Visa policy of Moldova

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The Government of the Republic of Moldova allows citizens of specific countries/territories to visit Moldova for tourism or business purposes without having to obtain a visa, often based on bilateral agreements. Citizens of other countries must obtain a visa from the embassy of their residence country or online eVisa.^[1] All visitors must hold a passport (or machine-readable national ID Card for EU, Liechtensteiner, Monégasque, Sammarinese, Swiss and Turkish citizens) valid for 3 months beyond the period of intended stay.

Visa

The Moldovan visa is a document, which is placed in the passport. It contains the name and the indication of nationality.

Requirements for Tourist Visa

A tourist visa entitles its holder only to tourism trips and visits of relatives and/or friends. Tourist visa holders are prohibited to engage in business or work activities in the Republic of Moldova.

Requirements for Temporary Residence Visa/Work Visa

Anyone wishing to live and work in Moldova will be required to apply for a temporary residence visa. To obtain a temporary visa for employment purposes, you will need to secure a job offer from a Moldovan company or government department, or a foreign company based in Moldova. The criteria for approval of an employment visa include suitable educational qualifications or work experience, a secured employment contract in Moldova, provide proof of adequate means of subsistence in Moldova, police confirmation that you have no criminal record, and a satisfactory medical examination. All official documents must be translated into the Romanian language.

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 104 countries and territories, as well as stateless persons and refugees residing in those countries, can enter the Republic of Moldova without a visa for a period of up to 90 days within any 180 day period.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

All European Union member states^ID

_{ID — May enter with a machine-readable national ID card (including Irish passport card) in lieu of a passport.}

Date of visa changes
Under Law №257 on 1 November 2013 “On third-country nationals who are required to have a visa and third-country nationals who are exempt from the obligation to have a visa when crossing the state border of the Republic of Moldova”^[6] Visa free Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Georgian, Kazakhstani, Kyrgyzstani, Russian, Tajik, Ukrainian and Uzbekistani citizens have never needed a visa to gain access to Moldova. 11 October 1990: Romania^[7]^[8] 1 January 2007: European Union countries; Canada, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, United States^[9] 1 June 2010: Andorra, Israel, Liechtenstein, Monaco and Vatican^[10] from 1 July 2013 (as country of the EU) or 3 January 2014 (Under Law №257): Croatia 3 January 2014: Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Chile, Ecuador, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Macao, New Zealand, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore and Turkey^[11] 31 July 2015: Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia^[12] 6 August 2015: Serbia^[13] 1 March 2016: Bosnia and Herzegovina^[14] 24 March 2017: United Arab Emirates^[15] 13 April 2018: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Brazil, Brunei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela^[16] 1 March 2019: Cuba^[17] Cancelled: Estonia and Latvia: 1 August 1993^[18] (was resumed on 1 January 2007) Lithuania: 1 November 1993^[19] (was resumed on 7 July 2005)^[20] Turkmenistan: 9 June 1999^[21] Bulgaria: 1 November 1999^[22] (was resumed on 1 January 2007) Czech Republic: 22 October 2000^[23] (was resumed on 1 January 2007) Hungary: 1 January 2001^[24] (was resumed on 1 January 2007) Poland: 14 February 2001^[25] (was resumed on 1 January 2007)

Substitute visa

Citizens of visa-required countries are allowed to visit Moldova without a Moldovan visa if they hold a valid residence permit, a valid 'C'-type, or a valid 'D'-type visa issued by a Schengen member state or a European Union member state.^[26]

However, this policy does not apply to passport holders of the following countries and territories:^[26]

Invitation letter required

Nationals of the following countries are required to provide an invitation letter in order to obtain a visa for Moldova:^[3]^[27]

Anyone, regardless of nationality, having a valid visa or a residence permit issued by an EU/Schengen State, is exempted from the invitation letter requirement.^[3]

Non-ordinary passports

Additionally, holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Brunei, China, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore, Turkmenistan and Vietnam do not require a visa to visit Moldova.

Reciprocity

Moldovan citizens can enter many of the countries whose citizens are granted visa-free access to Moldova without a visa except for Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Grenada (grants visa on arrival), Guatemala, Hong Kong, Honduras, Ireland, Japan, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua (grants visa on arrival), New Zealand, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, Singapore (grants eVisa), Solomon Islands, South Korea, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu (grants visa on arrival), United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Venezuela.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Moldova were from the following countries of nationality:

Country	2018^[28]	2017^[29]	2016^[30]	2015^[31]
Romania	2,524,403	2,140,028	1,864,586	1,300,945
Ukraine	1,069,066	1,049,307	974,357	1,013,779
Russia	322,256	314,266	247,846	258,320
Bulgaria	78,870	70,592	55,391	47,831
Italy	46,549	42,972	34,829	32,884
Germany	30,061	26,206	22,925	20,419
Turkey	25,936	24,529	21,193	21,818
Israel	28,358	22,891	20,551	17,518
United States	25,778	21,878	18,263	17,133
Belarus	20,039	16,469	13,930	14,136
Total	4,334,215	3,879,964	3,395,132	2,856,089

