Maldivian passport: visa requirements for 199 destinations

Freedom of movement (1)

• MaldivesFree movement

  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 13(2), says everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to their country.

Visa-free destinations (45)

• AlgeriaVisa-free
• Antigua and BarbudaVisa-freeup to 180 daysFee: 150 XCD
• AzerbaijanVisa-freeup to 90 days

  Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry says citizens of the Maldives who wish to stay for more than 90 days, or to work, study at an educational institution or engage in business activities, must obtain a visa in advance under Azerbaijani law.

• BahamasVisa-free

  The Bahamas Department of Immigration says that, under official international visa agreements, visa requirements are waived for citizens of the listed countries who visit and remain in The Bahamas for no more than three months or eight months, as each individual agreement may dictate.

• BelizeVisa-free
• BotswanaVisa-free
• BruneiVisa-freeup to 14 days
• CambodiaVisa-freeup to 30 days
• ChinaVisa-freeup to 30 days
• Costa RicaVisa-freeup to 30 days

  Costa Rica's visa directives give this group a maximum stay of up to thirty calendar days (extendable to a total of ninety calendar days under the applicable law) and a minimum passport validity of 90 calendar days.

• DominicaVisa-freeup to 180 days
• EswatiniVisa-free
• FijiVisa-freeup to 120 days (+60 days)
• GrenadaVisa-free
• GuyanaVisa-freeup to 30 days
• Hong KongVisa-freeup to 90 days
• IndiaVisa-freeup to 90 days

  India’s Bureau of Immigration says Maldivians may enter visa-free when the purpose of the visit is exclusively business, medical treatment or tourism and the stay in India does not exceed 90 days.

• IrelandVisa-freeup to 90 days
• KazakhstanVisa-freeup to 30 days
• KenyaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• KiribatiVisa-freeup to 90 days

  Kiribati's Entry and Visa Exemption Order 2023 says the maximum stay under this exemption must not exceed 90 days in any 12-month period.

• KosovoVisa-freeup to 90 days
• KyrgyzstanVisa-freeup to 30 days

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' e-Visa portal says citizens of the Maldives have a 30-day visa-free regime for all types of travel documents.

• MalaysiaVisa-free
• MauritiusVisa-free
• MicronesiaVisa-freeup to 30 days (+60 days)
• MongoliaVisa-freeup to 30 days
• MoroccoVisa-freeup to 30 days
• PanamaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• PhilippinesVisa-freeup to 30 days
• QatarVisa-free

  Qatar Tourism's nationality checker says Maldivian passport holders may enter visa-free or apply for a Hayya A1 Entry Visa, with a passport valid for at least three months from the date of arrival.

• RussiaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• Saint LuciaVisa-free
• SamoaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• SingaporeVisa-free
• South AfricaVisa-freeup to 30 days
• TajikistanVisa-freeup to 30 days
• ThailandVisa-freeup to 30 days (+30 days)

  The Royal Thai Embassy says nationals of the 60 listed countries and territories are entitled to visa exemption for tourism for a stay of up to 30 days, which can be extended for another period of up to 30 days solely at the immigration officer's discretion.

• Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free
• TunisiaVisa-free
• TuvaluVisa-freeup to 30 days (+30 days)

  Tuvalu's mission to the UN says visas are not required for stays in Tuvalu of up to 30 days, and that entry permits for a maximum one-month stay are issued on arrival to travellers with a valid passport (at least 6 months from the date of arrival), sufficient funds, proof of accommodation and a return or onward ticket.

• VanuatuVisa-freeup to 120 days

  Vanuatu's Department of Immigration says the tourist visa does not allow extensions, and the holder must depart the country before the 120-day period expires.

• VenezuelaVisa-free

  Venezuela's Foreign Ministry includes this nationality in its "list of countries exempt from the tourist visa to enter the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by air".

• ZambiaVisa-freeup to 90 days

  Zambia's Department of Immigration says all ordinary visitors, business visitors and tourists are entitled to a free 90-day visit in any period of 12 months from the day of first entry; the days may not all be given at once, so a visitor may be required to have them extended at the nearest immigration office, free of charge.

