Steps to Start a Business in 2025

Book on asp.gov.md at any convenient branch, on your preferred date and time.
Note: appointments are usually scheduled 1–2 months in advance if you’re not in a rush.
Alternatively, you can go to any ASP branch without an appointment. For Chişinău branches, arrive before opening (before 08:00) to be among the first 5; walk-ins are typically accepted only until 09:00.
If you don’t make it, you’ll need to return. Outside Chişinău, timing can be more flexible depending on the queue.

When visiting ASP, prepare (download, complete and e-sign from e-services.md):

• Application for state registration of a legal entity (form)
• Sole founder’s decision (if applicable) or Minutes of the constitutive meeting (if multiple founders)
• Criminal record declaration (free form)
• Declaration regarding the beneficial owner(s) (form)
• LLC Statute (form)
• Document confirming name approval (as appropriate)

Also have with you:

• Valid ID for the Administrator and the Founder (the same person can be both). If represented by another person, a notarized power of attorney is required.
• Legal address — usually the Administrator’s home address or another address for correspondence. Ducont can provide a Legal Address.
  Note: choose a stable address; changing it later is more cumbersome than founding a new company.
• Company names — prepare at least 3–4 unique options. Names must not duplicate or be easily confused with existing companies.
  There’s currently no public online availability check; ASP staff verify names manually on site.
• Business activities / CAEM codes — list what your company will do and possible future activities.
  It’s advisable to have the relevant CAEM codes for each activity.
  The full list is available in the “Classifier of Activities in the Moldovan Economy” on Statistica RM.
• State fees — paid at the bank branch inside ASP or via Mpay; approx. 2,000 lei.
• Company stamp (optional) — can be ordered from the ASP operator when filing. Not mandatory under Law no. 160 of 07.07.2016.

After submitting the application, you’ll be scheduled for the next day to collect the company’s incorporation documents.
Note: after registration, there’s no need to visit Statistica, FISC or CNAS — ASP transmits all information online.

1–3 days after receiving the documents, you can open the company’s bank accounts. We recommend MAIB — our trusted partner — but choose any bank that fits your needs.

Obtain an e-signature to access the company account and submit mandatory filings. You can do this via semnatura.md.

To register a company online, the founders and/or administrators need an electronic signature.
Get one from semnatura.md or via Moldcell/Orange.

Download, complete and e-sign the “Application for name verification and reservation” from e-services.md, then email it to inregistrare.ud@asp.gov.md.

Provide 3 name options in priority order. If the first doesn’t meet criteria, the next is reviewed.
Next day you’ll receive an invoice for 242 lei for verification/reservation. Pay the same day and send the payment confirmation; within 1–3 days you’ll receive two reservation documents (including the accepted name).

Email the following to inregistrare.ud@asp.gov.md (download, complete and e-sign from e-services.md):

• Application for state registration of a legal entity (form)
• Sole founder’s decision (if applicable) or Minutes of the constitutive meeting (if multiple founders)
• Criminal record declaration (free form)
• Declaration regarding the beneficial owner(s) (form)
• LLC Statute (form)
• Scanned ID of the founder/administrator
• Document confirming name approval
• Document confirming name verification & reservation

Within a day you’ll receive an invoice for 1,149 lei for state registration.
Pay the same day and send the payment confirmation.
You’ll then receive the company’s IDNO; add it into the Statute, e-sign it and email it back.

Within a few days you’ll receive the full set of documents:

• Decision
• Notification
• Statute

Next day, complete the online form on eservicii.gov.md, e-sign it and pay (220 lei if processed the same day).
You’ll receive the extract by email or you can download it from mcabinet.gov.md.

Open the company’s accounts online (e.g., at MAIB by completing the form with a video call) or in person at any bank with your incorporation documents.