Maldives visa requirements by passport
Holders of 197 passports can enter Maldives without applying at an embassy: 197 visa-free. The other 1 need an embassy visa.
Source: Passport Index dataset (visualpharm/visa-free-dataset, updated 2026-06-14) + 181 sourced corrections (last checked 2026-10-15). Page built 15 October 2026. Report an error
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- Daily cost (estimate)
- ~$85 per day
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- Jan, Feb, Mar
- Main airport
- MLE
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Entry rules for Maldives by passport
Visa free197 passports
Show your passport at the border. Bring proof of your return trip.
Afghanistan30d
Albania30d
Algeria30d
Andorra30d
Angola30d
Antigua and Barbuda30d
Argentina30d
Armenia30d
Australia30d
Austria30d
Azerbaijan90d
Bahamas30d
Bahrain30d
Bangladesh30d
Barbados30d
Belarus30d
Belgium30d
Belize30d
Benin30d
Bhutan30d
Bolivia30d
Bosnia and Herzegovina30d
Botswana30d
Brazil30d
Brunei30d
Bulgaria30d
Burkina Faso30d
Burundi30d
Cambodia30d
Cameroon30d
Canada30d
Cape Verde30d
Central African Republic30d
Chad30d
Chile30d
China30d
Colombia30d
Comoros30d
Costa Rica30d
Côte d'Ivoire30d
Croatia30d
Cuba30d
Cyprus30d
Czech Republic30d
Democratic Republic of the Congo30d
Denmark30d
Djibouti30d
Dominica30d
Dominican Republic30d
Ecuador30d
Egypt30d
El Salvador30d
Equatorial Guinea30d
Eritrea30d
Estonia30d
Eswatini30d
Ethiopia30d
Fiji30d
Finland30d
France30d
Gabon30d
Gambia30d
Georgia30d
Germany30d
Ghana30d
Greece30d
Grenada30d
Guatemala30d
Guinea30d
Guinea-Bissau30d
Guyana30d
Haiti30d
Honduras30d
Hong Kong30d
Hungary30d
Iceland30d
India30d
Indonesia30d
Iran30d
Iraq30d
Ireland30d
Italy30d
Jamaica30d
Japan30d
Jordan30d
Kazakhstan30d
Kenya30d
Kiribati30d
Kosovo30d
Kuwait30d
Kyrgyzstan30d
Laos30d
Latvia30d
Lebanon30d
Lesotho30d
Liberia30d
Libya30d
Liechtenstein30d
Lithuania30d
Luxembourg30d
Macau30d
Madagascar30d
Malawi30d
Malaysia30d
Mali30d
Malta30d
Marshall Islands30d
Mauritania30d
Mauritius30d
Mexico30d
Micronesia30d
Moldova30d
Monaco30d
Mongolia30d
Montenegro30d
Morocco30d
Mozambique30d
Myanmar30d
Namibia30d
Nauru30d
Nepal30d
Netherlands30d
New Zealand30d
Nicaragua30d
Niger30d
Nigeria30d
North Korea30d
North Macedonia30d
Norway30d
Oman30d
Pakistan30d
Palau30d
Palestinian Territory30d
Panama30d
Papua New Guinea30d
Paraguay30d
Peru30d
Philippines30d
Poland30d
Portugal30d
Qatar30d
Republic of the Congo30d
Romania30d
Russia90d
Rwanda30d
Saint Kitts and Nevis30d
Saint Lucia30d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30d
Samoa30d
San Marino30d
São Tomé and Principe30d
Saudi Arabia30d
Senegal30d
Serbia30d
Seychelles30d
Sierra Leone30d
Singapore30d
Slovakia30d
Slovenia30d
Solomon Islands30d
Somalia30d
South Africa30d
South Korea30d
South Sudan30d
Spain30d
Sri Lanka30d
Sudan30d
Suriname30d
Sweden30d
Switzerland30d
Syria30d
Taiwan30d
Tajikistan30d
Tanzania30d
Thailand30d
Timor-Leste30d
Togo30d
Tonga30d
Trinidad and Tobago30d
Tunisia30d
Turkey30d
Turkmenistan30d
Tuvalu30d
Uganda30d
Ukraine30d
United Arab Emirates30d
United Kingdom30d
United States30d
Uruguay30d
Uzbekistan30d
Vanuatu30d
Vatican City30d
Venezuela30d
Vietnam30d
Yemen30d
Zambia30d
Zimbabwe30d
Embassy visa required for 1 passports
Israelno admission
Maldives entry: common questions
Which passports can enter Maldives without a visa?
Holders of 197 passports can enter Maldives visa-free: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
How up to date are these Maldives entry rules?
The visa data comes from the Passport Index dataset (visualpharm/visa-free-dataset, updated 2026-06-14) + 181 sourced corrections (last checked 2026-10-15). This page was built on 15 October 2026. Entry rules change, so confirm with Maldives's official immigration website or embassy before you travel.