Visa requirements for Moldovan citizens

A Moldovan biometric passport

Visa requirements for Moldovan citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Moldova by the authorities of other states. In February 2016, Moldovan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 101 countries and territories, ranking the Moldovan passport 52nd in the world (tied with Bosnia and Herzegovina).^[1]

On 28 April 2014 Moldovan citizens were granted visa-free entry to 26 Schengen Area countries as well as Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania, countries that are applying the Schengen policy and also Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City, countries that have no immigration control.^[2] Visa waiver applies only to holders of biometric passports.^[3]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Moldovan citizens

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Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[4]
Albania	Visa not required[5]	90 days within 6 months
Algeria	Visa required[6]
Andorra	Visa not required[7]
Angola	Visa required[8]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[9]	1 month
Argentina	Visa required[10]
Armenia	Visa not required[11]
Australia	Online Visitor e600 visa[12]	May apply online.[13]
Austria	Visa not required[14]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Azerbaijan	Visa not required[17]
Bahamas	Visa not required[18]	3 months
Bahrain	Visa required[19]
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[20]	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required[21]	28 days
Belarus	Visa not required[22]
Belgium	Visa not required[23]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Belize	Visa required[24]
Benin	Visa required[25]
Bhutan	Visa required[26]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[27]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[28]	90 days
Botswana	Visa required[29]
Brazil	Visa required[30]	Visa waiver treaty signed but not yet ratified[31]
Brunei	Visa required[32]
Bulgaria	Visa not required[33]	90 days in any 180-day period[15][16]
Burkina Faso	Visa required[34]
Burundi	Visa required[35]
Cambodia	Visa on arrival[36]	30 days
Cameroon	Visa required[37]
Canada	Visa required[38]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[39]
Central African Republic	Visa required[40]
Chad	Visa required[41]
Chile	Visa not required[42][43]
China	Visa required[44]	Visa not required for 30 days for travelling as part of an accredited tour group.
Colombia	Visa required[45]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[46]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[47]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[48]
Costa Rica	Visa required[49]
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required[50]
Croatia	Visa not required[51]	90 days in any 180-day period[15][16]
Cuba	Visa required[52]
Cyprus	Visa not required[53]	90 days in any 180-day period[15][16]
Czech Republic	Visa not required[54]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Denmark	Visa not required[55]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Djibouti	Visa on arrival[56]
Dominica	Visa not required[57]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required[58]
Ecuador	Visa not required[59]	90 days
Egypt	Visa required[60]
El Salvador	Visa required[61]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[62]
Eritrea	Visa required[63]
Estonia	Visa not required[64]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Ethiopia	Visa required[65]
Finland	Visa not required[66]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
France	Visa not required[67]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Gabon	eVisa[68]	eVisa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[69]
Georgia	Visa not required[70]	360 days[71]
Germany	Visa not required[72]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Ghana	Visa required[73]
Greece	Visa not required[74]	90 days in the last 180 days in the Schengen Area
Grenada	Visa on arrival[75]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa required[76]
Guinea	Visa required[77]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[78]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[79]
Haiti	Visa not required[80]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[81]
Hungary	Visa not required[82]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Iceland	Visa not required[83]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
India	e-Tourist Visa[84]	30 days, eTV holders must arrive via 16 designated airports.[85]
Indonesia	Visa not required[86][87]	30 days
Iran	Visa on arrival[88]	30 days[89]
Iraq	Visa required[90]
Ireland	Visa required[91]
Israel	Visa not required[92]	90 days. Biometric passports only.
Italy	Visa not required[93]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Fiji	Visa not required[94]	4 months
Jamaica	Visa on arrival[95]
Japan	Visa required[96]
Jordan	Visa required[97]
Kazakhstan	Visa not required[98]	90 days
Kenya	eVisa[99]	3 months Can also be entered on an East Africa Tourist Visa issued by Rwanda or Uganda.[100]
Kiribati	Visa required[101]
North Korea	Visa required[102]
South Korea	Visa required[103]
Kuwait	Visa required[104]
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[105]
Laos	Visa on arrival[106]	30 days
Latvia	Visa not required[107]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Lebanon	Visa on arrival[108]	1 month extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	Visa required[109]
Liberia	Visa required[110]
Libya	Visa required[111]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[112]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Lithuania	Visa not required[113]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Luxembourg	Visa not required[114]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Macedonia	Visa not required[115]	90 days
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[116]	30 days free of charge
Malawi	Visa on arrival[117]
Malaysia	Visa not required[118]	30 days
Maldives	Visa on arrival[119]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[120]
Malta	Visa not required[121]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[122]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[123]	Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa on arrival[124]	60 days
Mexico	Visa required[125]
Micronesia	Visa not required[126]	30 days
Monaco	Visa not required[127]
Mongolia	Visa required[128]
Montenegro	Visa not required[129][130]	90 days in the last 180 days
Morocco	Visa required[131]
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[132]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[133]
Namibia	Visa not required[134]	3 months
Nauru	Visa required[135]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[136]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required[137]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
New Zealand	Visa required[138]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[139]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[140]
Nigeria	Visa required[141]
Norway	Visa not required[142]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Oman	Visa on arrival[143]
Pakistan	Visa required[144]
Palau	Visa on arrival[145]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[146]	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[147]
Paraguay	Visa required[148]
Peru	Visa not required[149]	183 days
Philippines	Visa required[150]
Poland	Visa not required[151]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Portugal	Visa not required[152]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Qatar	Visa required[153]
Romania	Visa not required[154]	90 days in any 180-day period[15][16]
Russia	Visa not required[155]	90 days within 180 days
Rwanda	Visa required[156]	Visa can be obtained online.[157] Can also be entered on an East Africa Tourist Visa issued by Kenya or Uganda.[100]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa required[158]	Visa obtainable online.[159]
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival[160]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[161]	1 month
Samoa	Visa on arrival !Entry Permit on arrival[162]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[163]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa required[164]	Visa is obtained online.[165]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[166]
Senegal	Visa required[167]
Serbia	Visa not required[168]	90 days within 180 days
Seychelles	Visa on arrival !Visitor's Permit on arrival[169]	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required[170]
Singapore	Visa required[171]	May obtain online.
Slovakia	Visa not required[172]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Slovenia	Visa not required[173]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[174]
Somalia	Visa required[175]	Visa may be obtained on arrival, provided an invitation letter by the sponsor had been submitted to the authorities before arrival.
South Africa	Visa required[176]
South Sudan	Visa required[177]
Spain	Visa not required[178]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[179]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[180]
Suriname	Visa required[181]
Swaziland	Visa required[182]
Sweden	Visa not required[183]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Switzerland	Visa not required[184]	90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen Area as a whole[15][16]
Syria	Disputed	According to the IATA database, visa may be obtained on arrival and is valid for 15 days.[185] According to the media, Syria passed a new law that requires all foreign citizens to obtain a visa in advance.[186]
Tajikistan	Visa not required[187]
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[188]
Thailand	Visa required[189]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[190]	30 days
Tonga	Visa required[191]
Togo	Visa on arrival[192]	7 days
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[193]
Tunisia	Visa not required[194][195]	3 months
Turkey	Visa not required[196]	90 days [197]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[198]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[199]	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival[200]	3 months. May apply online.[201] Can also be entered on an East Africa Tourist Visa issued by Kenya or Rwanda.[100]
Ukraine	Visa not required[202]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[203]
United Kingdom	Visa required[204]
United States	Visa required[205]
Uruguay	Visa required[206]
Uzbekistan	Visa not required[207]
Vanuatu	Visa required[208]
Vatican City	Visa not required[209]
Venezuela	Visa required[210]
Vietnam	Visa required[211]
Yemen	Visa required[212]
Zambia	Visa on arrival[213]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[214]	3 months

