# 🇲🇩 Moldova — visa routes

> Verified visa and immigration data for Moldova from VisaPassage.
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20 routes with deep coverage. Every entry below is checked against official sources and carries its own verification date. Statuses describe typical eligibility — they are never a promise of approval; individual applications require review.

## Short visits by passport

- **United States**: Visa-free · stays up to 90 days
- **United Kingdom**: Visa-free · stays up to 90 days
- **Germany**: Visa-free · stays up to 90 days
- **India**: eVisa · apply before travel
- **Canada**: Visa-free · stays up to 90 days
- **Australia**: Visa-free · stays up to 90 days

Other passports: check https://visapassage.com/visa-checker for your specific passports.

## Visit

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moldova Short-Stay Visa for Tourism (Type C/T) | eVisa · typically eligible | 90 days | €70 | — | 10 days |
| Moldova Short-Stay Private Visit Visa (Type C/V) | eVisa · typically eligible | 90 days | €70 | — | 10 days |
| Moldova Airport Transit Visa (Type A) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | €30 | — | 10 days |
| Moldova Transit Visa (Type B) | Consular visa · typically eligible | 5 days | €60 | — | 10 days |
| Moldova Short-Stay Business Visa (Type C/A) | eVisa · typically eligible | 90 days | €70 | — | 10 days |
| Moldova Long-Stay Medical Treatment Visa (Type D/TR) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | €80 | — | 30 days |

- **Moldova Short-Stay Visa for Tourism (Type C/T)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Passport photograph, Proof of accommodation, Proof of subsistence, Travel medical insurance · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: evisa.gov.md
- **Moldova Short-Stay Private Visit Visa (Type C/V)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Passport photograph, Invitation letter, Host identity document, Travel medical insurance, Proof of subsistence · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.md
- **Moldova Airport Transit Visa (Type A)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Passport photograph, Onward air ticket, Third-country entry authorisation · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.md
- **Moldova Transit Visa (Type B)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Passport photograph, Onward travel documents, Third-country entry authorisation, Proof of subsistence, Travel medical insurance · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.md
- **Moldova Short-Stay Business Visa (Type C/A)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Passport photograph, Business invitation, Travel medical insurance, Proof of subsistence · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.md
- **Moldova Long-Stay Medical Treatment Visa (Type D/TR)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Hospital acceptance letter, Proof of financial means, Travel medical insurance · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.md

## Study & Training

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moldova Long-Stay Study Visa and Residence (Type D/AS) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | €80 | — | 30 days |
| Moldova Long-Stay Internship Visa (Type D/FT) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | €80 | — | 30 days |

- **Moldova Long-Stay Study Visa and Residence (Type D/AS)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Passport photograph, Letter of admission, Proof of financial means, Criminal record certificate, Medical certificate, Travel medical insurance · Rights: Study: Full enrolment at the admitting institution. · Residency after 5 years · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.md
- **Moldova Long-Stay Internship Visa (Type D/FT)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Host entity confirmation, Internship or training agreement, Criminal record certificate, Travel medical insurance · Rights: Work: Limited to the training placement at the host entity; not ordinary employment. · Study: Vocational training under the placement is the purpose of stay. · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.md

## Work & Self-Employment

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moldova Digital Nomad Visa and Residence | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | €80 | — | 45 days |
| IT Visa (Moldova Innovation Technology Park) | Available | — | — | — | — |
| Moldova IT Specialist Visa and Residence (Type D/IT) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | €80 | — | 30 days |
| Moldova Long-Stay Work Visa and Residence (Type D/AM) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | €80 | — | 30 days |
| Moldova Intra-Company Transfer Visa (Type D/TP) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | €80 | — | 30 days |

