In accordance with the provisions of Law No. 64 of 27.03.2025 amending Law No. 257/2013 on third-country nationals required to have a visa and those exempt from the visa requirement when crossing the state border of the Republic of Moldova:
1) Nationals of the following countries (with the exception of holders of diplomatic, service, and special passports) are required to have a visa when entering, exiting, or transiting the territory of the Republic of Moldova, regardless of whether they hold a residence permit, visa, or diplomatic accreditation card issued by EU Member States, Schengen Agreement countries, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, or Canada:
a) Islamic Republic of Afghanistan;
b) People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria;
c) Republic of Angola;
d) People’s Republic of Bangladesh;
e) Republic of Benin;
f) Kingdom of Bhutan;
g) Republic of Botswana;
h) Burkina Faso;
i) Republic of the Union of Myanmar;
j) Republic of Burundi;
k) Republic of Cameroon;
l) Central African Republic;
m) Republic of Chad;
n) Republic of the Congo;
o) Republic of Côte d’Ivoire;
p) Democratic Republic of the Congo;
q) Republic of Djibouti;
r) Arab Republic of Egypt;
s) Republic of Equatorial Guinea;
t) State of Eritrea;
u) Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
v) Republic of The Gambia;
w) Republic of Ghana;
x) Republic of Guinea;
y) Republic of Guinea-Bissau;
z) Republic of Iraq;
aa) Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan;
bb) Republic of Kenya;
cc) Lao People’s Democratic Republic;
dd) Lebanese Republic;
ee) Kingdom of Lesotho;
ff) Republic of Liberia;
gg) Libya;
hh) Republic of Malawi;
ii) Republic of Mali;
jj) Islamic Republic of Mauritania;
kk) Kingdom of Morocco;
ll) Republic of Mozambique;
mm) Republic of Namibia;
nn) Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal;
oo) Republic of Niger;
pp) Federal Republic of Nigeria;
qq) Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
rr) Islamic Republic of Pakistan;
ss) Republic of the Philippines;
tt) Republic of Rwanda;
uu) Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe;
vv) Republic of Senegal;
ww) Republic of Sierra Leone;
xx) Federal Republic of Somalia;
yy) Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka;
zz) Republic of the Sudan;
aaa) Republic of South Sudan;
bbb) Republic of Suriname;
ccc) Syrian Arab Republic;
ddd) United Republic of Tanzania;
eee) Tunisian Republic;
fff) Republic of Uganda;
ggg) Republic of Yemen;
hhh) Republic of Zambia;
iii) Republic of Zimbabwe;
jjj) Palestinian National Authority.
2) Nationals of the following countries are exempt from the visa requirement for entry, exit, and transit through the territory of the Republic of Moldova:
a) Republic of Albania;
b) United States of America;
c) Principality of Andorra;
d) Antigua and Barbuda;
e) United Arab Emirates;
f) Argentine Republic;
g) Republic of Armenia;
h) Commonwealth of Australia;
i) Republic of Austria;
j) Republic of Azerbaijan;
k) Commonwealth of The Bahamas;
l) Barbados;
m) Republic of Belarus;
n) Kingdom of Belgium;
o) Bosnia and Herzegovina;
p) Federative Republic of Brazil;
q) State of Brunei Darussalam;
r) Republic of Bulgaria;
s) Canada;
t) Czech Republic;
u) Republic of Chile;
v) Republic of Cyprus;
w) Republic of Colombia;
x) Republic of Korea;
y) Republic of Costa Rica;
z) Republic of Croatia;
aa) Kingdom of Denmark;
bb) Commonwealth of Dominica;
cc) Hellenic Republic (Greece);
dd) Swiss Confederation;
ee) Republic of Estonia;
ff) Republic of Finland;
gg) French Republic;
hh) Georgia;
ii) Federal Republic of Germany;
jj) Grenada;
kk) Republic of Guatemala;
ll) Republic of Honduras;
mm) Republic of Ireland;
nn) Republic of Iceland;
oo) State of Israel;
pp) Italian Republic;
qq) Japan;
rr) Republic of Kazakhstan;
ss) Kyrgyz Republic;
tt) Republic of Kiribati;
uu) Republic of Latvia;
vv) Principality of Liechtenstein;
ww) Republic of Lithuania;
xx) Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;
yy) Republic of North Macedonia;
zz) Malaysia;
aaa) Republic of Malta;
bbb) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
