Registration of a child's birth

The public service allows the registration of the birth of a child born on the territory of the Republic of Moldova. When the birth is declared, the child's surname, first name and the data about the parents are established.

The obligation to declare the child's birth lies with the parents:

• either parent, in the case of married parents who bear a common family name or different names;
• both parents, in the case of unmarried parents;
• the mother, in the case of an unmarried mother.

If the parents cannot appear in person, and if they do not hold an electronic signature to submit the declaration online, the birth declaration is submitted by:

• the parents' relatives;
• the person authorised by the child's parents by a power of attorney authenticated by a notary; a power of attorney treated as equivalent to notarially authenticated powers of attorney; powers of representation based on the MPower electronic signature; on the basis of a lawyer's mandate;
• the guardianship authority.

Deadline for submitting the birth declaration:

The birth declaration must be submitted within 1 month from the date of the child's birth.

Documents needed:

• the electronic medical birth certificate (eCMND);
• a court decision establishing the fact of birth, where applicable.

Births registered on the basis of old medical certificates (form 103/e-2002) issued until 18.09.2024 serve as grounds for the later registration of the birth.

Submitting the birth registration application at the diplomatic missions or consular offices of the RM accredited abroad is allowed only where the medical document establishing the birth was issued by a medical-sanitary institution in the Republic of Moldova for persons born in the Republic of Moldova.

Entering the child's surname and first name

• The child takes the name of their parents. If the parents bear different names, the child may take the father's or the mother's name, or their names joined together. If a parent bears a compound name, partial joining of the parent's name is possible. When a name is given by joining, the child's name will consist of two names.
• The child will bear a simple first name or a compound one, according to the wish of both parents.
• The civil status body may refuse to enter first names that are formed from indecent or ridiculous words or that do not comply with the rules for writing first names.

! Attention: A person who has found an abandoned child must immediately notify the police and present the child with all the objects and documents found on them.

Attention! If the birth is registered on the basis of a birth certificate that is more than one year after the date the event took place, the birth record is drawn up in the administrative procedure of later registration of the civil status event (the “Later registration of birth/death” service).

Prior appointment to request the services at the territorial subdivisions of the PSA is available here.