# New agreement allows Moldovan insurance periods to count for…

The agreement applies from 1 October 2026. It also allows Slovak social insurance to continue during temporary postings to Moldova.

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Services · 2026-10-01

Sociálna poisťovňa announced that the Slovakia–Moldova social security agreement took effect on 1 October 2026. Insurance periods earned while working in Moldova can now count towards entitlement to a Slovak pension. This covers people lacking sufficient Slovak periods—for example, 15 years for an old-age pension—but meeting the requirement when Moldovan periods are included. Slovakia will pay only the amount corresponding to periods under its own legislation.

To apply for a Moldovan pension, people can inform any Sociálna poisťovňa branch about work in Moldova. Its employee will help complete the application, which the institution will send to the Moldovan pension authority.

Employees of employers based in Slovakia and self-employed people working in Slovakia who are temporarily posted to Moldova apply for a certificate of applicable social legislation. The employer completes section A and sends four copies to the local branch; a self-employed person sends three. Once conditions are met, the institution certifies the form and delivers it to the employee, employer or self-employed person and sends one copy to the Moldovan authority. It certifies continued Slovak social insurance during temporary work in Moldova.

The form and details are in Práca mimo EÚ on socpoist.sk; the full agreement is in Zmluvy o sociálnom zabezpečení on employment.gov.sk.

Source: [Sociálna poisťovňa](https://www.socpoist.sk/news/slovensko-moldavsko-uzavreli-zmluvu-o-socialnom-zabezpeceni-pomoze-vam-s-dochodkom-s-vyslanim)
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