FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- Who is entitled to submit a visa application at
the Common Application Centre?
- Do I have to pay an extra fee if I apply at the
Common Application Centre?
- Which countries are Schengen Member States?
- Out of the Schengen Member States not all have a
consulate or representation in Chisinau. Now that there is a Common
Application Centre can I apply for a visa there if I want to travel to
Germany or other Schengen Member States? Or can I apply for an Austrian
visa and then go to one of these countries?
- I heard that a visa free transit is possible in
the EU with a valid visa of any EU country.
- What sort of supporting documents should I present
when submitting my visa application?
- How long does it take to have a decision on my
visa application?
- Do I have to take an interview?
- I have heard that travellers may be returned from
the border even if they have a valid visa. What is the reason for this?
- If I need to travel to the United States of
America by plane and I will be making two transfers at the airports of
Vienna and Frankfurt, will I need a transit visa?
- My daughter has been a member of the national
swimming team for 12 years. She is taking part in a competition in
Hungary, where she is travelling with her team and the instructor. Where
can I issue the consent letting her travel with her own passport?
- I am a holder of a diplomatic passport. Do I need
a visa to travel to Slovenia?
- I am going on an official trip to Budapest with my
service passport. Do I need an entry visa?
- I am making my postgraduate studies at the CEU in
Budapest. I have a D-type visa valid until July 31 2017. Can I travel
without a visa to Vienna during the Christmas Holidays?
- I have been offered a seasonal work in Hungary for
a period of two months. What type of visa should I apply for?
Question:
Who is entitled to submit a visa application at the Common
Application Centre?
Answer:
The Common Application Centre (CAC) receives visa application from citizens
of Moldova and other people legally residing and having the residence permit
of the Republic of Moldova.
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Question:
Do I have to pay an extra fee if I apply at the Common Application
Centre?
Answer:
No, you only have to pay the standard processing fee.
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Question:
Which countries are Schengen Member States?
Answer:
As of December 21, 2007, the Schengen area has extended and currently
includes the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
At the same time the following EU Member States are not Schengen Member
States: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Great Britain, Ireland and Romania.
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Question:
Out of the Schengen Member States not all have a consulate or
representation in Chisinau. Now that there is a Common Application Centre can
I apply for a visa there if I want to travel to Germany or other Schengen Member States? Or can I apply for an Austrian visa and then go to one of these
countries?
Answer:
The visa has to be applied for at the consulate of the country of your main
destination. If your main destination is in Austria, you can apply at the CAC
for a Schengen visa to be issued by Austria. This visa entitles you to also
enter other Schengen Member States but mostly you have to spend your time in Austria.
For example: you have a 5-day training in Austria and you get a visa for that
purpose. After the training is finished and if your visa is still valid you
can make a short trip – within the validity of your visa – to Germany or other Schengen member States. However, if you want first of all to visit Germany, you have to ask for a Schengen visa from the respective embassy. Top
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I heard that a visa free transit is possible in the EU with a valid
visa of any EU country.
Answer:
If you have a valid Schengen visa, for example to Portugal, you can freely
travel to your destination through other Schengen Member States. At the same time,
there exist the so-called transit decisions. The substance of these decisions
is the following:
Citizens of third countries, like Moldovan citizens for example, travelling
to Member States of the European Union or Norway or Iceland, with the
exception of Romania, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom and Ireland and having a
valid visa or residence permit to one of these countries or having a
residence permit to Liechtenstein can transit through the territory of the
Schengen states without a transit visa. In this case the transit can not last
longer than
5 days and the validity of the above mentioned visa or residence permit has
to cover the whole transit period through the Schengen area.
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Question:
What sort of supporting documents should I present when submitting my
visa application?
Answer:
See the EU-Republic of Moldova visa facilitation agreement.
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Question:
How long does it take to have a decision on my visa application?
Answer:
Visa application processing takes 10 days, in special cases the processing
period shall not exceed 30 days.
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Question:
Do I have to take an interview?
Answer:
As a general rule, all applicants can be called in for a personal interview
with the consul. The CAC operator will contact you directly to set a date for
the interview, if needed.
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Question:
I have heard that travellers may be returned from the border even if
they have a valid visa. What is the reason for this?
Answer:
A visa is only a preliminary permission for entry, which does not authorise
its bearer to automatically enter the country. The traveller may be requested
to provide proof of the existence of the conditions of his entry and stay
into the country and, if he is not able to fulfil this, he may be returned
from the border. For example you can present a travel medical insurance when
you apply for the visa but you do not have it when entering the country.
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Question:
If I need to travel to the United States of America by plane and I
will be making two transfers at the airports of Vienna and Frankfurt, will I
need a transit visa?
Answer:
In case you travel to a country that is not a Schengen Member and you need to
make transfers in more airports of the Schengen area you need a transit visa
for the first Schengen country you will be travelling through.
Therefore, if you are travelling to the USA and you are making transfers at
the airports of Vienna and Frankfurt, you will need a transit visa for Austria, which in this case is the first Schengen country of transit. But in case you will
be transiting only one of the mentioned airports you will not need a transit
visa.
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Question:
My daughter has been a member of the national swimming team for 12
years. She is taking part in a competition in Hungary, where she is
travelling with her team and the instructor. Where can I file the consent
letting her travel with her own passport?
Answer:
The consent from both parents can be issued at a private notary office in Moldova, or both of the parents could come to the Common Application Centre and make a
written declaration in the consul’s presence.
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Question:
I am a holder of a diplomatic passport. Do I need a visa to travel to
Slovenia?
Answer:
No. According to the bilateral Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Moldova, the holders of a diplomatic passport travel without a visa
throughout the entire Schengen area. The maximum period of stay in the
Schengen area can not exceed 90 days within 180 days.
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Question:
I am going on an official trip to Budapest with my service passport.
Do I need an entry visa?
Answer:
No. According to the bilateral Agreement between the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Moldova, the holders of a service passport are exempted of the
entry visa for Hungary. The maximum period of stay in Hungary can not exceed 90 days within 180 days. Concerning our represented countries, the
holders of service passport are exempted of the visa for Estonia and Benelux countries. (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg)
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Question:
I am making my postgraduate studies at the CEU in Budapest. I have a
D-type visa valid until July 31 2017. Can I travel without a visa to Vienna during the Christmas Holidays?
Answer:
No. You can address the Regional Section of the Migration and Citizenship
Department of Hungary in order to receive a residence permit within the
validity of your visa. With the residence permit accompanied by the passport
you can travel throughout the Schengen area, but the maximum period of stay can
not exceed 90 days within 180 days.
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Question:
I have been offered a seasonal work in Hungary for a period of two
months. What type of visa should I apply for?
Answer:
Since you will be performing a paid activity, you must apply for a D-type
visa for seasonal work. This visa will be valid only for the territory of Hungary and not for the whole Schengen area.
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