• ZimbabweVisa-free

eVisa / ETA destinations (48)

• AlbaniaeVisaup to 90 days

  Albania's visa fee list names the Albanian mission in London as where to apply. Type C visa: EUR 30 (one entry), EUR 30 (two entries), EUR 30 (multiple entries). Type D visa: EUR 30.

• ArmeniaeVisaFee: 39 USD
• AustraliaeVisaFee: 250 AUD
• BahraineVisa
• BenineVisaFee: 50 EUR

  Benin's e-Visa portal says the e-Visa is valid for the period you choose in your request: 30 days or 90 days.

• Burkina FasoeVisaFee: 66000 XOF
• CamerooneVisaFee: 153 EUR
• ChadeVisa

  Chad's immigration directorate says that after 21 May 2026 any visa issued outside the evisa.td platform is considered invalid and does not allow entry into the country.

• ColombiaeVisa
• Côte d'IvoireeVisaFee: 73 EUR
• CubaeVisaup to 90 days (+90 days)
• Democratic Republic of the CongoeVisaFee: 300 USD
• EthiopiaeVisaFee: 62 USD

  Ethiopia's eVisa portal lists two single-entry tourist visas: 30 days for USD 62 and 90 days for USD 152.

• GaboneVisa
• GambiaETA
• GeorgiaeVisaFee: 20 USD
• GuineaeVisa
• LaoseVisaup to 30 days
• LesothoeVisa

  Lesotho's Ministry of Home Affairs says every citizen of a foreign country who wishes to visit the Kingdom of Lesotho on any visa category must first obtain a visa through the Lesotho e-visa system.

• LibyaeVisa
• MadagascareVisaup to 60 daysFee: 30 EUR
• MauritaniaeVisaFee: 55 EUR
• MoldovaeVisaFee: 40 EUR
• MozambiqueeVisaup to 90 days
• MyanmareVisaup to 28 days

  Myanmar’s eVisa notice says passengers with an eVisa are currently only permitted to enter via Yangon International Airport, Mandalay International Airport, Nay Pyi Taw International Airport and the Kawthaung International Land Border Checkpoint.

• New ZealandeVisaFee: 441 NZD
• NicaraguaeVisa
• NigeriaeVisaup to 30 days
• OmaneVisaFee: 5 OMR

  Oman's Foreign Ministry says that to obtain the 14-day visa exemption, citizens of the second-list countries must either be residents of, or hold a valid entry visa for, the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, a Schengen Agreement country or Japan, or be residents of a Gulf Cooperation Council country in one of the professions that benefit from the resident visa.

• PakistaneVisaup to 90 days
• Papua New GuineaeVisaup to 60 daysFee: 50 USD
• São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa
• Saudi ArabiaeVisaup to 90 daysFee: 395 SAR
• SeychellesETAup to 90 daysFee: 10 EUR
• Sierra LeoneeVisaup to 30 daysFee: 80 USD
• Solomon IslandseVisaup to 90 daysFee: 50 USD
• SomaliaeVisa

  Somalia's Immigration and Citizenship Agency says that under the new arrangement travellers complete their application before departure rather than on arrival.

• South SudaneVisa
• Sri LankaETAup to 90 days

  Sri Lanka's ETA fee page says that under reciprocal and bilateral agreements Singapore and Seychelles (30 days) and the Maldives (90 days) are also eligible to obtain a tourist visa (ETA) free of charge.

• SurinameETAup to 90 daysFee: 50 USD

  Suriname's eVisa service says that from 1 July 2022 travellers wishing to visit Suriname for tourism purposes are required to pay the Entry Fee to be admitted to the territory of the Republic of Suriname.

• TanzaniaeVisaFee: 50 USD

  Tanzania's visa guidelines list this nationality among those eligible for both the online visa and the visa on arrival.

• TogoeVisaFee: 25000 XOF
• TurkeyeVisa

  Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says ordinary passport holders can obtain three-month multiple-entry e-Visas at www.evisa.gov.tr.

