Which Countries Need a Green Card

You need the Green Card for any car trip outside Moldova, into a member country of the International Green Card System — what exactly this policy is and how the system works is covered in a dedicated article.

At GENERAL Asigurări you choose the direction right in the online form — Europe (all countries) or Ukraine — and the period is set separately, from 15 days up to 12 months. What your policy exactly covers is shown on the certificate: what matters is which country codes are not crossed out.

Which directions can you choose when buying?

When buying online you pick one of two directions, depending on your route:

The International Green Card System is built on reciprocal recognition between the national bureaus of member states — that's why GENERAL Asigurări offers exactly these two directions right in the online form, instead of making you look up every country in the system separately. The certificate issued for the chosen direction is automatically recognised by every state in that direction whose codes are not crossed out, with no need for a separate policy for every border you cross.

Choosing the direction is the first step of the form, before the vehicle details. If your route includes both Ukraine and European countries, check with a GENERAL Asigurări consultant which option covers the whole trip.

The rule of uncrossed-out codes

The Green Card only takes effect in countries whose international codes, printed on the insurance certificate, are not crossed out. Your certificate is the exact source — not a general list found online: the direction chosen at purchase determines which codes stay active.

Check the list of codes before every departure, not just on the day you bought the policy. If your route changes, make sure the new route stays covered.

In practice, checking takes a few seconds: open the certificate you received by email, find the codes for the countries on your route, and confirm none of them is crossed out. If you're unsure how to read the codes on the certificate, a GENERAL Asigurări consultant can guide you before you leave.

Transit countries matter just as much

A crossed-out code means the policy does not take effect in that country — including when you're only passing through it. A trip to a single destination can cross two or three states, and the Green Card needs to cover each of them, not just the final point.

This means that when you plan your route, you need to think about every border you cross, not only the final destination of the trip — including any unplanned stops or detours that could take you outside the area covered by the direction you chose.

A practical example: two different routes

You leave Moldova, cross through Romania and arrive in Germany. Both states are in the European Union, so the right direction is Europe (all countries) — on the certificate you should see the codes for both countries uncrossed.

A second example: if you drive straight from Moldova to Ukraine, without crossing any other country, the right direction is Ukraine — you don't need the Europe direction for this route. If your plans change on the way back and you also pass through Romania, check in advance whether the direction you originally chose also covers that extra leg, or whether you need an adjusted policy before setting off.

What to do if a country on your route isn't covered

If the code for a destination or transit country is crossed out on the certificate, you are not covered by the Green Card on that leg. Adjust the policy before departure — fixing it on the road, at the border, is far harder than checking in advance.

If you spot the problem before leaving, you can go through the online form again on the Green Card page and choose the direction that covers your whole route; the updated certificate arrives by email again, ready to print for the trip.

Why there's no fixed country list on the site

You won't find on the GENERAL Asigurări website a complete, country-by-country list of the states covered by each direction — the exact source of your coverage is always the certificate you receive after purchase, with its uncrossed-out codes. A general list, even if accurate at one point, can change over time along with the membership of the International Green Card System, while your certificate always reflects the real situation for the direction and period you chose.

That's why the recommendation stays the same regardless of the route: check your own certificate, not a list found somewhere else, including other websites or something a friend tells you about a similar route.

For what the Green Card exactly is and how the reciprocal-recognition system works, see the introductory article.

What to remember

1. At purchase you choose a direction: Europe (all countries) or Ukraine.
2. The period is set separately: from 15 days up to 12 months.
3. The exact source of your coverage is your certificate — the uncrossed-out codes.
4. Check the transit countries too, not just the destination.
5. Buy the Green Card online — the certificate arrives by email.