denomination’s Request and the Standard Application Form
For humanitarian and volunteer activities, the proof includes the organisation's registration certificate and an extract from the Register of non-commercial organisations; for religious activities, the registration certificate and an extract from the Register of religious denominations and their component parts. The activity is proven by a cooperation contract (humanitarian, religious) or a volunteering contract (volunteer) and, on extension, by the organisation's annual activity report.
Original and copy of the registration certificate, original and copy of the extract from the Register of non-commercial organizations
Original and copy of the cooperation contract
Original and copy of the registration certificate, original and copy of the extract from the Register of religious denominations and their component parts
Original and copy of the volunteering contract
Annual activity report of the organization
The applicant must prove means of subsistence and treatment corresponding to the residence category applied for; the official pages do not themselves state whether a salary, stipend or reimbursement may be received or whether other paid work is permitted.
Proof of means of subsistence and treatment in the amount corresponding to the category of residence applied for
The provisional stay can be extended, with separate extension document lists for each type of activity. Documents must be submitted at least 30 days before the authorised end of stay (EU citizens: at least 15 days), and missing the deadline is subject to administrative penalties. The official source does not state the length of the permit, whether the host or activity can be changed, or whether family can accompany.
List of documents required for extension of the right of provisional stay for humanitarian activities:
The documents must be submitted at least 30 days before the authorized end of foreigner’s stay in the Republic ofMoldova.
The EU citizens must submit their documents at least 15 days before the authorized end of their stay in the Republic of Moldova.
Failing to meet the deadline for application is subject to administrative penalties.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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