🇺🇦Ukraine Visa for Moldovan Citizens2026 Requirements, Fees & Documents

Visa-free90 days max stay

No — Moldovan passport holders do not need a visa for Ukraine. Entry is visa-free for up to 90 days as of 2026.

Visa-free entry up to 90 days.

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Entering Ukraine on a Moldovan passport

  • → Travel with just your valid Moldovan passport. No visa or prior application needed.
  • See the exact document checklist for Moldovan applicants — only needed if you apply for a longer-stay visa.

Ukraine visa documents for Moldovan applicants

No visa documents are needed for a short visit — Moldovan citizens enter Ukraine with just a valid passport. If you apply for a longer-stay visa, these are the exact documents required, by visa type, from the official visa application centre.

medicalMedical Treatment Visas

- printed and signed application form (all applications should be registered at the website visa.mfa.gov.ua (visa.mfa.gov.ua) , please select “Visa Application Centre of Ukraine in Chisinau (Visa Centre)” as the place of submission. - applicant’s valid passport/travel document and copy of bio page ( If you require visa to travel to Ukraine your passport should be valid at least 3 months after the date of intended departure from Ukraine and be issued no more than 10 years ago.) - 1 applicant’s photo (35 * 45 mm) - residence documents – valid residence permits/equivalents (permit to stay in the Republic of Moldova for more than 180 days per calendar year – if required) and its copy - invitation letter issued by Ukraine’s hospital/medical treatment institution. - flight booking; - proof of sufficient funds to cover the costs of stay (e.g. bank statement for 3 recent months); - proof that the applicant is a holder of (or is entitled to benefit from) a valid medical/travel insurance policy to cover Ukraine and the period of stay (the policy should provide a minimum of €30 000 or equivalent coverage); For foreigners travelling to Ukraine the proof of sufficient funds is required Starting from 01 February 2014 Ukraine’s Border Guard Service officers may randomly ask foreigners entering Ukraine to demonstrate proof of sufficient funds when going through border control. Foreigners are required to have access to at least 20 days’ worth of average monthly per capita subsistence minimums to their arrival date + 5 days’ reserve. The exact amount of money any foreigner should be able to prove to have access to when entering Ukraine is calculated according to the relevant Rules (full text is available at Ukraine’s Parliament website at zakon4.rada.gov.ua (zakon4.rada.gov.ua) in Ukrainian). The overall daily amount in Ukrainian hryvnia rates at around USD 50.00. Ukraine’s authorities accept the following as a proof of sufficient funds: - international pay system cards along with current/savings account balance statements provided the bank cards can be cashed in Ukrainian banks - bank transactions or bank final balance; - proof of sponsorship from sending or inviting entity. No proof of funds is required for: - foreigners / stateless persons who permanently reside in Ukraine - foreigners / stateless persons under 18 - tourists on a cruise - foreign aircrew/warship crew members entering/going through Ukraine’s territory in transit in lines with established regulations - non-military vessel crew personnel - non-military international airlines / international connection trains crew residing within airports or train stations facilities - heads of foreign states and governments, members of parliamentary or governmental delegations, technical staff following such delegations, as well as their family members, travelling to Ukraine upon invitation of the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (the Parliament), the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine or Ukraine’s ministries/other central executive authorities - UN and UN institutions ID holders and members of their families - Heads of foreign diplomatic and consular missions, their diplomatic, consular, administrative and technical staff, military attachés and trade missions staff as well as their dependants (spouses, children and parents) - diplomatic and service passport holders employed at their countries’ foreign affairs authorities visiting Ukraine with official purpose and members of their families - international organisations officials visiting Ukraine with official purpose, their offices/branches’ in Ukraine staff members, staff members of their states’ representatives to international organisations headquartered in Ukraine who are covered with diplomatic privileges and immunities as well as their families’ members Visa fees can be found here mfa.gov.ua (mfa.gov.ua) Visa fees for specific passport holders (in lines with the reciprocity principle) can be found here PDF checklist (PDF checklist) Please note that applicants might be asked for additional documents by Ukraine’s visa officers e.g. travel tickets) and other documents confirming applicants’ circumstances (to be defined by Ukraine’s visa officers of the relevant Embassy/Consulate General).

