No visa needed

Do citizens of Moldova need a visa for Russia?

Citizens of Moldova don’t need a visa for Russia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Moldova: the passport opens 73 countries visa-free; Chișinău — Moscow: ≈ 1,140 km, about 2 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Russia without a visa on a Moldova passport?

Yes, citizens of Moldova don’t need a visa for Russia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Russia visa rules at a glance

With a Moldova passport you can visit 73 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 44 with an e-visa; 50 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Moldova passport ranks 90th of 199.
Moldova passport: visa-free access to 73 countries; Russia passport: 79.
Citizens of Moldova and Russia can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Serbia, Belarus, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Georgia, Armenia, Palestine, Azerbaijan, Tunisia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, and Kyrgyzstan.
Citizens of Russia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Moldova. Moldova visa for citizens of Russia

Travelling to Russia: good to know

Chișinău — Moscow: about 1,140 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Chișinău 12:00 — Moscow 21:00.
Local currency: Russian Ruble.
Languages: Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RUB 84.
Russia is the 21st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Moldova.