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Moldavians will no longer need a visa for the Schengen area

Carmen Munteanu - Communications Coordinator

17 April 2014

Citizens of the Republic of Moldova will be able to travel to the Schengen Area without a visa as of 28 April. According to Mediafax news agency, the president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, and the Greek Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dimitris Kourkoulas, signed the amendments to the Regulation no. 539/2001, whereby the Republic of Moldova is transferred to the list of countries whose citizens will be able to travel without visas to the Schengen area, for maximum 90 days.

This measure is only valid for Moldavians who travel for tourism purposes, holders of biometric passports. The cost of a biometric passport is 39 Euro and its issuance lasts for about one month. Moldavian citizens will pay 127 Euro to obtain it in an emergency regime.

"By the end of the month Moldavian citizens who hold a biometric passport will no longer need a visa to travel to the Schengen area for short periods of time. This is an important achievement and the beginning of a new chapter in our relationship", said Cecilia Malmstrom, Commissioner for Home Affairs. The negotiations between the EU and the Republic of Moldova for visa liberalisation started in June 2010.

Sources: MEDIAFAX


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