Source-backed scope
Adult employed ordinary Indian-passport holder resident and applying through VFS India for a short nonrelative friend visit to a Moldovan-citizen host, already holding an IGM-issued invitation for the same purpose and able to submit within both published 90-day invitation clocks. Personally funds hotel, stay and return travel. No qualifying foreign visa/residence exemption or invitation waiver is assumed. Excludes initial IGM approval, minors, private-home sponsorship, medical/religious-purpose mapping, professional work and residence. Current photo count, invitation-original/copy, general language/translator and any additional receiving-post format requests need confirmation.
- Jurisdiction
- Moldova
- Purpose
- Short family / friend visits
- Destination
- Moldova
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Adult employed ordinary Indian-passport holder resident and applying through VFS India for a short nonrelative friend visit to a Moldovan-citizen host, already holding an IGM-issued invitation for the same purpose and able to submit within both published 90-day invitation clocks. Personally funds hotel, stay and return travel. No qualifying foreign visa/residence exemption or invitation waiver is assumed. Excludes initial IGM approval, minors, private-home sponsorship, medical/religious-purpose mapping, professional work and residence. Current photo count, invitation-original/copy, general language/translator and any additional receiving-post format requests need confirmation.
Moldova India Embassy / official VFS India provider / General Inspectorate for Migration requirements checked 2026-10-26. Only the category and stage stated above are covered.
How to use this checklist
Start with the route facts first: citizenship, residence, application country, destination and purpose. Then review the document rows and order processing only where the row says it is required or optional.
Document requirements
| Document | Status | Scope | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Completed Visa C form through the current VFS India route | required | visa application | This guide follows the Embassy/VFS submission route for Indian residents. Complete the current prescribed form accurately for the actual purpose and follow the centre’s appointment and submission instructions. The Embassy also offers a distinct government eVisa route, but this physical-file guide does not treat its upload/photo process as identical. The current VFS notice says acceptance resumed at all India locations on 1 September 2026; confirm actual appointment availability. |
| Original passport issued within ten years and valid three months after departure | required | visa application | Use the ordinary Indian passport for the application, issued within ten years and valid at least three months beyond intended departure from Moldova. Retain the actual document and required colour copies. The invitation approval-stage six-month passport-copy rule is a separate host-stage requirement; it is not silently substituted for the published visa-stage rule. |
| Two matte colour 35 by 45 mm paper photos, no older than one month; confirm count | required | visa application | The VFS C checklist lists two recent matte colour photos, 35 by 45 mm; its photo guidance specifies white background, 70 to 80% face coverage, no older than one month, and rejects scanned/colour-photocopied photos. Mission/singular wording differs, so carry the two specified for this VFS scope and confirm current receiving-centre count. Do not import the electronic photo process. |
| Already-issued IGM invitation for the actual trip, within its validity | required | visa application | This scope already holds an invitation issued by Moldova’s General Inspectorate for Migration for the actual tourism/private/business trip. Keep the issued document and required colour copy. The service page states 90-day validity from issuance and visa application within 90 days of approval; satisfy both actual dates and do not assume an appointment/upload extends validity. Initial invitation approval and exemption claims are outside this guide. Confirm original-versus-copy handling for the physical file. |
| Inviter stay-cost and possible removal undertaking | required | visa application | The IGM process requires the inviter’s declaration undertaking costs related to the visitor’s stay and possible removal if the visitor does not depart within the permitted period. Personally funded hotel/travel does not erase the actual undertaking. Preserve all signed obligations; the complete declaration form was not independently recovered, so no narrower liability or absence of other actual obligations is claimed. |
| Already-invited scope; invitation-list conflict does not create an exemption | required | visa application | The official eVisa invitation-nationality list includes India, while the currently indexed central MFA list omits India. The reason for that difference was not established. This guide relies on an already-issued IGM invitation and does not tell every Indian applicant that an invitation is universally required or universally waived. Online submission also does not remove an invitation requirement where it applies. |
| Copy of the inviting friend’s identity document | required | visa application | Provide the inviting Moldovan citizen’s identity-document copy. The C/V list expressly retains this row even where the holder of an IGM invitation is excepted from a separate free-form host letter. This is a nonrelative friendship scope; the initial host-stage kinship-certificate branch is not imposed on a friend. |
