Maldives visa and entry requirements

Maldives Immigration says you need a passport or travel document with a machine-readable zone and at least 1 month's validity; the UK Foreign Office says your passport must have an expiry date at least one month after the date you arrive. Canada's travel advice says a Canadian passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry.

• Yellow fever (ICVP) — Maldives Immigration says you must present a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate if arriving from, or having recently travelled through, a country with risk of yellow fever transmission; children under one year of age are exempt.

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for the Maldives; the basic entry requirements Maldives Immigration lists for tourists do not include insurance.

Maldives Immigration lists a complete travel itinerary including confirmed return journey tickets among the entry requirements for tourists.

Maldives Immigration lists sufficient funds to cover the stay among the entry requirements, together with confirmed return journey tickets and a prepaid confirmed booking at a registered facility, or a sponsorship it has approved; it states no amount. The Maldives' Permanent Mission to the UN gives the funds as US$100 plus US$50 per day, or a confirmation of reservation in a tourist resort or hotel.

• Imuga Traveller Declaration — Maldives Immigration says all travellers must submit the Traveller Declaration within 96 hours before their flight time for arrival, free of charge; the IMUGA home page lists it as a mandatory declaration within 96 hours of arrival or departure. It strongly advises using the IMUGA portal (imuga.immigration.gov.mv) and avoiding other websites that may charge a fee. (within 96 hours before flight time for arrival (the imuga home page also lists departure)) imuga.immigration.gov.mv ↗(opens in a new tab)

Fine: 15,000 to 50,000 MVR

Under the Immigration Act, every foreign national must leave the Maldives when their permit expires or is revoked. A foreign national who contravenes the Act is fined between MVR 15,000 and MVR 50,000, and the Controller of Immigration may also deport them and bar them from entering for a specified period.

• Green tax — USD 12 or USD 6 per day of stay, depending on the type and location of the establishment, from 1 January 2025. Paid at the accommodation.

  The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority says green tax is payable by tourists who stay in resorts, hotels, guesthouses, tourist vessels and similar establishments, at a rate per day of stay set by the type of establishment. Children under two are exempt from 1 January 2025.

  Exemptions: Children under two.

• Departure tax — Foreign passengers, from 1 December 2024: USD 50 economy, USD 120 business, USD 240 first class, USD 480 private jet. Included in the air ticket.

  The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority says a departure tax based on the class of travel is levied on passengers departing from a Maldivian airport, and that airlines collect it from passengers on scheduled flights.

  Exemptions: Passengers with diplomatic immunity, transit passengers and children under two.

  Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: mira.gov.mv (opens in a new tab) · Airport Taxes and Fees Act (enacted 7 December 2016)
• Airport development fee — Foreign passengers, from 1 December 2024: USD 50 economy, USD 120 business, USD 240 first class, USD 480 private jet. Included in the air ticket.

  The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority says an airport development fee is levied on each passenger, including transit passengers, departing via Velana International Airport, and that airlines collect it from passengers on scheduled flights.

  Exemptions: Passengers with diplomatic immunity and transit passengers on direct transit.

  Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: mira.gov.mv (opens in a new tab) · Airport Taxes and Fees Act (enacted 7 December 2016)

• The UK Foreign Office says it is illegal to bring in anything deemed contrary to Islam, including idols for worship, bibles, pork and pork products, and alcohol.
• Canada's travel advice says it is illegal to export tortoise shell and coral.
• Australia's Smartraveller says it is illegal to bring pornography, alcohol or pork products to the Maldives, but that alcohol and pork may be consumed on resort islands.