workWork At a Foreign NGO

Long-term (type D) Ukrainian visas are issued as multiple entry visas for 90 days (unless otherwise stipulated by legislation or international treaties of Ukraine) within which applicants are to enter Ukraine and apply to local offices of the State Migration Service of Ukraine for a temporary residence permit. Detailed information on how to apply for temporary residence permits can be found at the State Migration Service of Ukraine website dmsu.gov.ua (dmsu.gov.ua) - printed and signed application form (all applications should be registered at the website visa.mfa.gov.ua (visa.mfa.gov.ua) , please select “Visa Application Centre of Ukraine in Chisinau (Visa Centre)” as the place of submission. - applicant’s valid passport/travel document and copy of bio page ( If you require visa to travel to Ukraine your passport should be valid at least 3 months after the date of intended departure from Ukraine and be issued no more than 10 years ago.) - 1 applicant’s photo (35 * 45 mm); - residence documents – valid residence permits/equivalents (permit to stay in the Republic of Moldova for more than 180 days per calendar year – if required) and its copy - proof of sufficient funds to cover the costs of stay (e.g. bank statement for 3 recent months); - Original invitation letter issued by a foreign non-governmental organization (branch / office) duly registered in Ukraine. - proof that the applicant is a holder of (or is entitled to benefit from) a valid medical/travel insurance policy to cover Ukraine and the period of stay (the policy should provide a minimum of €30 000 or equivalent coverage); For foreigners travelling to Ukraine the proof of sufficient funds is required Starting from 01 February 2014 Ukraine’s Border Guard Service officers may randomly ask foreigners entering Ukraine to demonstrate proof of sufficient funds when going through border control. Foreigners are required to have access to at least 20 days’ worth of average monthly per capita subsistence minimums to their arrival date + 5 days’ reserve. The exact amount of money any foreigner should be able to prove to have access to when entering Ukraine is calculated according to the relevant Rules (full text is available at Ukraine’s Parliament website at zakon4.rada.gov.ua (zakon4.rada.gov.ua) in Ukrainian). The overall daily amount in Ukrainian hryvnia rates at around USD 50.00. Ukraine’s authorities accept the following as a proof of sufficient funds: - international pay system cards along with current/savings account balance statements provided the bank cards can be cashed in Ukrainian banks - bank transactions or bank final balance; - proof of sponsorship from sending or inviting entity. No proof of funds is required for: - foreigners / stateless persons who permanently reside in Ukraine - foreigners / stateless persons under 18 - tourists on a cruise - foreign aircrew/warship crew members entering/going through Ukraine’s territory in transit in lines with established regulations - non-military vessel crew personnel - non-military international airlines / international connection trains crew residing within airports or train stations facilities - heads of foreign states and governments, members of parliamentary or governmental delegations, technical staff following such delegations, as well as their family members, travelling to Ukraine upon invitation of the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (the Parliament), the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine or Ukraine’s ministries/other central executive authorities - UN and UN institutions ID holders and members of their families - Heads of foreign diplomatic and consular missions, their diplomatic, consular, administrative and technical staff, military attachés and trade missions staff as well as their dependants (spouses, children and parents) - diplomatic and service passport holders employed at their countries’ foreign affairs authorities visiting Ukraine with official purpose and members of their families - international organisations officials visiting Ukraine with official purpose, their offices/branches’ in Ukraine staff members, staff members of their states’ representatives to international organisations headquartered in Ukraine who are covered with diplomatic privileges and immunities as well as their families’ members Visa fees can be found here mfa.gov.ua (mfa.gov.ua) Visa fees for specific passport holders (in lines with the reciprocity principle) can be found here PDF checklist (PDF checklist) Please note that applicants might be asked for additional documents by Ukraine’s visa officers e.g. travel tickets) and other documents confirming applicants’ circumstances (to be defined by Ukraine’s visa officers of the relevant Embassy/Consulate General).

