Chetcuti Cauchi becomes an Accredited Agent for Moldova Citizenship by Investment

Chetcuti Cauchi has been approved as an Accredited Agent for the Moldova Citizenship by Investment Programme, holding licence AA/06/2019. Launched last year, the programme has opened submissions to investors for applications that are received through an accredited agent, such as Chetcuti Cauchi, and enables investors that meet the requirements to become a citizen of Moldova.

Why invest in Moldova?

With its sights set to become an EU candidate country, Moldova offers investors a scenic landscape and an exceptional wine industry. Yet Moldavian citizenship offers applicants much more than a beautiful lifestyle and environment. The picturesque country also allows for visa-free travel to over 122 countries including states within the Schengen zone, as well as Russia and Turkey. Amongst the numerous benefits being offered, the programme also allows investors to include family members in the application. In addition, approved applicants can reside in any of the Schengen member states for three months in every six, as well as maintain their natural citizenship since Moldova allows for dual nationality.

How to Obtain Citizenship

The main applicant for the Moldova Citizenship by Investment Programme must be 18 years old or over and may include in the application his/her spouse, minor children, adult dependent children below the age of 29, and dependent parents over the age of 55. The main applicant must also show proof of source of wealth, as well as a clean criminal record from his/her original country and any other country where he/she maintains citizenship.

After submitting the application and all necessary documents for the Moldova Citizenship by Investment Programme through an approved Accredited Agent, the whole process takes around 90 days and does not require the applicant to visit or live in Moldova. During the application process, all applicants must then pass a strict due diligence test to determine that they are of good standing. Once all requirements have been met, citizenship will be granted in return for a non-refundable contribution to the Moldova Public Investment Fund, structured as follows:

• €100,000 for a Single applicant
• €115,000 for a family of two
• €145,000 for up to four members of the family
• €155,000 for a family of five or more

Processing and due diligence fees also apply.