In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Moldova, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Moldova.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Moldova does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Moldova, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Moldova

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The Moldovan capital, Chisinau hosts 29 embassies

There are also 12 consulates and two other representations in Moldova (European Union and Switzerland Representation Office in Chisinau).

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Chisinau, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Moldova and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Moldova. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometime other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Chisinau

China

Embassy of China in Moldova

Address:Chişinău, 124, M. Dosoftei St
Tel: (+373) 22 21 07 12
E-Mail: chnembassy@126.com and consulchi@mail.ru
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/Ambasada.Chinei.in.Moldova/
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 08:30–12:00; 14:00-17:00

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalization, notary certification and marriage registration.

France

French Embassy in Moldova

Address: 106 Rue Bucuresti, MD-2004 Chisinau
Tel: (+373) 22 20 04 00
E-Mail: infos.chisinau-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/France.Moldavie/
Opening hours: Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 13:00, 14:30 – 18:00

The French Embassy in Moldova provides reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births ..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Germany

Embassy of Germany in Moldova

Address: Strada Alexei Mateevici 82, Chisinau
Tel: (+373) 22 00 06 00
E-Mail: info@chisinau.diplo.de
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/deutsche.botschaft.chisinau/ and https://twitter.com/auswaertigesamt
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 17:00 p.m. Friday 7:45 a.m. - 14:00 p.m

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Moldova provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc.

Japan

Embassy of the Japan in Moldova
Address: National Business Centre 5F, 73/1, Stefan cel Mare Blvd., Chisinau
Tel: (+373) 22 23 33 80
E-Mail: japan.chisinau@ci.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/EmbassyJapanMoldova/ and https://twitter.com/MoldovainJapan
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9.00-12.30; 13.30-17.45

The Japanese consulate shares the same details as the embassy. They provide a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalization.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Moldova

Address: Stefan cel Mare Ave. 153, MD-2004 Chisinau
Tel: (+373) 22 23 51 10
E-mail: moldova@kdmid.ru
Social Media: https://twitter.com/embrus_md and https://www.facebook.com/rusembmoldova/
Opening hours: Monday – Thursday, 08:00 – 13:00, 14:00 – 18:00
Friday, 9:00 – 13:00, 14:00 – 16:45

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalization, it is requested to visit the Consular Section upon appointment.
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Chisinau, Russia has another honorary consulates in Tiraspol (+373) 533-9-55-39).

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Moldova

Address: 18 Nicolae Iorga Str., Chisinau MD-2012
Tel: (+373) 22 22 59 02
E-Mail: Enquiries.Chisinau@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/BritishEmbassyChisinau/
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 9:00 to 17:30 and Friday: 9:00 to 14:00

The British Embassy in Moldova provides services to British nationals living in and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, visa services, etc.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Moldova

Address: 103 A. Mateevici street, Chisinau
Tel: (+373) 22 40 83 00
E-Mail: ChisinauACS@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/USembMoldova and https://www.facebook.com/U.S.EmbassyMoldova
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 08:30-17:30

The US representation in Moldova provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Moldova

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Moldova, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Bucharest, in Romania for Moldova

Honorary Consulates in Chisinau

• Belgium 
• Colombia
• Cyprus (moldova@cyprusconsulate.eu)
• Greece
• Kazakhstan (moldova@mfa.kz)
• South Korea (korea.emb.mos@gmail.com)
• Malta
• Mexico
• Montenegro (consulate.montenegro.moldova@gmail.com)
• North Macedonia (consulatmacedoniamd@gmail.com)
• Slovenia

Honorary Consulates in Comrat

• Turkey (consulate.comrat@mfa.gov.tr)