Moldovan passports are issued to citizens of the
Republic of Moldova
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for the purpose of international travel. The passport is issued by the Public Services Agenc
"AGENȚIA SERVICII PUBLICE"and by Moldovan foreign representations abroad. The passport is valid for ten years. For children under the age of seven years it is valid for four years. Since 1 January 2006, Moldovan citizens can hold two passports simultaneously, providing a written request has been submitted to local passport office.
The first Moldovan biometric passport was issued on 1 January 2006. The new obligatory Moldovan biometric passport is available fro
1 January 2011and it costs at the moment 850
MDL (€39).
The passport of the Republic of Moldova with biometric data contains a chip which stores the following digital information: holder's blood type, digital fingerprints and holder's digital image. For children under the age of 12 years it is not obligatory to submit digital fingerprints. Current non-biometric and old biometric passports will remain valid until expiration date and will be valid for travel along with new biometric passports.
Physical appearance
The Moldovan passport has the Moldovan Coat of Arms emblazoned in the centre of the front cover. The most recently issued passports are
burgundy in color, however previously issued ones are light blue in colour. The words "REPUBLICA MOLDOVA" are inscribed above the coat of arms and the word "PAȘAPORT" is inscribed below the coat of arms (both inscriptions in
Romanian
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*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
*** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
). The standard biometric symbol imprinted at the bottom of the cover page. The passport contains 32 pages.
Types
Diplomatic (Black)
Official (Green)
Simple (Burgundy Red or Light Blue)
Data page and signature page
Each passport has a data page.
A data page has a visual zone and a machine-readable zone. The visual zone has a digitized photograph of the passport holder, data about the passport, and data about the passport holder:
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Photograph
*Document Type
*Country Code
MDA
MDA, mda, or ''variation'', may refer to:
Places
* Moldova, a country in Europe with the ISO 3166-1 country code MDA Politics
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*
Passport Serial No.
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Surname
*Given Name(s)
*
Nationality
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(which states Republic of Moldova as an opposed to the ethnic identity of a person)
*Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY)
*Personal Number
*Sex
*Place of Birth
*Date of Issue
*Issuing Authority or Office
*Date of Expiration
*Holder's Blood Type
*Holder's Signature
Languages
The data page is printed in
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
*** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
,
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
and
French languages.
Visa free travel
Visa requirements for
Moldovan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of
Moldova
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. In 2022, Moldovan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 120 countries and territories, ranking the Moldovan passport 45th in the world.
See also
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Romanian passport
Romanian passport is an international travel document issued to nationals of Romania, and may also serve as proof of Romanian citizenship. Besides enabling the bearer to travel internationally and serving as indication of Romanian citizenship, ...
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Transnistrian passport
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Visa requirements for Moldovan citizens
Visa requirements for Moldovan citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Moldova by the authorities of other states. As of 22 December 2022, Moldovan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 121 countries and ...
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Visa policy of Moldova
Gallery
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References
External links
Information on Obtaining Identity DocumentsMoldovan Nationality Lawon
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Moldovan Identity Card
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Moldova
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Passport
Law of Moldova