otherInternational passenger/cargo carrier visas

- printed and signed application form (all applications should be registered at the website visa.mfa.gov.ua (visa.mfa.gov.ua) , please select “Visa Application Centre of Ukraine in Chisinau (Visa Centre)” as the place of submission. - applicant’s valid passport/travel document and copy of bio page ( If you require visa to travel to Ukraine your passport should be valid at least 3 months after the date of intended departure from Ukraine and be issued no more than 10 years ago.) - 1 applicant’s photo (35 * 45 mm); - residence documents – valid residence permits/equivalents (permit to stay in the Republic of Moldova for more than 180 days per calendar year – if required) and its copy - a passenger / cargo carriers’ contract; - an international passenger / cargo carrier’s license. - proof of sufficient funds to cover the costs of stay (e.g. bank statement for 3 recent months); - proof that the applicant is a holder of (or is entitled to benefit from) a valid medical/travel insurance policy to cover Ukraine and the period of stay (the policy should provide a minimum of €30 000 or equivalent coverage); For foreigners travelling to Ukraine the proof of sufficient funds is required Starting from 01 February 2014 Ukraine’s Border Guard Service officers may randomly ask foreigners entering Ukraine to demonstrate proof of sufficient funds when going through border control. Foreigners are required to have access to at least 20 days’ worth of average monthly per capita subsistence minimums to their arrival date + 5 days’ reserve. The exact amount of money any foreigner should be able to prove to have access to when entering Ukraine is calculated according to the relevant Rules (full text is available at Ukraine’s Parliament website at zakon4.rada.gov.ua (zakon4.rada.gov.ua) in Ukrainian). The overall daily amount in Ukrainian hryvnia rates at around USD 50.00. Ukraine’s authorities accept the following as a proof of sufficient funds: - international pay system cards along with current/savings account balance statements provided the bank cards can be cashed in Ukrainian banks - bank transactions or bank final balance; - proof of sponsorship from sending or inviting entity. No proof of funds is required for: - foreigners / stateless persons who permanently reside in Ukraine - foreigners / stateless persons under 18 - tourists on a cruise - foreign aircrew/warship crew members entering/going through Ukraine’s territory in transit in lines with established regulations - non-military vessel crew personnel - non-military international airlines / international connection trains crew residing within airports or train stations facilities - heads of foreign states and governments, members of parliamentary or governmental delegations, technical staff following such delegations, as well as their family members, travelling to Ukraine upon invitation of the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (the Parliament), the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine or Ukraine’s ministries/other central executive authorities - UN and UN institutions ID holders and members of their families - Heads of foreign diplomatic and consular missions, their diplomatic, consular, administrative and technical staff, military attachés and trade missions staff as well as their dependants (spouses, children and parents) - diplomatic and service passport holders employed at their countries’ foreign affairs authorities visiting Ukraine with official purpose and members of their families - international organisations officials visiting Ukraine with official purpose, their offices/branches’ in Ukraine staff members, staff members of their states’ representatives to international organisations headquartered in Ukraine who are covered with diplomatic privileges and immunities as well as their families’ members Visa fees can be found here mfa.gov.ua (mfa.gov.ua) Visa fees for specific passport holders (in lines with the reciprocity principle) can be found here PDF checklist (PDF checklist) Please note that applicants might be asked for additional documents by Ukraine’s visa officers e.g. travel tickets) and other documents confirming applicants’ circumstances (to be defined by Ukraine’s visa officers of the relevant Embassy/Consulate General).

