The Nativity Cathedral in Chișinău, Moldova

Who needs a visa for Moldova?

Eastern Europe · Chișinău

Photo: Pudelek / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Of 198 nationalities, 102 enter Moldova with no paperwork at all. The rest: 95 must be approved before they travel and 1 cannot travel there.

Government fee
€40
Apply on the official Moldova government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.

Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on mfa.gov.md

What Moldova asks for

  • Application form
  • Passport issued in the last 10 years, valid for at least 3 months after you leave Moldova
  • Recent matt colour photo, 35mm x 45mm
  • The invitation from the General Inspectorate for Migration, if your nationality needs one
  • Accommodation booking, or a maintenance and accommodation commitment signed by a person in Moldova
  • Return ticket reservation
  • Bank statement no older than 10 days, covering at least 30 euro a day and not less than 300 euro
  • Travel medical insurance for the whole stay, cover of at least 30,000 euro

Photo requirements

We have not yet read the photo rules for Moldova on an official page, so we print no sizes. Photo rules we have checked, and official links for the rest

Resize a photo in your browser. It is never uploaded.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 102

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

eVisa (electronic visa) 92

A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.

Visa required 3

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

No admission 1

A government policy, not a paperwork problem. No agent or service can work around it.

About Moldova

Region
Eastern Europe
Capital
Chișinău
Population
2,360,527 2025 · 144th of 197
Size
33,846 km² 136th largest of 199
Density
70 per km²
Language
Moldavian
Currency
Moldovan leu MDL
Borders
Romania Ukraine

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.