References

^ eVisa Moldova
^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Visas to Moldova". Mfa.gov.md. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ "Index". lex.justice.md. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
^ "Justice index". lex.justice.md. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
^ LEGE Nr.257 din 01-11-2013 privind resortisanţii statelor terţe care au obligaţia deţinerii unei vize şi resortisanţii statelor terţe care sînt exoneraţi de obligativitatea deţinerii unei vize la traversarea frontierei de stat a Republicii Moldova
^ Was suspended from 8 April to 18 September 2009
^ "Acordul între Guvernul României şi Guvernul Republicii Moldova privind călătoriile reciproce ale cetăţenilor din 29.08.1991". Lege5.ro. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
^ Law No. 151-XVI on 8 June 2006 "On the abolition of visa regime for citizens of member States of the European Union, the United States Of America, Canada, Swiss Confederation, Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Iceland and Japan" (in Russian)
^ LAW 75 on 04 May 2010 "About modification and additions in the Law on the abolition of visa regime for citizens of member States of the European Union, the United States Of America, Canada, Swiss Confederation, Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Iceland and Japan No. 151-XVI on 8 June 2006 (in Russian)
^ http://lex.justice.md/ru/350980/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ http://lex.justice.md/ru/360082/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=2&id=360146 ^{[bare URL]}
^ http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=2&id=364424 ^{[bare URL]}
^ "LAW No. 14 from 02.03.2017 for the amendment and completion of Law no. 257/2013 on third-country nationals who are required to hold a visa and third-country nationals who are exempt from the obligation to hold a visa when crossing the state border of the Republic of Moldova". Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. March 2, 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022 – via Ministry of Justice.
^ http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=374983&lang=2 ^{[bare URL]}
^ http://lex.justice.md/md/379039/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ Resolutions of the Government of Moldova No. 450 on 7 November1993 "About an order of entrance and stay of citizens of Latvia and Estonia in the territory of the Republic of Moldova" (in Russian)
^ Resolutions of the Government of Moldova No. 708 on 12 November 1993 "About an order of entrance and stay of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania in the territory of the Republic of Moldova" (in Russian)
^ Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės ir Moldovos Respublikos Vyriausybės susitarimas dėl piliečių kelionių (in Lithuanian)
^ HOTĂRÎRE Nr. 532 din 10-06-1999 cu privire la introducerea regimului de vize pentru cetăţenii Turkmenistanului care vizitează Republica Moldova
^ HOTĂRÎRE Nr. 667 din 13-07-1999 cu privire la introducerea regimului de vize pentru cetăţenii Republicii Bulgaria care vizitează Republica Moldova
^ Resolution of the Government of Moldova No. 1042 on 17 October 2000 "About introduction of a visa regime for citizens of the Czech Republic who visit the Republic of Moldova" (in Russian)
^ ACORD Nr. 479 din 25-11-2000 Articolul 8. ACORD ÎNTRE GUVERNUL REPUBLICII MOLDOVA ŞI GUVERNUL REPUBLICII UNGARE CU PRIVIRE LA MODALITATEA CĂLĂTORIILOR RECIPROCE FĂRĂ DE VIZE ALE CETĂŢENILOR, TITULARI AI PAŞAPOARTELOR DIPLOMATICE SAU DE SERVICIU
^ Resolution of the Government of Moldova No. 1255 on 14 December 2000 "About introduction of a visa regime for citizens of the Polish Republic who visit the Republic of Moldova" (in Russian)
^ ^a ^b "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the RM". www.mfa.gov.md. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
^ "The foreign citizens who need invitation to obtain a visa for the Republic of Moldova". mfa.gov.md.
^ "Biroul Naţional de Statistică // Comunicate de presă". Statistica.gov.md. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
^ "Biroul Naţional de Statistică // Comunicate de presă". Statistica.md. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
^ "Biroul Naţional de Statistică // Comunicate de presă". Statistica.md. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
^ "Biroul Naţional de Statistică // Comunicate de presă". Statistica.md. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

External links

Visas to Moldova

[1] Visa Moldova

[2] "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

[mdv-3] "Visas to Moldova". Mfa.gov.md. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

[4] "Index". lex.justice.md. Retrieved 2024-03-17.

[5] "Justice index". lex.justice.md. Retrieved 2024-03-17.

