The MPs passed in the first reading a bill that envisions a simplified procedure for issuing permits of stay to foreigners specialized in information technology. This applies to persons with executive posts, investors and highly-qualified specialists, IPN reports.
The bill was drafted by Speaker of Parliament Andrian Candu. According to him, the persons holding executive posts will be able to perform the assigned activities based on copies of the national passport, records of punishment from the country of origin and the document showing their powers for a period of six months during any period of 12 months.
The investors will be able to work for a period of up to three months during a period of 12 months, while the highly-qualified specialists will work for six months during 12 months by presenting the necessary documents.
A commission for assessing the right of stay of foreign IT experts will be set up to facilitate the procedure. This will be a collegial body that will have seven members, who will represent the Ministry of the Interior, the ICT Ministry, the Moldova Investment and Export Promotion Organization and the Association of Private ICT Companies.
According to the bill author, the measure will enable multinational groups, including start-ups, to identify and develop human resources, like in Ireland and Lithuania, which created an efficient framework for issuing visas to persons who invest in IT, highly-qualified specialists and members of their families.
