Visa policy of Maldives

Maldives Entry stamp
Maldives Exit stamp
Entry and exit stamps of Maldives issued at Velana International Airport.

Maldives grants a free visa on arrival for 30 days to all citizens unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries can enter the Maldives without a visa:

90 days

30 days

Entry requirements

All visitors to Maldives must:

  • Hold a passport or a travel document with Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) with at least 1 months validity. (Passengers with an extended validity in their passports are not allowed to enter.)
  • Have a complete travel itinerary including return journey confirmed tickets, with a prepaid confirmed hotel booking at a registered hotel, or provide proof of financial means for sufficient funds to support the stay in Maldives, or hold a pre-approved visa sponsorship Maldives Immigration.
  • Have entry requirements to their onward destination; for example, the visa and passport validity.
  • Have Traveller Declaration filled in and submitted by all travelers travelling to and from Maldives, within 96 hours to the flight time. The form has to be submitted electronically via IMUGA.
  • Have Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate, if applicable. Children under 1 year of age are exempt from Yellow Fever vaccination.

Future changes

The following countries have signed visa-exemption agreements, but have yet to ratify those agreements::

Country Visa exemption agreement signed on Passports Duration of stay
 Ghana 14 March 2023 All passports 30 days
 Burundi 26 April 2023 All passports 30 days
 Rwanda 5 May 2023 All passports 30 days
 Serbia 8 May 2023 Diplomatic & Official passports 30 days
 Gambia 11 June 2023 All passports 30 days
 Japan 29 July 2023 Diplomatic & Official passports 30 days
 São Tomé and Príncipe 19 September 2023 All passports 30 days
 Honduras 19 September 2023 All passports 30 days
 Togo 19 September 2023 All passports 30 days
 Andorra 20 September 2023 All passports 30 days
 Guyana 22 September 2023 All passports 30 days

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to the Maldives were from the following countries of nationality:

Country 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
 China 284,029 283,116 306,905 324,326 359,514
 India 166,030 90,474 83,019 66,955 52,368
 Italy 136,343 105,297 88,867 71,202 65,616
 Germany 131,561 117,532 112,109 106,381 105,132
 United Kingdom 126,199 114,602 103,977 101,843 92,775
 Russia 83,369 70,935 61,931 46,522 44,323
 France 59,738 50,476 42,365 40,487 42,024
 United States 54,474 42,901 39,180 32,589 29,308
 Japan 44,251 42,304 41,133 39,894 39,244
 Australia 39,928 37,254 27,360 - -
Total 1,702,887 1,484,274 1,389,542 1,286,135 1,234,248

See also


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