| Own bank statement issued within ten days; EUR 30 per day and applicable EUR 300 floor | required | visa application | Supply a bank statement issued no longer than ten days before submission, showing at least EUR 30 per stay day and at least EUR 300 where the stay is shorter than ten days. This scope uses applicant funds rather than the alternative maintenance commitment. Holding an IGM invitation does not generally waive this financial row. The ten days describe issue freshness, not a ten-day account-history requirement. No universal three-month bank history, bank stamp/sign, ITR or payslip period was established; confirm any additional current format request. |
| Round-trip reservation and day-by-day itinerary | required | visa application | Provide a valid return-trip reservation and the day-by-day itinerary required by the India provider. Keep dates consistent with the actual purpose, invitation, accommodation and insurance. The checklist says reservation; it is not converted into a universal instruction to buy a non-refundable ticket before approval. |
| Actual hotel arrangements; IGM accommodation exception retained | recommended | visa application | This applicant genuinely stays in a personally funded hotel. Keep the booking/address consistent with the invitation and itinerary. The India C checklist expressly excepts IGM-invitation holders from the separate accommodation/maintenance evidence row; hotel prepayment or a notarised private-host maintenance form is not made universal in this scope. This exception does not waive applicant funds or erase host liability. |
| Moldova-wide whole-stay insurance, minimum EUR 30,000 | required | visa application | Provide travel medical insurance valid throughout Moldova for the entire intended stay, covering medical repatriation, emergency medical treatment/hospitalisation and death-related expenses for at least EUR 30,000. This amount comes from Moldova’s own India checklist; it is not assumed merely because Schengen uses the same figure. |
| Colour photocopies of all originals actually required in the file | required | visa application | VFS requests colour photocopies of original Indian documents and documents received from Moldova submitted with the application. Keep copies of passport/previous visas, invitation and any other actually applicable originals. The examples include PCC/contracts but do not make a PCC, contract, apostille or certified-copy charge mandatory for every short visitor. |
| Confirm current visa, VFS service and logistics payments | required | visa application | Use the current official VFS/Embassy fee and payment instructions for this channel, retaining receipts. The provider and mission publish differing fee figures; do not assume an old INR conversion or eVisa/consular total is interchangeable. VFS service/logistics costs are separate from Enuncia processing. |
| Allow the actual assessment and appointment time | required | visa application | The mission describes ten calendar days from an admissible application, extendable to twenty in justified cases; VFS indicates a minimum ten working days. These describe different published timing measures, not a guaranteed travel deadline. Allow for additional requests and the actual centre schedule. C stay must remain within 90 days in 180 and the actual grant’s dates and entries. |
| Confirm supporting-language and translator requirements for this short-stay file | required | visa application | No current general C-visa accepted-language, translator-qualification or blanket translation/notarisation/apostille rule was established. Follow actual receiving-authority requests before commissioning. Romanian/English translated and legalised/apostilled PCC instructions under long-stay D categories are not imported into these short visitor guides. |
Processing route
- Completed Visa C form through the current VFS India routeThis guide follows the Embassy/VFS submission route for Indian residents. Complete the current prescribed form accurately for the actual purpose and follow the centre’s appointment and submission instructions. The Embassy also offers a distinct government eVisa route, but this physical-file guide does not treat its upload/photo process as identical. The current VFS notice says acceptance resumed at all India locations on 1 September 2026; confirm actual appointment availability. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Completed Visa C form through the current VFS India route in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Original passport issued within ten years and valid three months after departureUse the ordinary Indian passport for the application, issued within ten years and valid at least three months beyond intended departure from Moldova. Retain the actual document and required colour copies. The invitation approval-stage six-month passport-copy rule is a separate host-stage requirement; it is not silently substituted for the published visa-stage rule. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Original passport issued within ten years and valid three months after departure in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Two matte colour 35 by 45 mm paper photos, no older than one month; confirm countProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. The VFS C checklist lists two recent matte colour photos, 35 by 45 mm; its photo guidance specifies white background, 70 to 80% face coverage, no older than one month, and rejects scanned/colour-photocopied photos. Mission/singular wording differs, so carry the two specified for this VFS scope and confirm current receiving-centre count. Do not import the electronic photo process. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Two matte colour 35 by 45 mm paper photos, no older than one month; confirm count in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Already-issued IGM invitation for the actual trip, within its validityProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. This scope already holds an invitation issued by Moldova’s General Inspectorate for Migration for the actual tourism/private/business trip. Keep the issued document and required colour copy. The service page states 90-day validity from issuance and visa application within 90 days of approval; satisfy both actual dates and do not assume an appointment/upload extends validity. Initial invitation approval and exemption claims are outside this guide. Confirm original-versus-copy handling for the physical file. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Already-issued IGM invitation for the actual trip, within its validity in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Inviter stay-cost and possible removal undertakingThe IGM process requires the inviter’s declaration undertaking costs related to the visitor’s stay and possible removal if the visitor does not depart within the permitted period. Personally funded hotel/travel does not erase the actual undertaking. Preserve all signed obligations; the complete declaration form was not independently recovered, so no narrower liability or absence of other actual obligations is claimed. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Inviter stay-cost and possible removal undertaking in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Already-invited scope; invitation-list conflict does not create an exemptionProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. The official eVisa invitation-nationality list includes India, while the currently indexed central MFA list omits India. The reason for that difference was not established. This guide relies on an already-issued IGM invitation and does not tell every Indian applicant that an invitation is universally required or universally waived. Online submission also does not remove an invitation requirement where it applies. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Already-invited scope; invitation-list conflict does not create an exemption in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Copy of the inviting friend’s identity documentProvide the inviting Moldovan citizen’s identity-document copy. The C/V list expressly retains this row even where the holder of an IGM invitation is excepted from a separate free-form host letter. This is a nonrelative friendship scope; the initial host-stage kinship-certificate branch is not imposed on a friend. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Copy of the inviting friend’s identity document in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Own bank statement issued within ten days; EUR 30 per day and applicable EUR 300 floorProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. Supply a bank statement issued no longer than ten days before submission, showing at least EUR 30 per stay day and at least EUR 300 where the stay is shorter than ten days. This scope uses applicant funds rather than the alternative maintenance commitment. Holding an IGM invitation does not generally waive this financial row. The ten days describe issue freshness, not a ten-day account-history requirement. No universal three-month bank history, bank stamp/sign, ITR or payslip period was established; confirm any additional current format request. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Own bank statement issued within ten days; EUR 30 per day and applicable EUR 300 floor in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Round-trip reservation and day-by-day itineraryProvide a valid return-trip reservation and the day-by-day itinerary required by the India provider. Keep dates consistent with the actual purpose, invitation, accommodation and insurance. The checklist says reservation; it is not converted into a universal instruction to buy a non-refundable ticket before approval. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Round-trip reservation and day-by-day itinerary in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Actual hotel arrangements; IGM accommodation exception retainedThis applicant genuinely stays in a personally funded hotel. Keep the booking/address consistent with the invitation and itinerary. The India C checklist expressly excepts IGM-invitation holders from the separate accommodation/maintenance evidence row; hotel prepayment or a notarised private-host maintenance form is not made universal in this scope. This exception does not waive applicant funds or erase host liability. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Actual hotel arrangements; IGM accommodation exception retained in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Moldova-wide whole-stay insurance, minimum EUR 30,000Provide travel medical insurance valid throughout Moldova for the entire intended stay, covering medical repatriation, emergency medical treatment/hospitalisation and death-related expenses for at least EUR 30,000. This amount comes from Moldova’s own India checklist; it is not assumed merely because Schengen uses the same figure. