Foreign investors;
Work;
Study;
Humanitarian, volunteer or religious activities;
Long medical treatment.
In order to obtain the right of temporary residence in the Republic of Moldova, the foreigner is to
submit to the BMA an application accompanied by a set of documents that would demonstrate the
purpose of applying for the right of temporary residence in the Republic of Moldova. Information on
the set of documents required to obtain the right of temporary residence is available on the BMA
website, the information is available only in Romanian.
The Ombudsman’s Office recommends the BMA to translate the information on the respective
procedures, on the information website and any other sources, into the languages of
international circulation as an element of ensuring human rights.
Foreigners holding the right of temporary residence, with the exception of foreigners enrolled in
studies and immigrant workers, may apply for the right of permanent residence under the following
conditions:
entitled to legal temporary and continuous residence in the territory of the Republic of
Moldova for at least 3 years- in the case of an foreigner married to a citizen of the
Republic of Moldova;
entitled to legal temporary and continuous residence in the territory of the Republic of
Moldova for at least 5- years in the case of foreigners from other categories.
Stateless persons, foreign nationals with the right of permanent or temporary residence in the
Republic of Moldova who are abroad and do not have a travel document valid for returning
to the Republic of Moldova have the right to enter the Republic of Moldova based on the
travel document issued by the diplomatic missions or consular offices of the Republic of
Moldova.
1.5. Entry on the basis of the identity card for refugees or beneficiaries of humanitarian
protection
Stateless persons, refugees and beneficiaries of humanitarian protection have the right to enter the
Republic of Moldova on the basis of a travel document issued by the competent bodies of the
Republic of Moldova or on the basis of its national passport accompanied by the identity card for
refugees or beneficiaries of humanitarian protection issued by the authorities of the Republic of
Moldova. This right presupposes the obligation of the national authorities to allow the departure and
/ or entry of foreigners from the territory of the country.
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