What the Moldova visa rules mean for Portugal travellers
Portugal citizens can enter Moldova without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Portugal passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Moldova applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Moldova's Border Police says that on the day you enter, your travel document must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the date set for leaving Moldova, must have at least two blank pages and, except for identity cards…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Travel insurance: For tourism (C/T), visit (C/V), transport (C/TS), sport (C/S) and cultural, scientific, humanitarian and short medical-treatment (C/AD) visas, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks for travel medical insurance valid thro…
- Return or onward ticket: Moldova's Border Police lists a return or round-trip ticket among the documents that justify a tourist or personal trip, together with proof of accommodation, and the entry conditions require proof of adequate means for…
Moldova entry rules compared
Moldova lets 102 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 95 and requires an embassy visa from 1. Portugal citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Overall the Portugal passport ranks #13 in the world with 124 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Portugal passport you can also visit 44 countries in the region without a visa, including Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria and Belarus.
In the other direction, Moldova citizens can visit Portugal visa-free for up to 90 days.