▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Mold ovan ▁bi ometric ▁pass port ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁new ▁oblig atory ▁Mold ovan ▁bi ometric ▁pass port ▁is ▁available ▁from ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁it ▁costs ▁at ▁the ▁moment ▁ 8 5 0 ▁M DL ▁( € 3 9 ). ▁The ▁pass port ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mold ova ▁with ▁bi ometric ▁data ▁contains ▁a ▁chip ▁which ▁stores ▁the ▁following ▁digital ▁information : ▁holder ' s ▁blood ▁type , ▁digital ▁finger print s ▁and ▁holder ' s ▁digital ▁image . ▁For ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁oblig atory ▁to ▁submit ▁digital ▁finger print s . ▁Current ▁non - bi ometric ▁and ▁old ▁bi ometric ▁pass ports ▁will ▁remain ▁valid ▁until ▁exp iration ▁date ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁valid ▁for ▁travel ▁along ▁with ▁new ▁bi ometric ▁pass ports . ▁ ▁Phys ical ▁appearance ▁The ▁Mold ovan ▁pass port ▁has ▁the ▁Mold ovan ▁Co at ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁emb la zon ed ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁cover . ▁The ▁most ▁recently ▁issued ▁pass ports ▁are ▁burg und y ▁in ▁color , ▁however ▁previously ▁issued ▁ones ▁are ▁light ▁blue ▁in ▁colour . ▁The ▁words ▁" RE PU BL IC A ▁M OL DO VA " ▁are ▁ins cribed ▁above ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁and ▁the ▁word ▁" PA Ș AP ORT " ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁below ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁( both ▁ins cri ptions ▁in ▁Roman ian ).