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Maldives visa requirements in 2026

What Maldives's border demands, by nationality — 200 of the 202 nationalities we track can enter without a visa arranged in advance. Pick your passport below for your exact rules, fees and documents.

Carrying Maldives's passport? See where it can take you ↗

Entry rules for everyone

These apply whichever passport you carry and however you enter.

Registration Traveller Declaration — complete it before you travel. Official form ↗
Passport validity at least 1 month
Vaccinations Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate if arriving from, or having recently travelled through a country with risk of Yellow Fever transmission
Onward ticket Required — airlines may ask to see it at check-in · Get an onward ticket (partner) ↗

Who can enter Maldives

Fiji — Visa On ArrivalTanzania, United Republic of — Visa On ArrivalWestern SaharaCanada — Visa On ArrivalUnited States — Visa On ArrivalKazakhstan — Visa Not RequiredUzbekistan — Visa On ArrivalPapua New Guinea — Visa On ArrivalIndonesia — Visa On ArrivalArgentina — Visa On ArrivalChile — Visa On ArrivalCongo, The Democratic Republic of the — Visa On ArrivalSomalia — Visa On ArrivalKenya — Visa On ArrivalSudan — Visa On ArrivalChad — Visa On ArrivalHaiti — Visa On ArrivalDominican Republic — Visa On ArrivalRussian Federation — Visa Not RequiredBahamas — Visa On ArrivalFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Norway — Visa On ArrivalGreenland — Visa On ArrivalFrench Southern Territories — Visa On ArrivalTimor-Leste — Visa On ArrivalSouth Africa — Visa On ArrivalLesotho — Visa On ArrivalMexico — Visa On ArrivalUruguay — Visa On ArrivalBrazil — Visa On ArrivalBolivia, Plurinational State of — Visa On ArrivalPeru — Visa On ArrivalColombia — Visa On ArrivalPanama — Visa On ArrivalCosta Rica — Visa On ArrivalNicaragua — Visa On ArrivalHonduras — Visa On ArrivalEl Salvador — Visa On ArrivalGuatemala — Visa On ArrivalBelize — Visa On ArrivalVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic of — Visa On ArrivalGuyana — Visa On ArrivalSuriname — Visa On ArrivalFrance — Visa On ArrivalEcuador — Visa On ArrivalPuerto RicoJamaica — Visa On ArrivalCuba — Visa On ArrivalZimbabwe — Visa On ArrivalBotswana — Visa On ArrivalNamibia — Visa On ArrivalSenegal — Visa On ArrivalMali — Visa On ArrivalMauritania — Visa On ArrivalBenin — Visa On ArrivalNiger — Visa On ArrivalNigeria — Visa On ArrivalCameroon — Visa On ArrivalTogo — Visa On ArrivalGhana — Visa On ArrivalCôte d'Ivoire — Visa On ArrivalGuinea — Visa On ArrivalGuinea-Bissau — Visa On ArrivalLiberia — Visa On ArrivalSierra Leone — Visa On ArrivalBurkina Faso — Visa On ArrivalCentral African Republic — Visa On ArrivalCongo — Visa On ArrivalGabon — Visa On ArrivalEquatorial Guinea — Visa On ArrivalZambia — Visa On ArrivalMalawi — Visa On ArrivalMozambique — Visa On ArrivalEswatini — Visa On ArrivalAngola — Visa On ArrivalBurundi — Visa On ArrivalIsraelLebanon — Visa On ArrivalMadagascar — Visa On ArrivalPalestine, State of — Visa On ArrivalGambia — Visa On ArrivalTunisia — Visa On ArrivalAlgeria — Visa On ArrivalJordan — Visa On ArrivalUnited Arab Emirates — Visa On ArrivalQatar — Visa On ArrivalKuwait — Visa On ArrivalIraq — Visa On ArrivalOman — Visa On ArrivalVanuatu — Visa On ArrivalCambodia — Visa Not RequiredThailand — Visa On ArrivalLao People's Democratic Republic — Visa On ArrivalMyanmar — Visa On ArrivalViet Nam — Visa On ArrivalKorea, Democratic People's Republic of — Visa On ArrivalKorea, Republic of — Visa On ArrivalMongolia — Visa Not RequiredIndia — Visa Not RequiredBangladesh — Visa On ArrivalBhutan — Visa On ArrivalNepal — Visa On ArrivalPakistan — Visa On ArrivalAfghanistan — Visa On ArrivalTajikistan — Visa On ArrivalKyrgyzstan — Visa Not RequiredTurkmenistan — Visa On ArrivalIran, Islamic Republic of — Visa On ArrivalSyrian Arab Republic — Visa On ArrivalArmenia — Visa On ArrivalSweden — Visa On ArrivalBelarus — Visa On ArrivalUkraine — Visa On ArrivalPoland — Visa On ArrivalAustria — Visa On ArrivalHungary — Visa On ArrivalMoldova, Republic of — Visa On ArrivalRomania — Visa On ArrivalLithuania — Visa On ArrivalLatvia — Visa On ArrivalEstonia — Visa On ArrivalGermany — Visa On ArrivalBulgaria — Visa On ArrivalGreece — Visa On ArrivalTürkiye — Visa On ArrivalAlbania — Visa On ArrivalCroatia — Visa On ArrivalSwitzerland — Visa On ArrivalLuxembourg — Visa On ArrivalBelgium — Visa On ArrivalNetherlands — Visa On ArrivalPortugal — Visa On ArrivalSpain — Visa On ArrivalIreland — Visa On ArrivalNew CaledoniaSolomon Islands — Visa On ArrivalNew Zealand — Visa On ArrivalAustralia — Visa On ArrivalSri Lanka — Visa Not RequiredChina — Visa Not RequiredTaiwan, Province of China — Visa On ArrivalItaly — Visa On ArrivalDenmark — Visa On ArrivalUnited Kingdom — Visa On ArrivalIceland — Visa On ArrivalAzerbaijan — Visa Not RequiredGeorgia — Visa On ArrivalPhilippines — Visa On ArrivalMalaysia — Visa Not RequiredBrunei Darussalam — Embassy VisaSlovenia — Visa On ArrivalFinland — Visa On ArrivalSlovakia — Visa On ArrivalCzechia — Visa On ArrivalEritrea — Visa On ArrivalJapan — Visa On ArrivalParaguay — Visa On ArrivalYemen — Visa On ArrivalSaudi Arabia — Visa On ArrivalCyprus — Visa On ArrivalMorocco — Visa Not RequiredEgypt — Visa On ArrivalLibya — Visa On ArrivalEthiopia — Visa On ArrivalDjibouti — Visa On ArrivalUganda — Visa On ArrivalRwanda — Visa On ArrivalBosnia and Herzegovina — Visa On ArrivalNorth Macedonia — Visa On ArrivalSerbia — Visa On ArrivalMontenegro — Visa On ArrivalTrinidad and Tobago — Visa On ArrivalSouth Sudan — Visa On Arrival
Visa Not Required Visa On Arrival Embassy Visa
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Azerbaijan
Cambodia
China
Grenada
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia
Mongolia
Morocco
Russian Federation
Sri Lanka
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova, Republic of
Monaco
Montenegro
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan, Province of China
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Türkiye
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Albania
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Chile
Dominican Republic
France
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Korea, Republic of
Lebanon
Macao
Malaysia
Moldova, Republic of
Norway
Philippines
Portugal
Serbia
Singapore
Spain
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Viet Nam
Maldives's entry routes
Visa On Arrival

Terms are the destination's own, extracted from official pages. Your exact requirement depends on your passport — use the picker above.

Compiled from official government sources and kept under continuous re-verification. Entry rules can change at short notice — always confirm with the official source before you travel.