Certificate of marriage capacity

Certificate of marriage capacity is a civil status document confirming the right of a citizen of the Republic of Moldova to conclude a marriage in accordance with the normative framework of the Republic of Moldova (expressing proof of the absence of impediments to marriage). The document is issued on the basis of a statement, on the basis of civil status records and is intended for use in the States forming the territorial scope of the ICCS Convention No. 20 on the issue of marriage capacity certificates signed in Munich on September 5, 1980: Germany, Belgium, Spain, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, Republic of Moldova. The document issued on the basis of the ICCS Convention No. 20/1980 does not require supralegalization/apostillation or translation).

Certificate of marriage capacity is issued on the basis of the applicant's request:

natural person, citizen of the Republic of Moldova;
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 a person whose capacity is limited or in respect of whom a court has ordered a legal guardianship measure (guardian or curator);
the representative authorized by notarized power of attorney or by electronic power of attorney granted through MPower on the basis of electronic signature, on behalf of the natural person, citizen of the Republic of Moldova.

The certificate of marital capacity is valid for 6 months after issue.

Attention! Documents issued by the authorities of States which are not party to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 on the Abolition of the Requirement of Supreme Authentication for Foreign Official Documents (e.g. Jordan, Canada, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, United Arab Emirates, Syria, etc.) intended for use in the territory of the Republic of Moldova or which have objected to the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the Convention (e.g. Germany), shall be subject to the procedure of supralegalization.

They produce legal effects on the territory of the Republic of Moldova without the need for supralegalization/apostillation:

multilingual extracts from birth, marriage and death certificates issued pursuant to the Convention of the International Commission on Civil Status No. 16 of 08.09.1976, Vienna, concerning the issue of multilingual extracts from civil status records by the competent authorities of the following foreign States: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, Slovenia, Croatia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Poland, Montenegro, Moldova, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde;
documents of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States;
documents of the States with which the Republic of Moldova has concluded bilateral treaties, including by succession: Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Republic of Hungary.

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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Step 1. Submitting the application
The application shall be submitted in the following ways:
1) online - by clicking the Apply button. The online service is accessible for persons with electronic or mobile signature. Delivery to the requested address is available through the government delivery service MDelivery;
2) at the Civil Status Department's Civil Status Documents Issuing and Attendance Department (Chisinau mun,, 11/1 M. Viteazul str., 2nd floor);
3) at the diplomatic missions or consular offices of the Republic of Moldova accredited abroad (DMCO).
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Step 2. Paying for the service
Payment of the tariff for the requested service through the Government Electronic Payment Service MPay.
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Step 3. Picking up the certificate
There are several options for issuing the document:
1) the Civil Status Department's Civil Status Documents Issuing and Audience Department (Chisinau mun., 11/1 M. Viteazul str., 2nd floor);
2) diplomatic missions or consular offices (DMCO) of the RM;
3) delivery to the requested address through the government delivery service MDelivery.

Civil status documents confirming the status of applicants
Note
The submission of civil status papers is not obligatory if the information on civil status papers and documents is recorded in the archival fonds of civil status registers held by the Public Services Agency; Civil status documents of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova drawn up by the competent bodies of foreign countries after 17.08.2001 have probative value in the Republic of Moldova only if they are transcribed in the civil status registers of the Republic of Moldova. If the civil status facts have been produced and registered in the localities on the left bank of the Dniester and the municipality of Bender, they are to be certified by the issue of civil status papers by the competent civil status authorities of the Republic of Moldova. The service is provided in accordance with the tariffs established in accordance with the legal provisions, depending on the term of the order, which are paid by the applicant. Beneficiaries of facilitations, in accordance with the legal provisions, are fully exempted from payment for the services rendered upon presentation of the confirming documents.
Identity documents of the future spouses
Proof of power of attorney, as applicable (proxy/MPower power of attorney)
The documents proving the termination of the marriage (e.g.: court judgment on the dissolution of the marriage or death certificate of the spouse), apostilled/supralegalized the established manner (based on the provisions of bilateral or multilateral agreements to which the Republic of Moldova is a party) translated into the state language and notarized
For issuance of the certificate of marriage capacity in case of marriage between a citizen of the Republic of Moldova and a foreign citizen.
Copy of the passport notarized, apostilled/supralegalized in the established manner (based on the provisions of bilateral or multilateral agreements to which the Republic of Moldova is a party) translated into the state language and notarized
For issuance of the certificate of marriage capacity in case of marriage between a citizen of the Republic of Moldova and a foreign citizen
The child's birth certificate
If the beneficiary is the child of the deceased breadwinner, additionally

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