Belgium Consulate Chisinau

About the honorary consulate in Chisinau

The honorary consulate represents Belgium in Chișinău. According to the diplomatic list of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (updated 13 October 2026), the honorary consul is Luc Engelen, appointed in 2013. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +373 69 414 041 or e-mail belgcons.md@protonmail.com.

The office is in the capital, Chișinău, about 13 km in a straight line from Chișinău International Airport.

Citizens of Belgium 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 Belgian office issues passports and visas?

Passports and other formal consular services for Belgian citizens are handled by the Belgian Embassy in Chisinau.

Contact details of the Belgian Embassy in Chisinau, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: National Business Center (NBC), Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Blvd. 73/1, 4th floor, MD-2001 Chisinau, Moldova
• Telephone: +373 61 188 860
• Email: chisinau@diplobel.fed.be
• Website: moldova.diplomatie.belgium.be

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 Belgium and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Belgian 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 Chisinau

48 other countries are represented in Chisinau, among them: Belgium (embassy), Bulgaria (embassy), China (embassy), Colombia (honorary), Czech Republic (embassy), Denmark (embassy), Estonia (embassy), Estonia (honorary), France (embassy), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Greece (embassy), Greece (honorary), Hungary (embassy), Indonesia (honorary), Ireland (embassy), Israel (embassy), Italy (embassy), Japan (embassy), Kazakhstan (honorary). The full list of all 49 missions is on the overview page for Moldova.

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. Local days off include Chișinău Day (14 October), which several embassies also observe. The honorary consulate may also close on Belgium’s national day (21 July).

Emergency assistance

In Moldova, dial 112 for the police, fire service or ambulance (GOV.UK travel advice). Moldovan citizens who need help in Belgium can contact the Embassy of Moldova in Brussels or 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).

Belgian missions in Moldova

The nearest other Belgian office is the Embassy in Chisinau, in the same city. Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Chisinau.

• Chisinau (same city) – Embassy of Belgium in Moldova
• Chisinau – Honorary Consulate (this page)