Visa requirements for Moldova

Most visitors enter Moldova visa-free. 103 of 199 passports need no visa in advance; 94 need a visa or authorisation arranged before travel. For 2 passports, no official source publishes the rule.

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Rules by passport

Visa-free (103)

Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
New Zealand
Nicaragua
North Macedonia
Norway
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
the Bahamas
the Dominican Republic
the Marshall Islands
the Netherlands
the Seychelles
the Solomon Islands
the United Arab Emirates
the United Kingdom
the United States
the Vatican City
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Tuvalu
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela

Checked against Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) (ws.mofa.gov.tw), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, Romanian edition (mfa.gov.md) on October 10, 2026.

Visa required (94)

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad
China
Cuba
Djibouti
Ecuador
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
the Central African Republic
the Comoros
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Gambia
the Maldives
the Philippines
the Republic of the Congo
Togo
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

No official source publishes this (2)

Dominica
Kosovo

No official source publishes this information.

For these passports we checked official sources and none state the visa rule, so we will not guess. What we checked for each passport:

Dominica: mfa.gov.md visa-regime-foreigners page (EN and RO editions, opened/read 2026-10-10), Dominica in neither the visa-required nor the visa-exempt list, checked October 10, 2026; no official Dominican or Moldovan government source located stating the rule, checked October 10, 2026
Kosovo: mfa.gov.md visa-regime-foreigners page (EN and RO editions, opened/read 2026-10-10), Kosovo in neither the visa-required nor the visa-exempt list, checked October 10, 2026; no official Kosovo or Moldovan government source located, checked October 10, 2026

Visa fees for Moldova

Visa type	Fee	Source
Visa	40 EUR, Type C short-stay (tourism C/T, business C/A, private visit C/V); also obtainable online via evisa.gov.md	Embassy of Moldova in the UK (MFA)
Visa	70 EUR, Type C short-stay at the Embassy of Moldova in India; minors under 18 exempt Applies to Indian passport holders only.	Embassy of Moldova in India (MFA)

Processing times

Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No official processing time found on MFA pages. Checked: Embassy of Moldova in the UK (MFA), MFA of Moldova.

Apply through official channels

Start the official Moldovan e-Visa portal Online channel for Type C short-stay visas.

Moldovan embassy visa information

Travel insurance for Moldova

Travel insurance

Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Moldova, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.

Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Moldova and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Moldova it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.

Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.

Sources and verification

197 of 199 passport rules verified against Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) (ws.mofa.gov.tw), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, Romanian edition (mfa.gov.md), 2 with no official source publishing the rule.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova (checked October 10, 2026)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) (ws.mofa.gov.tw) (checked October 10, 2026)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, Romanian edition (mfa.gov.md) (checked October 10, 2026)

Common questions

Do I need a visa for Moldova?

It depends on your passport. 103 of 199 passports enter Moldova visa-free; 94 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.

What does a visa for Moldova cost?

It depends on the visa type and your passport. For example, the visa costs 40 EUR, Type C short-stay (tourism C/T, business C/A, private visit C/V); also obtainable online via evisa.gov.md. See the full fee table above.

Do I need travel insurance for Moldova?

No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Moldova, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.

Why do some passports say no official source publishes the rule?

We check official government sources for every route. For 2 passports, no official source states the visa rule for Moldova, so instead of guessing we list exactly what we checked. Confirm with Moldova's embassy or official immigration portal before you book anything.