The Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Purcari is a volunteer-run office that assists Lithuanian citizens in Moldova; passports and other formal consular services are handled by the Lithuanian Embassy in Chisinau.
Contact Details
| Address | Château Purcari, MD-4229 Purcari, Moldova |
| Head of Mission | Victor Bostan, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No opening hours, telephone number or e-mail address are published for this office – contact the Lithuanian Embassy in Chisinau for help.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Purcari
The honorary consulate represents Lithuania in Purcari. According to the diplomatic list of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (updated 13 October 2026), the honorary consul is Victor Bostan, appointed in 2021. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. The list gives only the office address, without a telephone number or e-mail address.
Purcari, in Ștefan Vodă District, lies about 95 km in a straight line from the centre of Chișinău and about 83 km from Chișinău International Airport.
Citizens of Lithuania 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 Lithuanian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Lithuanian citizens are handled by the Lithuanian Embassy in Chisinau.
Contact details of the Lithuanian Embassy in Chisinau, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Ion Vasilenco St. 24/1, Chisinau, Moldova
- Telephone: +373 22 543 194
- Email: amb.md@urm.lt
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00–12:30 and 13:15–18:00; Friday 09:00–12:30 and 13:15–16:45
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 Lithuania and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Lithuanian 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.
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 Lithuania’s national day (16 February).
Emergency assistance
In Moldova, dial 112 for the police, fire service or ambulance (GOV.UK travel advice). Moldovan citizens who need help in Lithuania can contact the Embassy of Moldova in Vilnius 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).
Lithuanian missions in Moldova
Measured in a straight line from Purcari, the nearest other Lithuanian office is the Embassy in Chisinau (about 95 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Purcari.
- Chisinau (95 km) – Embassy of Lithuania in Moldova
- Purcari – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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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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