New Legislation on Foreigners' Stay in Moldova

On 16 July 2010 the Moldovan Parliament passed the Act No. 200/2010 on the regime of foreigners residing/staying in Moldova (Act No. 200). Act No. 200 shall enter into force as of 24 December 2010 and implements totally new rules and procedures regulating the entrance, staying and exit of foreigners in Moldova.

Act No. 200 entirely abolishes the old Act No.1518/2002 on migration and is meant to operate in parallel with Act No. 180/2008 on labour migration (regulating the procedure of obtaining the temporary labour right by foreigners) and other relevant normative acts (e.g. on abolishing visas, etc.). The new legislation is intended to align the country to the EU norms on migration (e.g. Regulation 562/2006/CE, Regulation 810/2009/CE, etc.).