[1] All visitors must hold a passport (or machine-readable national ID Card for EU, Liechtensteiner, Monégasque, Sammarinese, Swiss and Turkish citizens) valid for 3 months beyond the period of intended stay.

Moldova's visa and other migration policies are also implemented in accordance with the mobility rights arrangements within the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The criteria for approval of an employment visa include suitable educational qualifications or work experience, a secured employment contract in Moldova, provide proof of adequate means of subsistence in Moldova, police confirmation that you have no criminal record, and a satisfactory medical examination.

[28] However, this policy does not apply to passport holders of the following countries and territories:[28] Nationals of the following countries are required to provide an invitation letter in order to obtain a visa for Moldova:[3][29] Anyone, regardless of nationality, having a valid visa or a residence permit issued by an EU/Schengen State, is exempted from the invitation letter requirement.

[3] Additionally, holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Brunei, China, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore, Turkmenistan and Vietnam do not require a visa to visit Moldova.

2 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.