Senior IT Manager Residence

Management Personnel – foreigners who are responsible for the permanent or temporary management of a legal entity that is a resident of an information technology park, holding the position of administrator, member of the management committee, general director, or director and being registered in the public register, as well as founders/shareholders and members of the company’s board who are employed by the legal entity resident of the IT park and hold managerial positions therein.

The employing company must be a legal entity resident of the IT Park;

Issuance of the statement by the IT Park administration (MITP) and transmission of the opinion to the applicant and to the competent authority – the General Inspectorate for Migration (GIM).

Statement of the IT Park administration issued by the Commission for examination and evaluation of applications submitted by legal entities carrying out activities in the field of information technology;

Copy of the foreigner’s individual employment contract indicating duties and monthly remuneration, which must not be lower than the forecasted national average monthly salary for the management year. The administrator, according to the incorporation documents, may submit a management contract or mandate contract;

Position as administrator, director, board member, etc.;

Guaranteed salary not lower than the forecasted national average monthly salary for the management year;

Based on the cited legislation and the general legal framework applicable to foreigners, the beneficiary is obliged to:

Maintain the validity of the employment contract on the basis of which residence was granted;

Maintain the minimum salary level provided by the special law;

Notify the GIM in case of changes to relevant data (employer, address, position);

The Law on the regime of foreigners, under Article 38, allows foreigners to apply for a right of residence for family members for the purpose of family reunification, provided that the applicant:

demonstrates sufficient means of subsistence also for family members;

Family members receive permits whose validity may not exceed the validity period of the applicant’s permit.

Management Personnel – foreigners who are responsible for the permanent or temporary management of a legal entity that is a resident of an information technology park, holding the position of administrator, member of the management committee, general director, or director and being registered in the public register, as well as founders/shareholders and members of the company’s board who are employed by the legal entity resident of the IT park and hold managerial positions therein.

The Law on the regime of foreigners, under Article 38, allows foreigners to apply for a right of residence for family members for the purpose of family reunification, provided that the applicant: holds a valid residence permit; demonstrates sufficient means of subsistence also for family members; submits supporting documents proving the family relationship and other documents required for this type of residence (Article 38 para. (2)), translated and apostilled.

Maintain the validity of the employment contract on the basis of which residence was granted; Maintain the minimum salary level provided by the special law; Compliance with tax legislation if the beneficiary earns income in the Republic of Moldova; Notify the GIM in case of changes to relevant data (employer, address, position);

The IT Visa is a program designed for resident companies of the Moldova Innovation Technology Park (MITP), created to support the employment of foreign IT professionals. It facilitates legal entry into the Republic of Moldova and integration into the labour market through a simplified and clearly regulated mechanism.

For persons holding managerial positions (Article 4312para. (1)): Standard application letter; Statement of the IT Park administration issued by the Commission for examination and evaluation of applications submitted by legal entities carrying out activities in the field of information technology; Copy of the foreigner’s individual employment contract indicating duties and monthly remuneration, which must not be lower than the forecasted national average monthly salary for the management year. The administrator, according to the incorporation documents, may submit a management contract or mandate contract;

Persons holding managerial positions shall submit the set of documents to the competent authority (GIM) before the expiry of the temporary residence right (Article 4312 para. (3)): Standard application letter; Copy of the individual employment contract/management contract/mandate contract of the foreigner indicating duties and monthly salary, which must not be lower than the forecasted national average monthly salary for the management year;

Persons holding managerial positions: up to 4 years, with the possibility of extension for an additional 4 years (Article 4312 para. (2)).

Exceptions to this provision are foreigners enrolled for studies, IT senior managers and IT specialists, posted workers, foreigners employed in investment projects of national importance, foreigners employed in free economic zones and those engaged in religious, humanitarian and volunteer activities.