Ireland Embassy Chisinau

Before your visit

• Consular and visa section: The list gives no telephone number; the mailbox is monitored Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00. For out-of-hours consular emergencies, the list refers callers to the Embassy of Ireland in Bucharest (+40 720 999 446, leave name, location and number for the duty officer) or the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin (+353 1 408 2000).

About the Embassy of Ireland in Moldova

The ambassador is Myles Geiran, according to the diplomatic list of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (updated 13 October 2026), which gives 5 September 2025 as the date credentials were presented. The office is in the capital, Chișinău, about 13 km in a straight line from Chișinău International Airport.

From the embassy’s website

The embassy’s page on ireland.ie gives the telephone number +373 22 802 279 and the address Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Boulevard 73/1.

Source: www.ireland.ie/en/moldova/chisinau (checked October 2026).

Do Irish citizens need a visa for Moldova?

Citizens of Ireland 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.

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Irish authorities ask for:

Renewing an Irish passport from abroad

• Renew online with Passport Online on ireland.ie – available worldwide; applications must be made in the country where you live
• Possible if your last passport was issued within the last 15 years (otherwise apply as a first-time applicant)
• Your current passport, a digital photo meeting the requirements, an e-mail address and a credit or debit card
• Most adult renewals need no supporting documents – the form tells you if anything else is required
• Fee: €75 for a 10-year adult passport plus €15 postage outside Ireland
• Emergency or temporary passports are not available online – contact the Embassy of Ireland

Sources: Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland – Passport Online, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland – renew or replace your adult passport (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Other consulates and embassies in Chisinau

48 other countries are represented in Chisinau, among them: Israel (embassy), Italy (embassy), Japan (embassy), Kazakhstan (embassy), Kazakhstan (honorary), Latvia (embassy), Lithuania (embassy), Luxembourg (honorary), Malta (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Montenegro (honorary), Netherlands (embassy), North Macedonia (honorary), Norway (embassy), Philippines (honorary), Poland (embassy), Qatar (embassy), Romania (consulate general), Romania (embassy), Russia (embassy). 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 embassy may also close on Ireland’s national day (17 March).

Emergency assistance

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