Citizens of the Republic of Moldova domiciled and/or temporarily resident on the territory of the Republic of Moldova who wish to take up domicile abroad, as well as those who de jure are registered at a domicile and/or temporary residence on the territory of the Republic of Moldova but de facto are not domiciled in the Republic of Moldova, and those who de jure and de facto are not domiciled on the territory of the Republic of Moldova and present evidence of having taken up domicile abroad, submit the application for obtaining an emigration authorisation or, as the case may be, for the issuance of a passport bearing the emigration authorisation endorsement at any identity document issuance service, including those within the multifunctional centres of the Public Services Agency and, abroad, at a DMCO.
A citizen of the Republic of Moldova who does not hold an identity document for internal use, declares that they are not domiciled in the Republic of Moldova and presents evidence of having taken up domicile on the territory of another state is considered an emigrant and is entitled to obtain a passport bearing the emigration authorisation endorsement, indicating the country of destination.
Citizens of the Republic of Moldova domiciled in the Republic of Moldova who hold a valid identity document for internal use or whose validity period has expired, or who declare the loss or theft of the identity document for internal use, and who wish to take up domicile abroad, submit the application for obtaining an emigration authorisation.