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Moldova-wide whole-stay insurance, minimum EUR 30,000 in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Colour photocopies of all originals actually required in the fileVFS requests colour photocopies of original Indian documents and documents received from Moldova submitted with the application. Keep copies of passport/previous visas, invitation and any other actually applicable originals. The examples include PCC/contracts but do not make a PCC, contract, apostille or certified-copy charge mandatory for every short visitor. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Colour photocopies of all originals actually required in the file in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Confirm current visa, VFS service and logistics paymentsUse the current official VFS/Embassy fee and payment instructions for this channel, retaining receipts. The provider and mission publish differing fee figures; do not assume an old INR conversion or eVisa/consular total is interchangeable. VFS service/logistics costs are separate from Enuncia processing. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Confirm current visa, VFS service and logistics payments in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Allow the actual assessment and appointment timeThe mission describes ten calendar days from an admissible application, extendable to twenty in justified cases; VFS indicates a minimum ten working days. These describe different published timing measures, not a guaranteed travel deadline. Allow for additional requests and the actual centre schedule. C stay must remain within 90 days in 180 and the actual grant’s dates and entries. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Allow the actual assessment and appointment time in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Confirm supporting-language and translator requirements for this short-stay fileProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. No current general C-visa accepted-language, translator-qualification or blanket translation/notarisation/apostille rule was established. Follow actual receiving-authority requests before commissioning. Romanian/English translated and legalised/apostilled PCC instructions under long-stay D categories are not imported into these short visitor guides. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Confirm supporting-language and translator requirements for this short-stay file in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
Official citations
- Moldova Ministry of Foreign Affairs / India Embassy / General Inspectorate for MigrationMoldova India short-stay and approved-invitation guidanceindia.mfa.gov.mdLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version moldova-india-C-20261026
India mission C guidance: passport issued within ten years and valid three months after departure; matte colour35x45 photo; required IGM invitation or qualifying alternative; round-trip reservation; statement issued within ten days, EUR30/day and minimum300 for stays under ten days; Moldova insurance EUR30000 whole stay. Private host ID copy remains; separate free-form host invitation and accommodation/maintenance evidence explicitly excepted for IGM-invitation holders. Trade/industry conferences are expressly C/A. Official indexed text retrieved; direct403 disclosed.
- Moldova India Embassy / official VFS India provider / General Inspectorate for MigrationMoldova India Embassy / official VFS India provider / General Inspectorate for Migration: India to Moldova: private friend visit with an approved IGM invitationwww.vfsglobal.comLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version india-moldova-visit-approved-igm-2026-10-26
The India C checklist specifies the passport, recent matte photograph, return reservation, day-by-day itinerary, fresh bank statement and Moldova-wide insurance. These guides use an already-issued IGM invitation. Its validity and the host’s stay/removal undertaking are retained. The express accommodation exception does not waive applicant funds. Private visits retain the host identity copy; trade and industry conferences use the C/A branch. Photo-count and processing uncertainties remain visible beside the relevant documents. Sources were checked on 26 October 2026; no undated page is labelled a new revision.
- Moldova Ministry of Foreign Affairs / India Embassy / General Inspectorate for MigrationMoldova India short-stay and approved-invitation guidanceigm.gov.mdLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version moldova-invitation-20261026
The IGM invitation is valid for 90 days from issuance, and visa application must be within 90 days of approval. The inviter undertakes stay costs and possible removal if the visitor overstays. The initial host approval process is separate from the visa file. The service page lists conference invitations with event, place and time among host-side purpose evidence.
Exceptions
- Requirements and accepted document formats can change. Follow the linked authority for your exact purpose and application stage.
- Use row-level processing labels: translation, notarisation, apostille, embassy attestation and MEA or HRD attestation are not interchangeable.
Relevant Enuncia services
- Document checklist review
FAQs
Are all documents for Moldova short family / friend visits automatically translated?
No. Translation is shown per document row because official sources may accept some documents as issued while requiring translation for others.
Can I order document processing from this checklist?
Build your checklist using the route facts first. A processing option can be selected only where supported by the document row. Rows needing language or authentication confirmation remain under review before pricing.
Related guides
- Moldova destination guide
Destination overview for all published source-backed routes.