Moldovan citizens working in Slovakia to be eligible for pensions

Citizens of the Republic of Moldova who work in the Slovak Republic, as well as persons who have carried out professional activities in both states, will be able to receive old-age pensions, disability pensions, benefits for work accidents and occupational diseases, as well as survivor’s pensions.

The Government has approved the ratification of the Moldovan-Slovak Agreement in the field of social security, signed in Bratislava on March 26, 2026. The document provides for the totalization of insurance periods completed in the two states and the transfer of benefits to the beneficiary’s country of residence.

Thus, each state will calculate and pay the pension in proportion to the insurance periods completed on its territory, and citizens who have worked legally in the Slovak Republic will be able to fully exercise the social rights they have acquired, including after returning to the Republic of Moldova.

The Republic of Moldova has signed 22 social security agreements, 18 of which are already in force. In recent years, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has significantly expanded this number by concluding agreements with Italy, Greece, Spain, Latvia, France, Switzerland, Canada and Ukraine.