Passports Department

Structure:

Passports Department Directorate of Population Documentation:

• Office of actualization and administration of the program  “PASSPORT”
• Office of control and passports issuing
• Office of citizens of the Republic of Moldova setting abroad and repatriation
• Office No.1 of reception and issuing of urgent documents
• Office No.2 of reception and issuing of urgent documents
• Office No.3 of reception and issuing of urgent documents

Main tasks and functions:

• To examine and take decisions related to the applications for passports issuing to RM citizens;
• to examine and take decisions related to the passports issuing, on the basis of RM citizens applications, from diplomatic and consular missions of the Republic of Moldova abroad;
• to examine applications for repatriation of  RM citizens;
• to keep records and assure the realization of the dispositions of the legislation related to the temporary restrictions on leaving abroad of RM citizens;
• to keep records automatically and mechanically of the passports issued to RM citizens by the Population Documentation Directorate;
• to issue passports to RM citizens, permanently residing on the Republic of Moldova territory or abroad;
• to issue, on the basis of RM citizens applications, certificates on issuing of passport of citizen of the Republic of Moldova according to the Republic of Moldova Law on access to information No. 982 dated May 11, 2000;
• to consider the applications for conferment or renunciation of RM citizenship and to assure their submission for consideration by the Commission on citizenship under the Republic of Moldova President; to organize and assure the realization of the decrees on the citizenship issues, to issue relevant certificates;
• to organize the reception, examination and to take decisions on the foreigners or stateless persons applications for permanent residence in the Republic of Moldova, the issuing of identity documents, including cases of their loss or damage, as well as departure of foreign citizens and stateless persons for permanent residence abroad.

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