How to get or replace a Moldovan passport

In brief

• Passports are issued by the Public Services Agency (ASP). You apply in person at an ASP office or, abroad, at an embassy or consulate of the Republic of Moldova.
• You need your identity document and, if you had one, your previous passport.
• The fee depends on the processing time you choose: from 20 working days down to issue on the day you apply.
• A passport is valid for 10 years for people over 16, 7 years for children aged 7 to 16 and 4 years for children under 7.

What documents do you need for a Moldovan passport?

For a Moldovan passport you usually need:

• A valid Moldovan identity card or old-style identity document (buletin), or a provisional one where ASP allows it: required from age 14 if you live in Moldova
• Your previous passport, if you have it, or a loss or theft declaration if you lost it
• Civil status documents (a marriage certificate, for example), if requested

For children the application is filed by a legal representative (a parent, guardian or curator), and the child must be present. The representative brings:

• Their own identity document
• The child’s identity card, if the child is over 14
• The child’s birth certificate and, where relevant, the parents’ marriage or divorce certificate
• The child’s invalid passports, if any, or a loss or theft declaration

They then give written consent to the passport being issued. If the parents are divorced, ASP may ask for the court decision on the child’s residence or the consent of both parents.

The exact list depends on your situation: a first passport, a replacement or a lost one. We confirm it at the free consultation.

How do you get a Moldovan passport, step by step?

1. Book an appointment. ASP takes bookings online at re.asp.gov.md; its customer support line, 14909, answers questions.
2. Pay the fee. The amount depends on the processing time you choose: at ASP offices you can pick 20, 10, 5 or 1 working day, or same-day issue. If you pay electronically, ASP checks the payment in its own systems and does not ask for a paper receipt. We tell you the exact cost and timing within 1 business day.
3. Apply in person. At the counter your facial image and fingerprints are taken. Children under 12 are not fingerprinted.
4. Collect the passport. On the date shown on your receipt, bringing your identity document.

Living abroad? You can also apply through the embassies and consulates of the Republic of Moldova. The ASP fee in lei is the same as in Moldova, but not every processing time can be ordered: through a consulate you can choose 20 or 5 working days, while 10 days, 1 day and same-day issue apply only if the processing time is changed at your request, or your representative’s, filed with ASP. We help you prepare the application.

Sources

• Public Services Agency, Passport issuance (in Romanian): required documents, processing times and fees, validity, biometric data.
• Law No. 273/1994 on identity documents in the national passport system and Government Decision No. 966/2020 on the services provided by the Public Services Agency.