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Moldovan foreign affairs ministry makes specifications as to ETIAS application for Moldova's citizens

14:13 | 28.12.2022 Category: Social

Chisinau, 28 December /MOLDPRES/ - The Foreign Affairs and European Integration Ministry (MAEIE) has provided the following specifications concerning the ETIAS applications for Moldova’s citizens:

What is ETIAS? The European travel information and authorization system (ETIAS) implies that the citizens of each state, which benefits from the fee visa regime with the European Union, including Moldova, will have to get an electronic travel authorization before a travel to the Schengen Area.    

The travel authorization will be compulsory for the people between 18 and 70 years. 

The travel authorization will cost 7 euros.  

Should we process the ETIAS authorization at each travel?

The travel authorization will be valid for a three-year period or till the end of the validity period of the passport used for getting the travel authorization.  

When the new authorization will enter into force?  

Presently, EU plans the starting of the work of ETIAS as of November 2023. It is worth mentioning that the concerned date had been postponed, for instance, the launch date was established also for May, next year.   

For s six-month period after the date of starting of the work of ETIAS, the use of the travel authorization will be optional. When crossing the EU’s external border, for instance, the Moldovan-Romanian border, Moldova’s citizens will be informed by the Romanian authorities about the fact that they would be obliged to hold a valid travel authorization after the date of expiration of the six-month period starting the moment of the starting of the ETIAS’ work.    

At the beginning of the ETIAS’ work, the European Commissions along with the European Union member states will organize an information campaign on the system’s enforcement. In the case of Moldova, the information campaign will be held inclusively in the Romanian language.  

 

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