Moldova: Information on whether the propiska system is still in effect in Moldova, and if it is, on the extent of its implementation
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MDA21900.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Moldova: Information on whether the propiska system is still in effect in Moldova, and if it is, on the extent of its implementation, 1 September 1995, MDA21900.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac3548.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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An official at the Moldovan embassy in Washington, DC provided the following information on the above subject during a telephone interview on 28 September 1995.
The propiska (internal passport) system is still in effect, but is not as important as it was prior to the break-up of the USSR. At that time internal passports were important because they indicated where their holders actually lived. However, as a result of the privatization process, individuals now have the right to own more than one residential property and live in any of them. Consequently, the place where an individual lives may or may not be the same as the one indicated in his/her internal passports.
The old internal passports will be valid until January 1997 when new passports will replace them. New passports will be used both as internal passports and as international passports for travelling abroad.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Embassy of the Republic of Moldova, Washington, DC. 28 September 1995. Telephone interview with official.
