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Important news.

On June 8, 2006 the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova has adopted the law nr. 151-XVI . According to the legislative act „ Starting the 1st of January 2007 the visa regime for the citizens of the member states of the European Union, United States of America, Canada, the Swiss Confederation and Japan is abolished.”
The rights and obligations of the foreign citizens that enter the Republic of Moldova under the law are regulated by the legislation of the Republic of Moldova. For additional information regarding the given subject as well as the conditions of entry, stay and exit from the Republic of Moldova please do not hesitate to contact the Consular Section of the Embassy of Republic of Moldova in Washington D.C.

In order to obtain a Moldovan visa applicants should submit the following documents:

1. A valid, signed passport (no copies), with visas pages available. The passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the expected departure from Moldova.

2. One filled out visa application form (printed or written in block letters). Fax paper forms are not accepted. It may be copied or multiplied from the fax paper.

3. One passport-size photo.

4. Consular processing fee in proper payment (money order or company check made out to the Embassy of Moldova). Children under 16 years old get visa free of charge. Moldovan-born individuals residing abroad are eligible for a 50% discount of the visa fee. Note: The 50% discount is not applicable to the holders of travel document.

5. For citizens of Israel and Turkey applying for a 6 and 12 months visa a letter of invitation from a private person or an organization is required. For citizens of all other countries, but those mentioned above, a letter of invitation from a private person or an organization is required for all types of visa. The invitation letter on behalf of an organization has to be authorized by the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova before being submitted to the Embassy.

6. A pre-paid, self-addressed envelope is required. In order to avoid papers loss we do not recommend sending them by regular mail. Note: The Embassy does not bear responsibility for delays or losses beyond its control in the U.S. mail or any other courier services.

There is an additional $ 5 non-refundable visa application fee paid by a separate company check or money order (except official passports and visa applications for children untill 16 years old). Note: The Embassy does not accept personal checks or cash.
Our regular processing takes 5 business days. One business day rush processing requires an additional fee of 50% of the visa fee.

Please be advised that according to the Moldovan legislation, the citizen of the Republic of Moldova that also has the citizenship of another country, in relation with the Republic of Moldova is recognized only as a Moldovan citizen. In this view, the Consular Section will not issue visas for American, Canadian, Mexican citizens that also have Moldovan passport, even if the validity of the passport expired. For details on this matter, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Note: The holders of diplomatic passports of the countries mentioned above (1) do not need visas for the period up to 3 months. The holders of diplomatic passports of all other countries are exempted from all indicated fees.