Moldova: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine protection granted by Ukraine. Moldova offers different forms of international protection: refugee status, humanitarian protection, temporary protection, and political asylum. Temporary protection is not currently accessible for people fleeing Ukraine, as the Government has not issued the implementing decision required to activate the procedure. The routes to protection available to stateless persons and those at risk of statelessness are summarised below (see Section 3 for Statelessness Status). Refugee Status Humanitarian Protection What is it? Protection under 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees Can stateless and/or undocumented persons apply? Where to apply? Yes Protection for persons who do not meet 1951 Convention definition but would be subject to serious risk upon return Yes Procedure & rights Rights upon recognition At border, police stations, detention facilities, or Bureau of Migration & Asylum Application questionnaire, interview, decision within 6 months, legal assistance from NGOs, right to appeal, interpreter provided, renewable temporary ID for 30 days, right to request work, school for children Remain in Moldova, obtain an ID card for 5 years, travel documents upon request for 2 years, work, study, social insurance, practice own religion, monetary aid Same as Refugee Status Same as Refugee Status Remain in Moldova, obtain an ID card for 3 years, travel document upon request for 1 year, work, study, social insurance, practice own religion, monetary aid For more information, see: • • • • • • Law Centre of Advocates (CDA) Government help page on Ukraine Bureau of Migration & Asylum (BMA) Information center for refugees from Ukraine KIND & Child Circle, Note on unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine Right to Protection, Who are stateless persons who fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion on 24 of February, 2022 3. STATELESSNESS DETERMINATION AND PROTECTION STATUS For stateless people, it is important to determine both a claim for international protection and their statelessness. Each application should be assessed and both types of status should be explicitly recognised so that even if international protection ceases, the person remains entitled to protection as a stateless person. Statelessness determination should be conducted either in parallel with or following the refugee status determination, with due regard to the primacy of the asylum claim and the principle of confidentiality for refugees in statelessness determination procedures. For more information, see: ENS briefing on statelessness determination & protection in Europe. Moldova has a dedicated Statelessness Determination Procedure and statelessness protection status. The procedure is summarised in the table below. For more information, see: ENS Statelessness Index Moldova.