The Migration Profile Light has been developed in 2013 based on the feedback received from the Prague Process participating states aiming to strengthen the Prague Process Knowledge base with the useful tool consisting of state-owned migration profiles with standard and comparable data categories. In comparison to the Extended Migration Profile, which from its name indicates that the information should be of thorough and detailed nature, the Migration Profile Light is a handy tool with a limited number of pages clearly indicating the areas of interest.

This particular MPL was endorsed by the Bureau for Migration and Asylum of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova in November 2016 at a joint working meeting with the representatives of ministries and agencies competent in the filed of migration.