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Pathways to Moldovan Residency and Citizenship

Moldova

Moldova offers residency through work and family ties and citizenship by descent for people with a Moldovan parent or grandparent. This guide brings the country's main residency and citizenship routes together and links to a full breakdown of each.

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Ways to qualify

Remote work

For people who work remotely for an employer or clients based elsewhere — digital-nomad and remote-work visas.

Moldova Digital Nomad Residence This residence pathway is for remote workers who want to live in Moldova while their work stays outside the country. It generally requires… residency

Investment & premium residence

For people who can qualify through an investment, real estate, business funds, or a premium residence fee rather than a job or family tie.

Moldova Temporary Residence by Investment Moldova can grant temporary residence to a foreign shareholder or partner in a Moldovan legal entity who meets either the investment-value test or the… residency

Ancestry & heritage

A parent, grandparent, or birth in the country can make you a citizen already — or let you claim it, often without relocating.

Moldovan Citizenship by Family or Recovery This pathway covers three different situations: citizenship from birth through a Moldovan parent, citizenship recognition through qualifying Moldovan… citizenship