Starting August 1 the "e-Visa [6]" service became operational. e-Visa [6] is the electronic service allowing applicants to request and receive visas for Moldova on-line.

This project makes an important contribution for the tourism sector and the business environment of our country. On the one hand, the foreign citizens are provided with a convenient, efficient, fast and safe service, on the other hand, the diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Moldova have a tool for effective visa applications’ management and institutional communication at their disposal. 

In order to obtain a visa, the applicants shall:

-fill in the visa application form in electronic format, accessing the dedicated website www.evisa.gov.md/ [6]

-attach all scanned documents necessary for issuing the visa; 

If the application is approved, applicants will be able to pay the consular fee also by using their bank card. After all data are processed, the visa will be sent to applicants via the email. With the printed document, visa holders may enter the Republic of Moldova through any border crossing point. 

e-Visa is the equivalent of the traditional visa and shall not be inserted in the passport.

The e-Visa service will streamline the visa obtaining process and make the Moldovan consular services employees’ work more efficient. The electronic visa system implementation will also:

-Significantly reduces the time necessary to apply for and receive a visa;

        *The manual processing of data filled in individually by each applicant at the consular offices is no longer necessary;

        *The time spent analyzing each file is reduced as the implemented computer system makes possible to automatically verify the sets of data;

-Provides easy access to support information in the field;

-Reduces the number of appearances before the Moldovan consular premises.

 e-Visa video [7]

Currently, citizens of 129 countries are obliged to hold a visa for the entry, exit or transit through the territory of the Republic of Moldova. The visas are issued exclusively by the diplomatic missions and the consular offices of the Republic of Moldova from abroad.

Here [8] you can access the list of foreigners who need a visa for Moldova.