Law on Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons of the Republic of Moldova



CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Art.1. Any who has no citizenship of the Republic of Moldova but has the evidence of his belonging to another state is recognised as foreign citizen.
Art. 2. Any who has no citizenship of the Republic of Moldova and has no evidence of his belonging to another state is recognised as stateless person.
Art. 3. Foreign citizens and stateless persons are obliged to observe the Constitution and other laws of the Republic of Moldova.
Art. 4. Legal of foreign citizen and stateless person is laid down by the legislation in force and by the international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party.
Art. 5.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons enjoy the same rights, freedoms and duties as citizens of the Republic of Moldova, except ones established by law.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons enjoy rights and freedoms without prejudice to the state interests, to the legitimate rights and interests of persons of the Republic of Moldova and of other persons.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons are equal before the law and public authorities without distinction of any kind such as sex, race, nationality, ethnic origin, language, religion, views, political membership, property or social origin 

CHAPTER II
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, FREEDOMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF FOREIGN CITIZENS AND STATELESS PERSONS 

Art. 6.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons have the right to reside in the Republic of Moldova on the basis of valid identity documents.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons temporarily arrived to the Republic of Moldova have the right to be domiciled in the Republic of Moldova in accordance with the legislation in force.
Art. 7.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons who are domiciled in the Republic of Moldova have the right to work and to work protection in conformity with the legislation in force.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons can not be appointed to a position or be engaged in an activity for which in conformity with the legislation in force the citizenship of the Republic of Moldova is required.
Art. 8.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons have the right to rest and to health care on the common grounds with citizens of the Republic of Moldova.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons are obliged to pass medical examination with the purpose of revealing human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS disease. 

CHAPTER III
RESPONSIBILITY, REDUCTION OF STAY PERIOD, EXPULSION 

Art. 21. Foreign citizens and stateless persons bear administrative and criminal responsibility for violation of the legislation in force.
Art. 22. In case foreign citizens and stateless persons violate the present law their staying period in the Republic of Moldova can be reduced.
Art. 23.
1. Foreign citizens and stateless persons can be expelled from the Republic of Moldova, in case:
their entrance and stay in the republic is effected with violation of the legislation in force.
staying in the republic causes prejudice to national security, public order, health or morals.
2. Foreign citizens and stateless persons can be extradited only on the basis of the international conventions or according to the reciprocity on the basis of court judgement.
Art. 24 The opening of an expulsion case can be initiated by responsible persons from the Ministry of Interior, by the person itself or based on a request coming from an institution, organisation, enterprise that ensures the staying of foreign citizens and stateless persons, with the subsequent notification to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
[Art.24 introduced by Law nr. 716-XIV dated 03.12.99]
Art. 25 The expulsion of foreign citizens and stateless persons is done based on a court decision by authorities of the Ministry of Interior.
[Art.25 introduced by Law nr. 716-XIV dated 03.12.99]
Art. 26
All costs related to expulsion of foreign citizens and stateless persons out of the Republic of Moldova are borne by extradited persons, by physical and legal persons who invited them in the Republic of Moldova, as well as the respective insurance company.
In case that the expulsion can not be done due to objective reasons according to the (1) section, the competent authority can dispose the expulsion on state budget's account.
[Art.26 introduced by Law nr. 716-XIV dated 03.12.99]
Art. 27 In case that the expulsion can not be done due to reasons of health, missing the needed documents or other reasons, the competent authority can dispose the issuing of a temporary staying permission.
[Art.27 introduced by Law nr. 716-XIV dated 03.12.99]
Art. 28 Foreign citizens and stateless persons are expelled to the countries of their citizenship or to the countries whose authorities issued them identity documents.
[Art.28 introduced by Law nr. 716-XIV dated 03.12.99]
Art. 29 Foreign citizens and stateless persons can not be expelled to the country if there are evidences that they could be persecuted there due to race, nationality, religion, political opinion or they could be subjected to an inhuman and degrading treatment, torture or capital punishment.
[Art.29 introduced by Law nr. 716-XIV dated 03.12.99]

CHAPTER IV
FINAL PROVISIONS

Art. 30. The present law does not affect the privileges and immunity of the heads and collaborators of diplomatic missions and other persons specified in the legislation in force and in the international treaties.
Art. 31. In case a state establishes the rights and freedoms restrictions for citizens of the Republic of Moldova, the Government can establish retaliatory restrictions for the citizens of the respective state.
Art. 32. In case international treaty to which the Republic of Moldova is a party establishes norms different from ones specified by the present law, the norms of international treaty are applied.
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