IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION EFFECTIVE OF 18 JANUARY 2010

Beginning from Monday, January 18th, 2010, the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Chişinau (Moldova) will represent the Kingdom of the Netherlands regarding visa applications from Moldovan Nationals.

This representation by the Hungarian Embassy in visa matters will include the issuing of airport transit visas, transit visas and short-term visas in accordance with the Schengen rules.  

If the Hungarian Embassy in Chişinau considers that all conditions for issuing a visa are met, it will issue the visa itself. However, if the Hungarian Embassy does not have, and cannot obtain the necessary information about the applicant, the references or the purpose of the visit, or if this Embassy considers that a visa should not be issued, or if the Embassy is in doubt whether or not a visa should be issued, the application must be submitted for decision to the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kyiv, Ukraine.

The Hungarian Embassy in Chişinau can be reached by phone at +373-22223404 and by fax at +373-22224513. There is a call centre providing information to visa applicants, which can be reached by phone at +373-22200078 or +37322228668.

The Hungarian Embassy's e-mail addresses are:  cac@meganet.md  and  mission.kiv@kum.hu .

For further information, please consult the website: http://www.cac.md .

Applicants of Moldova nationals applying for visa for Netherlands Antilles and Aruba must submit their applications via the Visa Application Centre in Kiev, Ukraine. The appointment can be scheduled via phone on working days from 09:00-17:00 hours at (+38) 0 44 5941265. Appointment for these visa categories cannot be scheduled through the web-site. The timeline of application process is 10 calendar days. To be able to travel back to Moldova after submission, the passport of the applicant will be returned back the same day of application.