otherMass Media staff visas

- printed and signed application form (all applications should be registered at the website visa.mfa.gov.ua (visa.mfa.gov.ua) , please select “Visa Application Centre of Ukraine in Chisinau (Visa Centre)” as the place of submission. - applicant’s valid passport/travel document and copy of bio page ( If you require visa to travel to Ukraine your passport should be valid at least 3 months after the date of intended departure from Ukraine and be issued no more than 10 years ago.) - 1 applicant’s photo (35 * 45 mm) - residence documents – valid residence permits/equivalents (permit to stay in the Republic of Moldova for more than 180 days per calendar year – if required) and its copy - a letter of the foreign Mass Media with a request to issue a visa to the foreign correspondent/Mass Media staff member who intends to travel to Ukraine in his/her professional capacity as a journalist; - flights booking; - proof of sufficient funds to cover the costs of stay (e.g. bank statement for 2 recent months) or a letter from the employer confirming their coverage of applicant’s expenses in Ukraine. - proof of medical/travel insurance to cover Ukraine and the period of stay (the policy should provide 30 000 euros or equivalent minimum coverage); For foreigners travelling to Ukraine the proof of sufficient funds is required Starting from 01 February 2014 Ukraine’s Border Guard Service officers may randomly ask foreigners entering Ukraine to demonstrate proof of sufficient funds when going through border control. Foreigners are required to have access to at least 20 days’ worth of average monthly per capita subsistence minimums to their arrival date + 5 days’ reserve. The exact amount of money any foreigner should be able to prove to have access to when entering Ukraine is calculated according to the relevant Rules (full text is available at Ukraine’s Parliament website at zakon4.rada.gov.ua (zakon4.rada.gov.ua) in Ukrainian). The overall daily amount in Ukrainian hryvnia rates at around USD 50.00. Ukraine’s authorities accept the following as a proof of sufficient funds: - international pay system cards along with current/savings account balance statements provided the bank cards can be cashed in Ukrainian banks - bank transactions or bank final balance; - proof of sponsorship from sending or inviting entity. No proof of funds is required for: - foreigners / stateless persons who permanently reside in Ukraine - foreigners / stateless persons under 18 - tourists on a cruise - foreign aircrew/warship crew members entering/going through Ukraine’s territory in transit in lines with established regulations - non-military vessel crew personnel - non-military international airlines / international connection trains crew residing within airports or train stations facilities - heads of foreign states and governments, members of parliamentary or governmental delegations, technical staff following such delegations, as well as their family members, travelling to Ukraine upon invitation of the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (the Parliament), the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine or Ukraine’s ministries/other central executive authorities - UN and UN institutions ID holders and members of their families - Heads of foreign diplomatic and consular missions, their diplomatic, consular, administrative and technical staff, military attachés and trade missions staff as well as their dependants (spouses, children and parents) - diplomatic and service passport holders employed at their countries’ foreign affairs authorities visiting Ukraine with official purpose and members of their families - international organisations officials visiting Ukraine with official purpose, their offices/branches’ in Ukraine staff members, staff members of their states’ representatives to international organisations headquartered in Ukraine who are covered with diplomatic privileges and immunities as well as their families’ members Visa fees can be found here mfa.gov.ua (mfa.gov.ua) Visa fees for specific passport holders (in lines with the reciprocity principle) can be found here PDF checklist (PDF checklist) Please note that applicants might be asked for additional documents by Ukraine’s visa officers e.g. travel tickets) and other documents confirming applicants’ circumstances (to be defined by Ukraine’s visa officers of the relevant Embassy/Consulate General).

