Countries that need a visa and an invitation 67
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Countries that need a visa but not an invitation 27
Visa-free countries 101
- Albania
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- 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
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- St. Lucia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
Countries that need an airport transit visa 57
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mali
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Uganda
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
When you do not need an invitation
- a minor whose foreign parent has a Moldovan residence permit (or stateless person’s ID) valid at least 90 days from the date of the visa;
- people applying for a transit visa or an airport transit visa, under the conditions of the law;
- citizens of states with which Moldova has treaties on this;
- a minor whose foreign parent is married to a Moldovan citizen;
- people holding a valid visa (not a transit visa) or residence permit from the EU, the Schengen area, the UK, the USA or Canada;
- stateless people who prove they were born in Moldova or the Moldavian SSR;
- foreigners invited by the Government or central authorities;
- holders of diplomatic and service passports;
- the spouse, children and parents of a foreigner with international protection;
- honorary consuls of Moldova.
Source. The lists are those published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, checked on 21 October 2026. Rules can change: before you travel, check the official page or ask the embassy.
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