Visafar / EU residence permit / China / Moldova
Can Chinese passport holders with an EU/EEA residence permit enter Moldova?
Yes. With a valid EU residence permit, Chinese passport holders can enter Moldova visa-free for up to 90 days, instead of e-visa on the passport alone.
- Entry
- Visa free
- Longest stay
- 90 days
- Passport alone
- e-Visa
- Checked
- 24 September 2026
Conditions
- For citizens of the 29 countries marked on Moldova's visa list (including China, India, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, South Africa and the Dominican Republic): a valid visa (not a transit visa) or residence permit from an EU or Schengen state, the UK, the US or Canada.
- You may travel only while that visa or permit is valid.
- Other visa-required nationalities — including Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam — still need a Moldovan visa; the same documents only exempt them from the invitation letter.
- Graded 'confirm first': the Ministry of Foreign Affairs page states this, but a 2025 amendment to the foreigners law could not be read at source (the legal database blocks automated access).
Also accepted instead of an EU/EEA residence permit: Schengen visa, US visa, UK visa, Canadian visa, US Green Card, Irish visa, UK residence permit, Canadian PR.
Official source: mfa.gov.md
Other documents that open Moldova
More countries an EU/EEA residence permit opens for Chinese passports
Not travel advice. From Visafar's unlock rule for Moldova, read at the official source above. Rules change without notice and the border officer decides; confirm with Moldova's official source before you travel. Page built 2026-09-30.