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Which public services are free for you? Pensioners, people with disabilities, veterans and others

Many public services in Moldova are free, or cheaper, for some groups of people. The lists sit in different guides. This page collects them, so you can find your group and see what it covers.

Good to know

  • Who this is for: pensioners, people with disabilities, veterans, carers, children without parental care and other groups.
  • Each service has its own list of who is covered. The rule behind many of them is Government Decision 966/2020.
  • Some services are free for everyone.
  • Not sure if you are covered? Ask us about your case.

Find your group

  1. Elderly people, people with disabilities, their carers, a family member with a low income

    Registering or deregistering your home address is free for them. It is also free for people in care institutions and prisons when the institution applies, and for the first registration of a child under 14 who has no ID yet.

    Full guide: Register your home address (or deregister) in Moldova →checked 19 October 2026
  2. People with a severe, accentuated or medium disability, war veterans and others

    The identity card is free the first time you ask for it. It is also free for people with a severe, accentuated or medium disability, war veterans, Chernobyl clean-up participants, victims of human trafficking, blood donors and some others.

    Full guide: Moldovan identity card →checked 19 October 2026
  3. Pensioners, people with a severe or accentuated disability, children without parental care

    A passport issued in 20 working days is free for old-age pensioners, people with a severe or accentuated disability, children left without parental care, children with disabilities, children under 1 and participants in the Second World War.

    Full guide: Moldovan passport →checked 19 October 2026
  4. Some Moldovan citizens: certificates, marriage and name change

    Extracts from birth and marriage records, marriage registration and a name change are free for some Moldovan citizens, such as people with a disability, war veterans and old-age pensioners (Government Decision 966/2020).

    Full guide: Extract of your birth certificate (duplicate) →checked 19 October 2026Full guide: Extract of your marriage certificate (duplicate) →checked 19 October 2026Full guide: Get married in Moldova: register a marriage →checked 19 October 2026Full guide: Change your surname or first name in Moldova →checked 19 October 2026
  5. Owners of a vehicle for their own transport

    Registering a vehicle has a lower fee for participants in the Second World War and for people with a severe, accentuated or medium disability who own a vehicle for their own transport and enjoy the tax and customs benefits for it.

    Full guide: Register a car or trailer in Moldova →checked 19 October 2026
  6. Founders of new companies

    Registering a company is free for newly founded “debut” companies.

    Full guide: Register a company (SRL or joint-stock) in Moldova →checked 19 October 2026
  7. Free for everyone

    Registering with a family doctor, registering a birth, registering as unemployed and registering as a freelancer are free for everyone.

    Full guide: Register with a family doctor in Moldova →checked 19 October 2026Full guide: Register your child's birth in Moldova →checked 19 October 2026Full guide: Register as unemployed in Moldova →checked 19 October 2026Full guide: Register as a freelancer in Moldova →checked 19 October 2026
  8. Not covered here

    Other groups and other services

    Services that are not in this list are not covered on this page.

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Source. This page is written by us from our guides to public services, which are based on the official pages on evo.gov.md. Practical tips are not from an official source.

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