Skip the visa application. Prepare for your trip.
Start with your passport and entry documents, then check the arrival formalities.
Before you travel
Check the passport and supporting documents listed below. Keep copies accessible during your journey.
When you arrive
Have your travel documents ready for the destination’s entry checks.
During your visit
Track your total time across the region and leave within your remaining allowance.
What to prepare for your trip
Check each item as you prepare it. Labels show which documents are required, conditional, or recommended.
Your circumstances may require additional documents. Ticks track preparation, not eligibility or admission.
Your short-stay allowance in Moldova
Check your proposed visit against the 90-in-180-day rule. Include all previous short visits within Moldova.
Moldova at a glance
- Capital
- Chisinau
- Currency
- MDL
- Calling code
- +373
Questions for this route
Do travelers with an ordinary passport from Australia need a visa for Moldova?
Travelers visiting Moldova for tourism with an ordinary passport from Australia do not need a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Entry conditions still apply.
How long can I stay in Moldova?
The short-visit limit is 90 days in any 180-day period. Count all your short visits to Moldova together, including both arrival and departure days. Your actual permission can be shorter; check the dates and conditions you receive.
What if I’m going to work, study or stay longer?
This guide is for a short tourist visit on an ordinary passport. It does not establish eligibility for employment, study or residence. Use the destination’s official guidance for your actual purpose.
Does my country of residence change the answer?
Passport nationality and legal residence are different. This page starts with your passport. Residence can change where you apply and which application channel is available; an existing visa or residence permit may also create an exception. Check the official eligibility guidance for your circumstances.
Official websites
Use these government websites to confirm requirements and complete any application.
Check whether you need a Moldova visa
Official checker using passport nationality, residence and travel purpose.
Check Moldova's visa-exemption list
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes the visa-required and visa-exempt nationality lists.
Check Moldova Border Police entry guidance
See the current stay-limit, funds and traveler-document guidance from Moldova's Border Police.
About this guide
This guide covers short tourist visits on an ordinary passport. Your nationality, residence, travel document and purpose can affect the entry conditions. Check the linked official guidance before travel; the border authority decides admission and your permitted stay.
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