Minimum income
$1,800/month
$21,600/year
Stay
12 → 24
months, renewable
Application fee
$86
Tax
12.0%
Standard
Path to staying
- Visa12 months
- Renewup to 24 months
- Leads to residency
- Leads to citizenship
Overview
- Country
- Moldova
- Visa name
- Digital Nomad Visa
- Local name
- Viza pentru nomazi digitali
- Program type
- Formal dn visa
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Max duration
- 24 months
- Income requirement
- $1,800/month ($21,600/year)
- Application fee
- $86
- Tax status
- Standard
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check required
- Proof of accommodation required
- Proof of employment or clients required
- University degree not required
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included no
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Open a local bank account
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
Tax
- Tax status
- Standard
- Tax rate
- 12.0%
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Tax residency trigger
- 183 days
How to apply
- Application method
- embassy
- Processing time
- 15–30 days
- Can apply in-country
- No
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- Yes
- Renewable
- Yes
Notes
Launched September 20, 2025. Income requirement ~3x average Moldovan salary (~EUR 1,300-2,000/mo). Health insurance must cover at least 1 year in Moldova. Flat 12% personal income tax if tax resident (183+ days); no mandatory social or health contributions reported. Cannot work for Moldovan employers. Income must come from foreign sources. Moldova is not EU or Schengen. Among the cheapest countries in Europe for cost of living.