Good to know
- The allowance is given to women on maternity leave from week 30 of pregnancy, for 126 calendar days. It is 140 days for complicated births or the birth of two children.
- With three or more babies, it is paid in full from week 24, for 182 calendar days.
- Insured women have the right to it whatever the length of their contribution record.
- A wife who depends on an insured husband needs him to be insured and to have a contribution record of at least 3 years in total, or at least 9 months in the last 24 months before the insured event.
- If the leave overlaps with a period in which the woman earned an insured income, the allowance is still paid. It is calculated from the insured income of whichever spouse gives the higher amount.
- You do not apply: it is granted on the basis of the information in the maternity leave medical certificate that the medical institution sends. It is examined within 15 calendar days of receiving the data (up to 45 days if the information is incomplete).
Going on maternity leave in Moldova?
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The clinic sends your medical certificate
The allowance is granted on the basis of the information in the maternity leave medical certificate sent by the medical institution.
- You do this
Receive the payment
Through MPay: to your linked bank account, or in cash at any post office or Energbank branch.
Fees and processing times
| Processing time | Cost |
|---|---|
| 15 calendar days Counted from receiving the information from the medical certificate | Free |
How you are paid
Through the government service MPay: to a bank account linked to MPay, or in cash at any post office or Energbank branch. You can link your account from your EVO personal cabinet or the EVO app, or at your bank. For help with linking, call 022 820 026.
If you do not collect the payment for 3 months in a row, it is suspended. You can restart it by a request at the CTAS of your place of residence.
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Source. This guide is written by us in plain words, based on the official service page on the government portal evo.gov.md. The amounts and deadlines are the ones on the official page.