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Moldova Citizenship by Investment Programme

Closed as of 18 June 2020

GLOBALCIT reports that the scheme was repealed on 18 June 2020, and Ziarul de Gardă reported that it was repealed in June 2020. Existing applications continued to be assessed, according to GLOBALCIT.

Rules

Programme history

• 18 June 2020The citizenship by investment scheme was repealed, with existing applications to continue to be assessed, according to GLOBALCIT.^1,2
• January 202020 applicants and 32 family members had acquired citizenship through the scheme, according to figures cited by GLOBALCIT.¹
• June 2019Members of Parliament voted at first reading to repeal the citizenship by investment law, as reported by Ziarul de Gardă and IPN.^2,3
• 2019Parliament approved a moratorium under which no new applications would be accepted for four months, as reported by IPN.⁴
• 2018The scheme was launched at the Global Conference on Residence and Citizenship in Dubai, according to GLOBALCIT.¹

Sources

1. GLOBALCIT (European University Institute), Moldova Repeals its Short-lived but Controversial Citizenship by Investment Scheme (12 February 2021)
2. Ziarul de Gardă, The Urgent Decrees of President Dodon (4 November 2020)
3. IPN News Agency, MPs vote to abrogate law on citizenship by investment (2019)
4. IPN News Agency, Parliament freezes citizenship by investment scheme (2019)

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