familyFamily member of a citizen of Ukraine

- printed and signed application form (all applications should be registered at the website visa.mfa.gov.ua (visa.mfa.gov.ua) , please select “Visa Application Centre of Ukraine in Chisinau (Visa Centre)” as the place of submission. - applicant’s valid passport/travel document and copy of bio page ( If you require visa to travel to Ukraine your passport should be valid at least 3 months after the date of intended departure from Ukraine and be issued no more than 10 years ago.) - 1 applicant’s photo (3,5 * 4,5 cm); - residence documents – valid residence permits/equivalents (permit to stay in the Republic of Moldova for more than 180 days per calendar year – if required) and its copy - valid UK residence documents (permit to stay in the UK for more than 180 days per calendar year – if required) and its copy; - proof that a foreigner or stateless person is a spouse, a parent or a child of a Ukrainian citizen; - return flight tickets; - proof of sufficient funds to cover the costs of stay (e.g. bank statement for 3 recent months). - proof of medical/travel insurance to cover Ukraine and the period of stay (the policy should provide 30 000 euros or equivalent minimum coverage); For foreigners travelling to Ukraine the proof of sufficient funds is required Starting from 01 February 2014 Ukraine’s Border Guard Service officers may randomly ask foreigners entering Ukraine to demonstrate proof of sufficient funds when going through border control. Foreigners are required to have access to at least 20 days’ worth of average monthly per capita subsistence minimums to their arrival date + 5 days’ reserve. The exact amount of money any foreigner should be able to prove to have access to when entering Ukraine is calculated according to the relevant Rules (full text is available at Ukraine’s Parliament website at zakon4.rada.gov.ua (zakon4.rada.gov.ua) in Ukrainian). The overall daily amount in Ukrainian hryvnia rates at around USD 50.00. Ukraine’s authorities accept the following as a proof of sufficient funds: - international pay system cards along with current/savings account balance statements provided the bank cards can be cashed in Ukrainian banks - bank transactions or bank final balance; - proof of sponsorship from sending or inviting entity. No proof of funds is required for: - foreigners / stateless persons who permanently reside in Ukraine - foreigners / stateless persons under 18 - tourists on a cruise - foreign aircrew/warship crew members entering/going through Ukraine’s territory in transit in lines with established regulations - non-military vessel crew personnel - non-military international airlines / international connection trains crew residing within airports or train stations facilities - heads of foreign states and governments, members of parliamentary or governmental delegations, technical staff following such delegations, as well as their family members, travelling to Ukraine upon invitation of the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (the Parliament), the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine or Ukraine’s ministries/other central executive authorities - UN and UN institutions ID holders and members of their families - Heads of foreign diplomatic and consular missions, their diplomatic, consular, administrative and technical staff, military attachés and trade missions staff as well as their dependants (spouses, children and parents) - diplomatic and service passport holders employed at their countries’ foreign affairs authorities visiting Ukraine with official purpose and members of their families - international organisations officials visiting Ukraine with official purpose, their offices/branches’ in Ukraine staff members, staff members of their states’ representatives to international organisations headquartered in Ukraine who are covered with diplomatic privileges and immunities as well as their families’ members Visa fees can be found here mfa.gov.ua (mfa.gov.ua) Visa fees for specific passport holders (in lines with the reciprocity principle) can be found here PDF checklist (PDF checklist) Please note that applicants might be asked for additional documents by Ukraine’s visa officers e.g. travel tickets) and other documents confirming applicants’ circumstances (to be defined by Ukraine’s visa officers of the relevant Embassy/Consulate General).

