Moldova: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine What is it? Can stateless and/or undocumented persons apply? Where to apply? Procedure & rights Rights upon recognition Statelessness Status Protection under the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons Yes At Bureau of Migration & Asylum (no time-limit); applications cannot be made at the border Ex officio, in person, oral or written application, interview, decision within 6 months (may be extended to 12 months), legal assistance from NGOs, right to appeal, interpreter provided, temporary ID document, right to work, housing, right to social security if working Permanent residence, rights in line with nationals (travel document, family reunion, work, secondary & higher education, social security, healthcare etc.) 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR ONWARD TRAVEL TO THIRD COUNTRIES People who apply for international protection in Moldova must hand over their identity documents, including travel documents, so may not leave the territory of Moldova during the application process. People holding a passport may enter Romania from Moldova. People without a valid passport may enter Romania by applying for asylum. With the support of UNHCR and IOM, Moldova and Romania began an initiative on 10 March 2022 to accelerate the transfer of people fleeing Ukraine from Moldova to Romania, and other EU Member States have started transfers of displaced persons into their territory under the EU Solidarity Platform. In the context of this Platform, 16 European countries - Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland - have pledged to transfer 19,870 refugees from Moldova. So far, a total of 1,616 persons were transferred from Moldova. 5. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION Mechanisms for emergency cash distribution have been set up with the support of UNHCR, the Moldovan Government, and NGOs. A one-off cash grant for 50,000 host families is also being established. There are reports of discrimination against Romani people indicating that Moldovan authorities house Romani people separately from other persons fleeing the war in Ukraine and deny them housing at government-run facilities. 6. ORGANISATIONS ASSISTING STATELESS PEOPLE Law Centre of Advocates https://cda.md/ Statelessness hotline: +37369906400 Asylum hotline: +37368828180 Info page for Ukrainians: КРАТКИЙ СПРАВОЧНИК ДЛЯ БЕЖЕНЦЕВ/ОК ИЗ УКРАИНЫ В МОЛДОВЕ - CDA Government help page for Ukrainians https://dopomoga.gov.md/index.php Hotline for Migration agency (from Moldova): +3780001527 Hotline for Migration agency (from Ukraine): +37322820007 UNHCR – Moldova https://www.unhcr.org/md/ mdachhr@unhcr.org Green line (free helpline): +37380080011 Government Asylum webpage for Ukrainians http://bma.gov.md/ro/content/%D0%B2%D0 %B0%D0%B6%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0% BE Hotline: +37380001527 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3476150 63908402