On January 1, 2022, Moldova resumed the previously launched pension reform aimed at raising the retirement age.
Thus, the standard retirement age for men from January 1 is 63 years, and the full payment period for contributions is 34 years. For women, the standard retirement age of 63 will enter into force on July 1, 2028, and the full payment period (34 years) - on July 1, 2024. At the same time, from 2022, Moldova will introduce an early pension for a long-term service. The right to an early retirement pension for long-term service will be granted to persons who have insurance periods exceeding by 5 years for men and 3 years for women the full insurance period valid at the time of filing the application. From 2022, men will be able to retire early if they have 39 years of experience, and women - 35 years and 6 months (for women, the required seniority for early retirement will increase to 37 years by 2024). Since 2022, it has also become possible to submit an application for the appointment of a pension in electronic form on the CNAS website (www.cnas.gov.md). The decision to grant a pension is approved within 90 days. At the same time, from this year in Moldova, the indexation of pensions will be carried out only in April - in accordance with the inflation rate for the previous year. // 06.01.2022 - InfoMarket