[6] LEGE Nr.257 din 01-11-2013 privind resortisanţii statelor terţe care au obligaţia deţinerii unei vize şi resortisanţii statelor terţe care sînt exoneraţi de obligativitatea deţinerii unei vize la traversarea frontierei de stat a Republicii Moldova

[7] Was suspended from 8 April to 18 September 2009

[8] "Acordul între Guvernul României şi Guvernul Republicii Moldova privind călătoriile reciproce ale cetăţenilor din 29.08.1991". Lege5.ro. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

[9] Law No. 151-XVI on 8 June 2006 "On the abolition of visa regime for citizens of member States of the European Union, the United States Of America, Canada, Swiss Confederation, Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Iceland and Japan" (in Russian)

[10] LAW 75 on 04 May 2010 "About modification and additions in the Law on the abolition of visa regime for citizens of member States of the European Union, the United States Of America, Canada, Swiss Confederation, Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Iceland and Japan No. 151-XVI on 8 June 2006 (in Russian)

[11] ttp://lex.justice.md/ru/350980/ ^{[bare URL]}

[12] ttp://lex.justice.md/ru/360082/ ^{[bare URL]}

[13] ttp://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=2&id=360146 ^{[bare URL]}

[14] ttp://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=2&id=364424 ^{[bare URL]}

[15] "LAW No. 14 from 02.03.2017 for the amendment and completion of Law no. 257/2013 on third-country nationals who are required to hold a visa and third-country nationals who are exempt from the obligation to hold a visa when crossing the state border of the Republic of Moldova". Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. March 2, 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022 – via Ministry of Justice.

[16] ttp://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=374983&lang=2 ^{[bare URL]}

[17] ttp://lex.justice.md/md/379039/ ^{[bare URL]}

[18] Resolutions of the Government of Moldova No. 450 on 7 November1993 "About an order of entrance and stay of citizens of Latvia and Estonia in the territory of the Republic of Moldova" (in Russian)

[19] Resolutions of the Government of Moldova No. 708 on 12 November 1993 "About an order of entrance and stay of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania in the territory of the Republic of Moldova" (in Russian)

[20] Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės ir Moldovos Respublikos Vyriausybės susitarimas dėl piliečių kelionių (in Lithuanian)

[21] HOTĂRÎRE Nr. 532 din 10-06-1999 cu privire la introducerea regimului de vize pentru cetăţenii Turkmenistanului care vizitează Republica Moldova

[22] HOTĂRÎRE Nr. 667 din 13-07-1999 cu privire la introducerea regimului de vize pentru cetăţenii Republicii Bulgaria care vizitează Republica Moldova

[23] Resolution of the Government of Moldova No. 1042 on 17 October 2000 "About introduction of a visa regime for citizens of the Czech Republic who visit the Republic of Moldova" (in Russian)

[24] ACORD Nr. 479 din 25-11-2000 Articolul 8. ACORD ÎNTRE GUVERNUL REPUBLICII MOLDOVA ŞI GUVERNUL REPUBLICII UNGARE CU PRIVIRE LA MODALITATEA CĂLĂTORIILOR RECIPROCE FĂRĂ DE VIZE ALE CETĂŢENILOR, TITULARI AI PAŞAPOARTELOR DIPLOMATICE SAU DE SERVICIU

[25] Resolution of the Government of Moldova No. 1255 on 14 December 2000 "About introduction of a visa regime for citizens of the Polish Republic who visit the Republic of Moldova" (in Russian)

[autogenerated1-26] "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the RM". www.mfa.gov.md. Retrieved 2019-05-11.

[27] "The foreign citizens who need invitation to obtain a visa for the Republic of Moldova". mfa.gov.md.

[28] "Biroul Naţional de Statistică // Comunicate de presă". Statistica.gov.md. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

[29] "Biroul Naţional de Statistică // Comunicate de presă". Statistica.md. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

[30] "Biroul Naţional de Statistică // Comunicate de presă". Statistica.md. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

[31] "Biroul Naţional de Statistică // Comunicate de presă". Statistica.md. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

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Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Djibouti Egypt⁶ Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria R Congo Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland³ South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Anguilla¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands¹ Canada Cayman Islands¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands¹ Greenland⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands¹ Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Puerto Rico⁴ Virgin Islands⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia² ³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Armenia² Azerbaijan² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus² East Timor Egypt⁶ Georgia² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus² ³ Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Russia² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China)³ Tajikistan Thailand Turkey² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albania Andorra Armenia² Austria Azerbaijan² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia² ³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Historical	Artsakh² Russia²
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Partially recognized. ⁴ Unincorporated territory of the United States. ⁵ Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ⁶ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.

v t e Visa requirements by citizenship
Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	Anguillan¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghan Armenian³ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kongese Macanese Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyz Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajik Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz² ⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian³ Austrian Azerbaijani² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) Finnish French Georgian² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani² Kosovar⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian⁹ San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian² ⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian⁵ Turkish² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
Other	Crew members Sovereign Military Order of Malta Green Card
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. ⁴ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁵ Partially recognized. Immigration law

Visa policy of Moldova

Visa

Requirements for Tourist Visa

Requirements for Temporary Residence Visa/Work Visa

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Substitute visa

Invitation letter required

Non-ordinary passports

Reciprocity

Visitor statistics

See also

References

External links

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