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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