ccc) Republic of the Marshall Islands;
ddd) Republic of Mauritius;
eee) United Mexican States;
fff) Federated States of Micronesia;
ggg) Principality of Monaco;
hhh) Montenegro;
iii) Republic of Nicaragua;
jjj) Kingdom of Norway;
kkk) Republic of Palau;
lll) Republic of Panama;
mmm) Republic of Paraguay;
nnn) Republic of Peru;
ooo) Republic of Poland;
ppp) Portuguese Republic;
qqq) Romania;
rrr) Russian Federation;
sss) Republic of El Salvador;
ttt) Independent State of Samoa;
uuu) Most Serene Republic of San Marino;
vvv) Republic of Serbia;
www) Republic of Seychelles;
xxx) Saint Lucia;
yyy) Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis;
zzz) Vatican City State;
aaaa) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines;
bbbb) Republic of Singapore;
cccc) Slovak Republic;
dddd) Republic of Slovenia;
eeee) Solomon Islands;
ffff) Kingdom of Spain;
gggg) Kingdom of Sweden;
hhhh) Republic of Tajikistan;
iiii) Kingdom of the Netherlands;
jjjj) Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste;
kkkk) Kingdom of Tonga;
llll) Republic of Trinidad and Tobago;
mmmm) Republic of Turkey;
nnnn) Tuvalu;
oooo) Ukraine;
pppp) Hungary;
qqqq) Oriental Republic of Uruguay;
rrrr) Republic of Uzbekistan;
ssss) Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;
tttt) Republic of Vanuatu;
uuuu) New Zealand;
vvvv) Hong Kong SAR – visa exemption applies only to holders of SAR Hong Kong passports;
wwww) Macau SAR – visa exemption applies only to holders of SAR Macau passports.
3) Nationals of the following countries are required to obtain a visa for long-term stay in the Republic of Moldova for employment purposes:
a) Republic of Albania;
b) Principality of Andorra;
c) Antigua and Barbuda;
d) United Arab Emirates;
e) Commonwealth of The Bahamas;
f) Barbados;
g) Bosnia and Herzegovina;
h) Federative Republic of Brazil;
i) State of Brunei Darussalam;
j) Republic of Chile;
k) Republic of Colombia;
l) Republic of Korea;
m) Republic of Costa Rica;
n) Commonwealth of Dominica;
o) Republic of Guatemala;
p) Republic of Honduras;
q) State of Israel;
r) Republic of Kiribati;
s) Republic of North Macedonia;
t) Malaysia;
u) Republic of the Marshall Islands;
v) Republic of Mauritius;
w) United Mexican States;
x) Federated States of Micronesia;
y) Montenegro;
z) Republic of Nicaragua;
aa) Republic of Palau;
bb) Republic of Panama;
cc) Republic of Paraguay;
dd) Republic of Peru;
ee) Republic of El Salvador;
ff) Independent State of Samoa;
gg) Most Serene Republic of San Marino;
hh) Republic of Seychelles;
ii) Saint Lucia;
jj) Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis;
kk) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines;
ll) Republic of Singapore;
mm) Solomon Islands;
nn) Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste;
oo) Kingdom of Tonga;
pp) Republic of Trinidad and Tobago;
qq) Republic of Turkey;
rr) Tuvalu;
ss) Oriental Republic of Uruguay;
tt) Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;
uu) Republic of Vanuatu;
vv) New Zealand.
4) Nationals of the following countries are exempt from the visa requirement for entry, exit, and transit through the territory of the Republic of Moldova if they hold a residence permit, visa, or diplomatic accreditation card issued by EU Member States, Schengen Agreement countries, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, or Canada:
a) Kingdom of Bahrain;
b) Belize;
c) Plurinational State of Bolivia;
d) Kingdom of Cambodia;
e) Republic of Cabo Verde;
f) People’s Republic of China;
g) Republic of Cuba;
h) Dominican Republic;
i) Republic of Ecuador;
j) Republic of Fiji;
k) Gabonese Republic;
l) Cooperative Republic of Guyana;
m) Republic of Haiti;
n) Republic of India;
o) Jamaica;
p) State of Kuwait;
q) Republic of Madagascar;
r) Republic of Maldives;
s) Mongolia;
t) Republic of Nauru;
u) Sultanate of Oman;
v) Independent State of Papua New Guinea;
w) State of Qatar;
x) Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe;
y) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
z) Republic of South Africa;
aa) Kingdom of Eswatini;
bb) Kingdom of Thailand;
cc) Union of the Comoros;
dd) Togolese Republic.
