Notice on the affirmation/infirmation of change of the surname and/or forename
The notice on the affirmation/infirmation of change of the surname and/or forename is the civil status document confirming or denying the change of the surname and/or forename of the natural person, citizen of the Republic of Moldova.
The notice on the affirmation/infirmation of change of the surname and/or forename shall be issued to persons on request, in order to confirm or deny the change of the surname and/or forename following marriage, divorce or change of surname and/or forename and is intended for use, in particular, abroad.
The notice on the affirmation/ infirmation of the change of surname and/or forename shall be issued upon request:
the holder of the civil status document;
the first- to second-degree relatives (proof of the degree of kinship is provided by civil status documents or civil status certificates);
the legal representative of the person who is limited in capacity or in respect of whom a legal protection measure has been ordered by a court judgment (guardian or curator);
the representative authorized by a notarized power of attorney in the name of the natural person, citizen of the Republic of Moldova or by a power of representation based on electronic signature, recorded in the Register of powers of representation based on electronic signature.
Pre-scheduling for requesting services in the territorial subdivisions of the PSA is available by accessing the link: https://programare.asp.gov.md/qwebbook/index.jsp?lang=ro
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- 1Step 1. Submitting the application
The application for issuing the notice shall be submitted in the following ways:
1) online - by clicking the Apply button. The online service is accessible for people with an electronic or mobile signature;
2) at the Civil Status Department's Directorate for Hearing and Issuing Civil Status Documents (Chisinau mun., 11/1 M.Viazul Street, 2nd floor);
3) at the Diplomatic Missions or Consular Offices of the Republic of Moldova accredited abroad (DMCO);
4) at the Unified Public Service Delivery Centers (CUPS) within the Local Public Authorities (LPA).
When submitting the application, the MDelivery delivery service can also be requested, which ensures the delivery of the civil status document directly to the applicant's place of residence, both in the Republic of Moldova and abroad.
publicService.channels.2.title - 2Step 2. Paying for the service
Payment of the tariff for the requested service through the Government Electronic Payment Service MPay.
publicService.channels.4.title - 3Step 3. Processing and Examination
Creating the civil status document request application in the electronic program / Receipt of the request application for a notice concerning the affirmation/infirmation of the change of surname and/or forename and of the relevant documents.
Identifying civil status documents based on the civil status document request application in the available technical programs and in the paper-based archival fonds.
Verification of the document in the information systems and of the data of the holder of the civil status document with the information from the State Register of Population through the ACCES-Web information system. Completion of the notice on the affirmation/infirmation of the change of surname and/or forename.
- 4Step 4. Receipt of the notice
The notice concerning the affirmation/infirmation of the change of surname and/or forename shall be handed over, against signature, either in person to the holder, or to his/her legal representative, or to a person who has a notarized power of attorney or a power of representation based on electronic signature, recorded in the Register of powers of representation based on electronic signature (MPower), which entitles him/her to receive the document.
There are several options for issuing the document:
1) at the counter of the DHICSD of the CSD, at the Information and Release Office within the Multifunctional Centre of the Public Services Agency (Chisinau mun., 11/1 M.Viteazul Street);
2) abroad to the DMCO of the Republic of Moldova;
3) delivery to the requested address via the government delivery service MDelivery.
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In accordance with the provisions of point 1, section 1 of Annex no. 3 to Government Decision no. 966/2020 on the services provided by the Public Services Agency, the service is provided free of charge to the following categories of persons, citizens of the Republic of Moldova: