The Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan in Balti is a volunteer-run office that assists Kazakh citizens in Moldova; passports and other formal consular services are handled by the Kazakh Embassy in Chisinau.
Contact Details
| Address | Calea Ieșilor St. 180, MD-3114 Balti, Moldova |
| Telephone | +373 231 32 547 |
| KZhonorconsulatebalti@gmail.com | |
| Head of Mission | Iurie Jardan, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Balti
The honorary consulate represents Kazakhstan in Bălți. According to the diplomatic list of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (updated 13 October 2026), the honorary consul is Iurie Jardan, appointed in 2024. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +373 231 32 547 or e-mail KZhonorconsulatebalti@gmail.com.
Bălți, in the municipality of Bălți, lies about 107 km in a straight line from the centre of Chișinău and about 120 km from Chișinău International Airport.
Citizens of Kazakhstan are on the list of foreign nationals exempt from the visa requirement for entry to, exit from and transit through Moldova, according to the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Moldova is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own entry rules.
Which Kazakh office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Kazakh citizens are handled by the Kazakh Embassy in Chisinau.
Contact details of the Kazakh Embassy in Chisinau, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Petru Rareș St. 43/1, Chisinau, Moldova
- Telephone: +373 22 546 517
- Email: moldova@mfa.kz
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–13:00 and 15:00–19:00
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Kazakhstan and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Kazakh citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Balti
3 other countries are represented in Balti: Austria (honorary), Romania (consulate general), Ukraine (consulate).
Closing days
Under Article 111 of the Labour Code, Moldova’s non-working public holidays are 1 January, 7 and 8 January (Orthodox Christmas), 8 March, Orthodox Easter Sunday and Monday, Memorial Easter (Paștele Blajinilor, the Monday a week after Easter Monday), 1 May, 9 May, 1 June, 27 August (Independence Day), 31 August (National Language Day) and 25 December; a holiday that falls on a weekend is not moved to a weekday. Orthodox Easter fell on 12 April in 2026 and falls on 2 May in 2027. The honorary consulate may also close on Kazakhstan’s national day (25 October).
Emergency assistance
In Moldova, dial 112 for the police, fire service or ambulance (GOV.UK travel advice). Moldovan citizens who need help in Kazakhstan can contact the Call Center of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (+373 22 232 002, toll-free in Moldova 0 80 090990, e-mail callcenter@mfa.gov.md; mfa.gov.md).
Kazakh missions in Moldova
Measured in a straight line from Balti, the nearest other Kazakh office is the Honorary Consulate in Chisinau (about 110 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Chisinau (about 110 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Balti.
- Chisinau (110 km) – Embassy of Kazakhstan in Moldova
- Balti – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Chisinau (110 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova – Diplomatic List (updated 13 October 2026, accessed 19 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova – Visa regime for foreigners, Labour Code of the Republic of Moldova (Law No. 154/2003), Article 111, British Embassy Chișinău – public holidays 2026 (GOV.UK), Consulate General of Türkiye in Comrat – holidays 2026, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Moldova (getting help).
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