workwork at a branch of foreign Mass Media in Ukraine

Long-term (type D) Ukrainian visas are issued as multiple entry visas for 90 days (unless otherwise stipulated by legislation or international treaties of Ukraine) within which applicants are to enter Ukraine and apply to local offices of the State Migration Service of Ukraine for a temporary residence permit. Detailed information on how to apply for temporary residence permits can be found at the State Migration Service of Ukraine website dmsu.gov.ua (dmsu.gov.ua) - printed and signed application form (all applications should be registered at the website visa.mfa.gov.ua (visa.mfa.gov.ua) , please select “Visa Application Centre of Ukraine in Chisinau (Visa Centre)” as the place of submission. - applicant’s valid passport/travel document and copy of bio page ( If you require visa to travel to Ukraine your passport should be valid at least 3 months after the date of intended departure from Ukraine and be issued no more than 10 years ago.) - 1 applicant’s photo (35 * 45 mm); - residence documents – valid residence permits/equivalents (permit to stay in the Republic of Moldova for more than 180 days per calendar year – if required) and its copy - proof of sufficient funds to cover the costs of stay (e.g. bank statement for 3 recent months) or a letter from a sponsoring organization with confirmation on their coverage of applicant’s expenses in Ukraine; - Original invitation letter issued by a branch of a foreign Mass Media - proof that the applicant is a holder of (or is entitled to benefit from) a valid medical/travel insurance policy to cover Ukraine and the period of stay (the policy should provide a minimum of €30 000 or equivalent coverage); For foreigners travelling to Ukraine the proof of sufficient funds is required Starting from 01 February 2014 Ukraine’s Border Guard Service officers may randomly ask foreigners entering Ukraine to demonstrate proof of sufficient funds when going through border control. Foreigners are required to have access to at least 20 days’ worth of average monthly per capita subsistence minimums to their arrival date + 5 days’ reserve. The exact amount of money any foreigner should be able to prove to have access to when entering Ukraine is calculated according to the relevant Rules (full text is available at Ukraine’s Parliament website at zakon4.rada.gov.ua (zakon4.rada.gov.ua) in Ukrainian). The overall daily amount in Ukrainian hryvnia rates at around USD 50.00. Ukraine’s authorities accept the following as a proof of sufficient funds: - international pay system cards along with current/savings account balance statements provided the bank cards can be cashed in Ukrainian banks - bank transactions or bank final balance; - proof of sponsorship from sending or inviting entity. No proof of funds is required for: - foreigners / stateless persons who permanently reside in Ukraine - foreigners / stateless persons under 18 - tourists on a cruise - foreign aircrew/warship crew members entering/going through Ukraine’s territory in transit in lines with established regulations - non-military vessel crew personnel - non-military international airlines / international connection trains crew residing within airports or train stations facilities - heads of foreign states and governments, members of parliamentary or governmental delegations, technical staff following such delegations, as well as their family members, travelling to Ukraine upon invitation of the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (the Parliament), the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine or Ukraine’s ministries/other central executive authorities - UN and UN institutions ID holders and members of their families - Heads of foreign diplomatic and consular missions, their diplomatic, consular, administrative and technical staff, military attachés and trade missions staff as well as their dependants (spouses, children and parents) - diplomatic and service passport holders employed at their countries’ foreign affairs authorities visiting Ukraine with official purpose and members of their families - international organisations officials visiting Ukraine with official purpose, their offices/branches’ in Ukraine staff members, staff members of their states’ representatives to international organisations headquartered in Ukraine who are covered with diplomatic privileges and immunities as well as their families’ members Visa fees can be found here mfa.gov.ua (mfa.gov.ua) Visa fees for specific passport holders (in lines with the reciprocity principle) can be found here PDF checklist (PDF checklist) Please note that applicants might be asked for additional documents by Ukraine’s visa officers e.g. travel tickets) and other documents confirming applicants’ circumstances (to be defined by Ukraine’s visa officers of the relevant Embassy/Consulate General).

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Ukraine visa for Moldovan citizens — FAQ

Do Moldovan citizens need a visa for Ukraine?

No — Moldovan passport holders do not need a visa for Ukraine. Entry is visa-free for up to 90 days as of 2026.

How long can Moldovan citizens stay in Ukraine?

Moldovan passport holders can stay in Ukraine for up to 90 days per entry under the current visa-free arrangement.

What documents do Moldovan citizens need for Ukraine?

A valid passport is all Moldovan citizens need for a short visa-free visit (up to 90 days). If you apply for a longer-stay visa, Earth Visa lists the full required documents per visa category from the official visa application centre.

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