Citizenship By Investment in Moldova

Quick Facts
Location	Moldova is a small country in Southeastern Europe bordered by Romania on the west and Ukraine on the north, east, and south.
POLITICAL STATUS	A parliamentary representative democratic republic
CAPITAL	Chisinau
POPULATION	4,037,684
SIZE	33,843 square kilometers
LANGUAGE	Moldovan, Romanian and recognized regional languages Ukrainian, Russian, Gagauz
CURRENCY	Moldovan LEU
TIME	(GMT+2)
DATE OF INDEPENDENCE	27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
GOVERNMENT TYPE	Unitary Parliamentary Republic
LEGAL SYSTEM	Civil law system with Germanic law influences; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts

INTRODUCTION:

In Eastern Europe, precisely in the south of the Balkans, Romania is surrounded by the south-west, across the Prut River and Ukraine to the northeast. There is located a small landlocked country, Moldova. 

It is the perfect destination for who hate crowds as it’s one of the least–visited countries in the world, Moldova was split into two regions in 1994, with the newly-formed breakaway Transnistrian Republic to the east (unrecognized by the rest of the world).

The largest part of the nation lies between two rivers, the Dniester and the Prut. The western border of Moldova is formed by the Prut River, which joins the Danube before flowing into the Black Sea. Moldova has access to the Danube for and Giurgiulești is the only Moldovan port on the Danube

Moldova’s proximity to the Black Sea gives it a mild and sunny climate. Moldova’s climate is moderately continental: The summers are warm and long, with temperatures averaging about 20 °C (68 °F), and the winters are relatively mild and dry, with January temperatures averaging −4 °C (25 °F). Annual rainfall

Investment criteria:

Applicants under Moldova citizenship by investment programme must choose the potential of citizenship by:

• Make one time non-refundable contribution to the Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Application criteria

1. Applicant must be at least 18 years
2. Valid passport.
3. Original birth certificate.
4. Good Health, applicants should have excellent health and must show that they do not suffer from any contagious diseases.
5. Documents supporting the source proof that the applicant has no criminal record.
6. Able to provide proof of source of funds.

Benefits of Moldova citizenship program:

1. Visa-free travel to more than 110 countries around the world, including EU Schengen.
2. Low tax rates.
3. Spouse, children under 29 and parents over 55 are all included in one application
4. Moldova is a candidate to be a member in UE.
5. Excellent Educational.
6. Low cost of living
7.  The ability to pass one’s citizenship to future generations by descent.
8. The ability to Include the spouse and children under the age of 18 in the main applicant application.
9. First Class Citizenship.
10. Dual Nationality.
11. Full confidentiality in carrying out the procedures.
12. Moldovan citizenship can be obtained from a minimum investment of EUR 100,000.

Benefits of the program:

1. The processing for citizenship program takes 3 months according to the government.
2. No interview, education, or management experience required.
3. No language requirements.
4. No physical residency from new citizens.
5.  There is no need to renounce your current citizenship.
6. One of the fastest Citizenship-by-Investment Programmes in Europe.
7. All citizens are entitled to Moldovan passport.

The Features of Moldova passport:

• Good visa-free travel:

Currently, Moldova citizens can travel to more than 110 countries without the need to follow a cumbersome visa application process. A vast majority of these countries allow Moldova citizens to stay 30 to 90 days without any visa requirement while some countries grant visas upon arrival or issue electronic visas upon online application.

MOLDOVA PASSPORT ALLOWS VISA-FREE AND VISA ON ARRIVAL TRAVEL TO MORE THAN 110

THE MAIN STEPS TO GET MOLDOVA CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTING:

The process may be simplified into the following steps:

Step 1

Document Preparation; prepare the required documents and Government application forms. A down payment of the professional fees is required to open your application.  NTL will guide you through the citizenship documents.

Step 2

Due Diligence; When we submit your application documents to the Government your file processing fee and due diligence fees are payable in full.

NTL will connect on your behalf with the citizenship by investment unit and keep you informed of progress, and let you know if any further documents are required.

Once the process of due diligence is completed, the background report is sent directly to the MOLDOVA Government for review by the committee.

Step 3

Citizenship Committee Approval ;After a successful due diligence report, your file will progress to the Citizenship Committee who will consider your application based upon the documents submitted and findings in the due diligence report. We will receive written confirmation and forward a copy of the letter to you to advice if you have been successful in your application or if they require any additional information.

Step 4:

Payment; once accepted you are invited to pay the investment in full.

Step 5Naturalization of MOLDOVA; the applicants will naturalized citizen of Moldova and will receive a naturalization certificate after the investment has arrived at Moldova bank.

ECONOMIC CITIZENSHIP:

• Make one time non-refundable contribution to the Public Investment Fund (PIF)

The Moldovan citizenship by investment program requires applicants to make a defined economic contribution to the country through the Public Investment Fund. In exchange, subject to a stringent vetting and due diligence process, including thorough background checks, applicants and their families can become citizens of Moldova.

A minimum non-refundable contribution to the PIF starting from

• EUR 100,000 for a single applicant.
• EUR 115,000 is required for a couple,
• EUR 145,000 for a family of four, and EUR 155,000 for a family of five or more.
• Additional service fees total EUR 35,000 per application.

Government fees

In addition, applicants are required to pay government fees of

• EUR 5,000 for the main applicant,
• EUR 2,500 for a spouse,
• EUR 1,000 for a dependent child, and
• EUR 5,000 for a dependent parent. Dependent children can be up to 29 years of age, and dependent parents — of the main applicant as well as the spouse — who are 55 years of age or older can be included.

Due diligence fee

Due diligence fees are

• EUR 6,000 for the main applicant and
• EUR 5,000 for a spouse, dependent children older than 16 years, and/or dependent parents.

Passport fee

Biometric passport fees amount to EUR 300 per individual.