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Visa regime for citizens of other states

Appendix no. 1

List of foreigners who are required to hold a visa when entering, exiting and transiting the territory of the Republic of Moldova

1. NATIONALS OF THE STATES:

  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  • Democratic and People’s Republic of Algeria
  • Republic of Angola2
  • Kingdom of Bahrain2
  • People’s Republic of Bangladesh
  • Belize2
  • Republic of Benin2
  • Kingdom of Bhutan2
  • The Plurinational State of Bolivia2
  • Republic of Botswana2
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burma/Republic of the Union of Myanmar2
  • Republic of Burundi2
  • Kingdom of Cambodia2
  • Republic of Cameroon
  • Republic of Cape Verde2
  • Central African Republic2
  • Republic of Chad
  • People’s Republic of China2
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Republic of Ivory Coast
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Republic of Djibouti2
  • Dominican Republic2
  • Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Republic of Equatorial Guinea2
  • State of Eritrea
  • Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia2
  • Republic of the Fiji Islands2
  • Gabonese Republic2
  • Republic of Gambia2
  • Republic of Ghana
  • Republic of Guinea2
  • Republic of Guinea-Bissau2
  • Cooperative Republic of Guyana2
  • Republic of Haiti2
  • Republic of India2
  • Republic of Indonesia1
  • Islamic Republic of Iran1
  • Republic of Iraq
  • Jamaica2
  • The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  • Republic of Kenya2
  • State of Kuwait2
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic2
  • Lebanese Republic
  • Kingdom of Lesotho2
  • Republic of Liberia
  • Libya
  • Republic of Madagascar2
  • Republic of Malawi2
  • Republic of Maldives2
  • Republic of Mali
  • Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  • Mongolia2
  • Kingdom of Morocco
  • Republic of Mozambique2
  • Republic of Namibia2
  • Republic of Nauru2
  • Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal2
  • Republic of Niger
  • Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  • Sultanate of Oman2
  • Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • Independent State of Papua New Guinea2
  • Republic of the Philippines2
  • State of Qatar2
  • Republic of Rwanda2
  • Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe2
  • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia2
  • Republic of Senegal2
  • Republic of Sierra Leone
  • Federal Republic of Somalia
  • Republic of South Africa2
  • Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka2
  • Republic of Sudan
  • Republic of South Sudan
  • Republic of Suriname2
  • Kingdom of Swaziland2
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • United Republic of Tanzania2
  • Kingdom of Thailand2
  • Union of the Comoros2
  • Republic of Togo2
  • Republic of Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan1
  • Republic of Uganda2
  • Socialist Republic of Vietnam1
  • Republic of Yemen
  • Republic of Zambia2
  • Republic of Zimbabwe2

2. NATIONALS OF TERRITORIAL ENTITIES AND AUTHORITIES:

  • Palestinian National Authority

1 With the exception of holders of diplomatic, service and special passports, as the case may be, who, at the time of the adoption of this law, were traveling to the Republic of Moldova without a visa, based on the international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party. 

2 With the exception of holders of a valid residence permit or visa (except transit visa), issued by one of the member states of the European Union or by one of the states party to the Schengen Agreement, by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the States United States of America, Canada, who can travel to the Republic of Moldova during their validity period.

Appendix no. 2

List of foreigners exempted from the obligation to hold a visa when entering, exiting and transiting the territory of the Republic of Moldova

1. NATIONALS OF THE STATES:       

  • Republic of Albania
  • United States of America
  • Principality of Andorra
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Republic of Argentina
  • Republic of Armenia
  • Union of Australia
  • Republic of Austria
  • Republic of Azerbaijan
  • Bahamian community
  • Barbados
  • Republic of Belarus
  • Kingdom of Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Federative Republic of Brazil
  • State of Brunei, Domicile of Peace
  • Republic of Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Czech Republic
  • Republic of Chile
  • Republic of Cyprus
  • Republic of Colombia
  • Republic of Korea
  • Republic of Costa Rica
  • Republic of Cuba
  • Republic of Croatia
  • Kingdom of Denmark
  • Dominican Union
  • Republic of Ecuador
  • Hellenic Republic
  • Swiss Confederation
  • Republic of Estonia
  • Republic of Finland
  • French Republic
  • Georgia
  • Federal Republic of Germany
  • Grenade
  • Republic of Guatemala
  • Republic of Honduras
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Iceland
  • State of Israel
  • Italian Republic
  • Japan
  • Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyz Republic
  • Republic of Kiribati
  • Republic of Latvia
  • Principality of Liechtenstein
  • Republic of Lithuania
  • Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Republic of Macedonia
  • Malaysia
  • Republic of Malta
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • Republic of Mauritius
  • United Mexican States
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Principality of Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Republic of Nicaragua
  • Kingdom of Norway
  • Republic of Palau
  • Republic of Panama
  • Republic of Paraguay
  • Republic of Peru
  • Republic of Poland
  • Portuguese Republic
  • Romania
  • The Russian Federation
  • Republic of El Salvador
  • Independent State of Samoa
  • Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino
  • Republic of Serbia
  • Republic of Seychelles
  • Saint Lucia
  • Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • The Holy See
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Republic of Singapore
  • Slovak Republic
  • Republic of Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Kingdom of Spain
  • Kingdom of Sweden
  • Republic of Tajikistan
  • The Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Democratic Republic of East Timor
  • Kingdom of Tonga
  • Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Republic of Turkey
  • Tuvalu
  • Ukraine
  • Hungary
  • Oriental Republic of Uruguay
  • Republic of Uzbekistan
  • Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
  • Republic of Vanuatu
  • new zealand

2. NATIONALS OF THE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:

  • Hong Kong SAR. The visa exemption applies only to holders of a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport;
  • Macao SAR. The visa exemption applies only to holders of a Macao Special Administrative Region passport.

Appendix no. 3

List  of foreigners who are required to hold an airport transit visa when passing through the international transit zone of an airport located on the territory of the Republic of Moldova

1. NATIONALS OF THE STATES:

  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  • Democratic and People’s Republic of Algeria
  • Republic of Angola
  • People’s Republic of Bangladesh
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burma/Myanmar
  • Kingdom of Cambodia
  • Republic of Cameroon
  • Republic of Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Republic of Chad
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Republic of Ivory Coast
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Republic of Djibouti
  • Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Republic of Equatorial Guinea
  • State of Eritrea
  • Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
  • Gabonese Republic
  • Republic of The Gambia
  • Republic of Ghana
  • Republic of Guinea
  • Republic of Guinea-Bissau
  • Cooperative Republic of Guyana
  • Republic of India
  • Islamic Republic of Iran*
  • Republic of Iraq
  • Republic of Kenya
  • Lebanese Republic
  • Kingdom of Lesotho
  • Republic of Liberia
  • Libya
  • Republic of Malawi
  • Republic of Mali
  • Kingdom of Morocco
  • Republic of Mozambique
  • Republic of Namibia
  • Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
  • Republic of Niger
  • Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Sultanate of Oman
  • Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • Republic of Rwanda
  • Republic of Senegal
  • Republic of Sierra Leone
  • Federal Republic of Somalia
  • Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  • Republic of Sudan
  • Republic of South Sudan
  • Kingdom of Swaziland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Republic of Uganda
  • Republic of Yemen
  • Republic of Zambia
  • Republic of Zimbabwe

2. NATIONALS OF TERRITORIAL ENTITIES AND AUTHORITIES:

  • Palestinian National Authority

*With the exception of holders of diplomatic, service and special passports, as the case may be, who, at the time of the adoption of this law, were traveling to the Republic of Moldova without a visa, based on the

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