• UgandaeVisaup to 90 daysFee: 50 USD

  Uganda's immigration directorate says a visa approval authorisation is valid for 90 days (three months) from the day of approval; after that it is automatically cancelled and invalidated, and the applicant needs to make a new application.

• UkraineeVisaFee: 20 USD
• United KingdomETAup to 180 daysFee: 20 GBP
• UzbekistaneVisaup to 30 days
• VietnameVisaFee: 25 USD

Visa on arrival (14)

• BhutanVisa on arrivalFee: 40 USD

  Bhutan's tourism department says visitors from Bangladesh and the Maldives also need a visa, but it can be applied for and approved either before travel or on arrival in Bhutan.

• Cabo VerdeVisa on arrivalFee: 5000 CVE

  Cabo Verde's fee schedule (Portaria n.º 40/2025) sets a fee for each transit or tourist visa granted on arrival at an authorised border post.

• ComorosVisa on arrivalFee: 60 EUR
• IndonesiaVisa on arrivalup to 30 days (+30 days)Fee: 500000 IDR
• JordanVisa on arrivalFee: 40 JOD

  The Jordan Tourism Board says a visa can also be obtained at Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport (for unrestricted nationalities) or at any other border crossing except King Hussein Bridge and the ferry from Egypt.

• MacauVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: 200 MOP
• MalawiVisa on arrivalFee: 50 USD
• Marshall IslandsVisa on arrivalup to 90 daysFee: Free

  The RMI Division of Immigration's list gives a visa on arrival of 90 days from the date of arrival, fee waived, and requires a passport valid 6 months or more from the date of departure from the RMI, a confirmed return or onward ticket out of the RMI and the visas needed for the return or onward travel. Extensions, change of status, employment, study and research are not permitted.

• NamibiaVisa on arrivalup to 90 daysFee: 1600 NAD
• NepalVisa on arrivalFee: 30 USD

  Nepal's Department of Immigration says SAARC citizens get a free visa for up to 30 days, once per calendar year (January–December).

• PalauVisa on arrival
• RwandaVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: Free
• Timor-LesteVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: 30 USD

  Timor-Leste's Migration Service says the tourist visa is valid for a single entry and a thirty-day stay, and may be extended once for the same period.

• United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrivalup to 90 days

Embassy visa required (70)

• AndorraEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR

  Andorra's government says that when the Schengen visa is required, third-country nationals must apply for a double-entry or a multiple-entry Schengen visa, depending on how many times they will enter the Schengen area from Andorra.

• AngolaEmbassy visaup to 30 daysFee: 36600 AOA
• ArgentinaEmbassy visaFee: 150 USD

  Argentina's National Directorate of Migrations says the AVE covers foreigners holding valid ordinary passports who travel to Argentina for tourism; for this, they must hold a valid US visa in category B2, J, B1, O, P (P1, P2, P3), E or H-1B.

• AustriaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• BangladeshEmbassy visa
• BelarusEmbassy visaFee: 60 EUR
• BelgiumEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• BoliviaEmbassy visa

  Bolivia's Migration Directorate lists this passport in Group II: countries that require the issuance of a consular visa or an entry permit issued by the Bolivian immigration office to enter Bolivia.

• Bosnia and HerzegovinaEmbassy visaFee: 31 EUR
• BrazilEmbassy visaFee: 80 USD
• BulgariaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• Central African RepublicEmbassy visa
• ChileEmbassy visa
• CroatiaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• CyprusEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR

  Cyprus says holders of a valid two- or multiple-entry Schengen visa, and holders of national visas and residence permits issued by Schengen states, do not need a short-stay visa to enter Cyprus for up to 90 days in any 180-day period; Turkish and Azerbaijani citizens are excluded from this provision.

• CzechiaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• DenmarkEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• Dominican RepublicEmbassy visaFee: 100 USD
• El SalvadorEmbassy visa
• Equatorial GuineaEmbassy visaFee: 200 USD
• EritreaEmbassy visa
• EstoniaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• FinlandEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• FranceEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• GermanyEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• GreeceEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• GuatemalaEmbassy visaFee: 50 USD
• HungaryEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• IcelandEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• IranEmbassy visa
• IraqEmbassy visa
• IsraelEmbassy visaFee: 32 USD

  Israel's Population and Immigration Authority says applications for B/2 entry visas and tourist licences for foreigners can be submitted at Israeli missions in the country of origin.

• ItalyEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• JamaicaEmbassy visa
• JapanEmbassy visaFee: 15000 JPY
• KuwaitEmbassy visa

  The Embassy of Kuwait in Japan says that nationals who cannot be granted the entry visa through the e-visa service or at the airport must apply for an entry visa through their sponsor in Kuwait before departure: they give their sponsor in Kuwait (family or relatives with residency in Kuwait, the company or organization being visited, or the hotel where they will stay) the applicant’s data (passport information, purpose of visit, period of visit and so on), and the sponsor then applies for the visa at the Ministry of Interior, Kuwait.

• LatviaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• LebanonEmbassy visaFee: 2000000 LBP

  General Security says citizens of countries it does not mention require a visa issued by one of the Lebanese embassies, or prior authorization granted by the Directorate of General Security.

• LiberiaEmbassy visaFee: 70 USD

  The Liberia Immigration Service says that if there is a Liberian embassy in your country, you are required to apply for your visa directly at the embassy and not through its Visa on Arrival portal.

• LiechtensteinEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• LithuaniaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• LuxembourgEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• MaliEmbassy visa
• MaltaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• MexicoEmbassy visaFee: 56 USD

  Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM) says the following documents are an alternative to the Mexican visa: proof of permanent residence in Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, any Schengen country, or the Pacific Alliance countries (Chile, Colombia and Peru); or a valid visa from Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom or any Schengen country.

• MonacoEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR

  Monaco's government says visa applications to enter Monaco must therefore be made at the embassy of the Schengen country that will be the gateway of the stay in Europe; once the Schengen visa is obtained, Monaco can be visited without any other formality.

• MontenegroEmbassy visa
• NauruEmbassy visaup to 90 days
• NetherlandsEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• North MacedoniaEmbassy visaFee: 60 EUR

  North Macedonia's Foreign Ministry says third-country nationals with a multiple-entry Schengen (type C) visa valid for at least 5 days beyond the intended stay may stay no longer than 15 days on each entry, as long as the total stay does not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.

• NorwayEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• PalestineEmbassy visaFee: 32 USD

  Israel's Population and Immigration Authority says applications for B/2 entry visas and tourist licences for foreigners can be submitted at Israeli missions in the country of origin.

• ParaguayEmbassy visa
• PeruEmbassy visaFee: 30 USD
• PolandEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• PortugalEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• Republic of the CongoEmbassy visaFee: 200 USD
• RomaniaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• San MarinoEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR

  San Marino's Foreign Ministry says that reaching San Marino means crossing the Schengen Area, so visitors from states outside it must hold the authorisations needed to enter and transit the Schengen Area before they leave.

• SerbiaEmbassy visa
• SlovakiaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• SloveniaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• South KoreaEmbassy visaFee: 40 USD
• SpainEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• SwedenEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• SwitzerlandEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• TaiwanEmbassy visa
• TurkmenistanEmbassy visaFee: 40 USD

  Turkmenistan's State Migration Service says foreign citizens and stateless persons may come to and stay in Turkmenistan on the basis of a visa, unless Turkmenistan's international treaties provide otherwise.

• United StatesEmbassy visaFee: 185 USD
• UruguayEmbassy visaFee: 42 USD

Visa required (how to apply not stated) (4)

• CanadaVisa requiredFee: 100 CAD
• SenegalVisa required
• TongaVisa required

  Tonga's Ministry of Revenue and Customs says citizens of all other countries need visas to enter Tonga, before arrival, and that a genuine visitor intending to visit Tonga for not less than 30 days must obtain an entry permit issued by the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before arriving.

• YemenVisa required

  The Embassy of Yemen in Washington DC says it is not issuing any tourist visa at this time.

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