Territories

Visa requirements for Moldovan citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Europe
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Abkhazia	Visa not required[215]
Mount Athos	Special permit required	Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[216][217]
Republic of Crimea	Visa not required	De facto visa policy of Russia is applied.[218]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Visa not required	3 months[219][220]
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	Access Permit required[221]	Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[222]
Gibraltar	Visa required[223]
Guernsey	Visa required[224]
Isle of Man	Visa required[225]
Jan Mayen	Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[226] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[227]
Jersey	Visa required[228]
Kosovo	Visa required
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic	Visa not required[229][230]
Russia	Special authorization required	Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[231]
South Ossetia	Visa not required	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[232][233]
Transnistria	Visa not required	Registration required after 24h.[234][235]
Africa
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[236]
Eritrea outside Asmara	Travel permit required	To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[237]
Mayotte	Visa not required[238]	90 days within 180 days
Réunion	Visa not required[238]	90 days within 180 days
Ascension Island	Entry Permit required	Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).[239]
Saint Helena	Visitor's Pass required	Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[240]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[241]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[242][243]
Sudan	Travel permit required	All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur	Travel permit required	Separate travel permit is required.[244]
Asia
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Hong Kong	Visa required[245]
India PAP/RAP	PAP/RAP required	Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[246][247][248][249][250][251]
Kazakhstan	Special permission required	Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[252]
Kish Island	Visa not required	Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[253]
Macao	Visa not required[254]	90 days
Maldives	Permission required	With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[255]
Palestine	Visa not required[256]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[257]
Taiwan	Visa required[258]
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province	OIVR permit required	OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[259][260][261]
Tibet Autonomous Region	TTP required	Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[262][263][264]
Turkmenistan	Special permit required	A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[265]
Korean Demilitarized Zone	Restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar	Restricted zone.
Yemen	Special permission required	Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[266]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)f
Anguilla	Visa required[267]
Aruba	Visa not required[268][269]	30 days
Bermuda	Visa required[270]
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba	Visa not required[271][272]	90 days
British Virgin Islands	Visa required[273]
Cayman Islands	Visa required[274]
Curacao	Visa not required[275]	90 days
French Guiana	Visa not required[238]	90 days within 180 days
French West Indies	Visa not required[238]	French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
Greenland	Visa not required[222]
Montserrat	Electronic visa[276]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[277]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required[238]	90 days within 180 days
Sint Maarten	Visa not required[278][279]	90 days
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[280]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[281]
Oceania
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
American Samoa	Entry permit required[282]
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required	Special authorisation required.[283]
Cook Islands	Visa not required[284]	31 days
Lau Province	Special permission required	Special permission required.[285]
French Polynesia	Visa not required[238]	90 days within 180 days
Guam	Visa required[286]
New Caledonia	Visa required[287]
Niue	Visa on arrival[288]	30 days
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[289]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[290][291][292]
Tokelau	Entry permit required[293]
United States Minor Outlying Islands	Special permits required	Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[294][295][296][297][298][299][300]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa required[301]
South Atlantic
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Falkland Islands	Visa required[302]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[303][304]
Antarctica		Special permits required for  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[305][306][307][308][309][310][311][312][313][314][315][316]

• Visas for Cambodia, Myanmar, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sri Lanka and Turkey are obtainable online.^{[317][318][319][320][321][322][323][324]}

Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.^[325]

Passport validity

Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.^[326]

Israeli stamps

Visitors with passport stamp of Israel are not allowed to enter a number of countries because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

See also

• Visa policy of Moldova
• Moldovan passport

References