- **Moldova Digital Nomad Visa and Residence** — Key documents: Visa and residence application, Passport, Proof of remote work, Proof of foreign income, Health insurance, Proof of accommodation, Criminal record certificate · Rights: Work: Remote work for foreign-registered employers or own foreign company only; not for the local Moldovan labour market. · Residency after 5 years · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: fragomen.com
- **IT Visa (Moldova Innovation Technology Park)** — Founders, shareholders and managers of Moldova Innovation Technology Park resident companies qualify for the IT Visa programme with simplified residence and work rights for up to 4 years, extendable. · Last verified 10 Jun 2026 · Source: invest.gov.md
- **Moldova IT Specialist Visa and Residence (Type D/IT)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Employer declaration, Employment contract, Criminal record certificate, Medical certificate, Travel medical insurance · Rights: Work: Authorises IT employment with the IT Park resident employer; standard labour-market work authorisation is streamlined. · Study: Lawful residence permits study alongside employment. · Residency after 5 years · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.md
- **Moldova Long-Stay Work Visa and Residence (Type D/AM)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Work authorisation, Employment contract, Criminal record certificate, Medical certificate, Travel medical insurance · Rights: Work: Authorises employment with the specific employer and position named in the work authorisation. · Study: Lawful residence permits study alongside employment. · Residency after 5 years · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.md
- **Moldova Intra-Company Transfer Visa (Type D/TP)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Transfer confirmation, Proof of group relationship, Criminal record certificate, Medical certificate, Travel medical insurance · Rights: Work: Authorises the assignment role with the Moldovan host entity. · Study: Lawful residence permits study alongside the assignment. · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.md

## Invest & Capital

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Golden Visa (Residence by Investment) | Available | — | — | — | — |
| Moldova Citizenship by Investment Program (MCBI) | Not available | — | — | — | — |
| Moldova Long-Stay Investor / Entrepreneur Visa (Type D/AI) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | €80 | — | 30 days |

- **Golden Visa (Residence by Investment)** — Investor residence under Law 200/2010 art. 36-1: capital contribution of roughly EUR 100,000 (30 average monthly salaries) to a Moldovan entity or job creation grants 2-8 year renewable residence; the 2018 citizenship-by-investment program was repealed in 2020. · Last verified 10 Jun 2026 · Source: incorpore.md
- **Moldova Citizenship by Investment Program (MCBI)** — The €100,000-contribution program was suspended in 2019 and formally cancelled on 18 June 2020; it remains closed. · Last verified 10 Jun 2026 · Source: goldenvisas.com
- **Moldova Long-Stay Investor / Entrepreneur Visa (Type D/AI)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Company registration documents, Proof of investment, Criminal record certificate, Medical certificate, Travel medical insurance, Proof of accommodation · Rights: Work: Authorises the declared entrepreneurial and management activity in the applicant's company. · Study: Lawful residence permits study. · Residency after 5 years · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: igm.gov.md

## Family & Origin

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moldova Long-Stay Family Reunification Visa and Residence (Type D/VF) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | €80 | — | 30 days |
| Citizenship by recognition (Art. 12) | Available | — | — | — | — |

- **Moldova Long-Stay Family Reunification Visa and Residence (Type D/VF)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Proof of family relationship, Sponsor's status document, Family reunification approval, Notarised housing consent, Medical certificate, Travel medical insurance · Rights: Study: Education permitted under lawful residence. · Residency after 3 years · Family: Route is specifically for the spouse, minor children and dependent relatives of the sponsor. · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: igm.gov.md
- **Citizenship by recognition (Art. 12)** — Persons who lived in Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina, the Herta district or the MASSR before 28 June 1940 and their descendants (parents/grandparents born there qualify) are recognized as Moldovan citizens without residence, typically within 6 months. · Last verified 10 Jun 2026 · Source: sua.mfa.gov.md

## Special Categories

| Route | Status | Max stay | Gov fee | Service fee | Processing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moldova Long-Stay Religious / Humanitarian Activity Visa (Type D/RU) | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | €80 | — | 30 days |
| Moldova Permanent Residence Permit | Consular visa · typically eligible | — | — | — | 90 days |

- **Moldova Long-Stay Religious / Humanitarian Activity Visa (Type D/RU)** — Key documents: Visa application form, Passport, Organisation registration excerpt, Activity contract or assignment, Criminal record certificate, Travel medical insurance · Rights: Work: Limited to the religious, humanitarian or voluntary activity for the sponsoring organisation. · Study: Lawful residence permits study alongside the activity. · Residency after 5 years · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: mfa.gov.md
- **Moldova Permanent Residence Permit** — Key documents: Application form, Passport, Proof of dwelling, State language certificate, Criminal record certificate, Health insurance, Proof of qualifying residence · Rights: Work: Permanent residents may work in Moldova without a separate work authorisation. · Study: Education on equal terms with residents. · Residency: This is permanent residence; naturalisation follows after further qualifying periods (generally 10 years, 3 for spouses of citizens), counted from permanent residence. · Last verified 14 Jun 2026 · Source: igm.gov.md

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