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Moldova → Romania

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Moldova
To
Romania
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in Moldova who live in Romania: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

40k81k19901995200020052010201520202024
40k81k19902000201020202024
Data table
199059,189
199550,041
200041,905
200538,717
201037,617
201547,430
202065,456
202480,610
Estimate, 2024
80,610
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
12.3%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
4
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Romania's consulates in Moldova

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Romania's consulates located in Moldova.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024306262196.2%
200967,30564,3073,0294.5%

Applications by year

34k67k20092024
34k67k20092024
Data table
200967,305
2024306
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Romania

First residence permits issued by Romania to citizens of Moldova (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work1,403
  2. Education1,226
  3. Family844
  4. Other reasons14
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20253,487000
20243,65832,95212,680
20233,896011,09912,085
20224,147111,69512,101
20213,79819,42512,346
20203,15922,69911,742
20193,96809,17410,542
20182,69607,4299,223
20172,20426,7598,301
20162,1603517,695
20151,8471556,861
20141,4012247,942
20131,9090207,431
20122,105000
20112,764000
20104,119000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities1,399
  2. EU Blue Card2
  3. Researchers2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
14,674
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
100
Changed status into work, 2025
72
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Romania in Moldova, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyChișinăuchisinau.mae.ro
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Moldova move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Moldova, 2023
  1. Germany9,609
  2. Italy3,206
  3. Spain1,634
  4. United States1,090
  5. Czechia836
  6. Belgium781
  7. France666
  8. Türkiye537
  9. Portugal509
  10. Lithuania399
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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