Visa & entry requirements Maldives
Visa requirements for Maldives citizens
Choose a destination to see whether a Maldives passport holder needs a visa, plus passport-validity, onward-ticket, transit, and vaccination requirements — each cited to an official government source.
Where a Maldives passport can travel
A Maldives passport reaches
89 countries
without a difficult visa — visa-free, visa-on-arrival, or travel authorisation. Every country below is colored by how difficult it is to enter.
Tap a country to see Maldives entry requirements for it.
Visa-freeTravel authorisation (ETA)e-VisaVisa on arrivalVisa requiredMore data coming
This map shows the generic case for any Maldives passport holder. Sign in (free) and create a traveler profile with any other passports you hold, plus held visas, residence permits, and vaccinations, for the complete picture — a second passport, visa, or permit you already hold can recolor countries on this map toward easier entry.
Easiest destinations for a Maldives passport
The destinations you can enter without applying for a visa in advance — visa-free, visa on arrival, or a travel authorisation you request online. Choose one to see the full entry rules.
- AnguillaVisa-free
- Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free
- AzerbaijanVisa-free
- BahamasVisa-free
- BangladeshVisa-free
- BarbadosVisa-free
- BelizeVisa-free
- BermudaVisa-free
- BotswanaVisa-free
- BrazilVisa-free
- British Virgin IslandsVisa-free
- BruneiVisa-free
- CambodiaVisa-free
- Cayman IslandsVisa-free
- ChinaVisa-free
- Cook IslandsVisa-free
- Costa RicaVisa-free
- DominicaVisa-free
- EcuadorVisa-free
- EswatiniVisa-free
- Falkland IslandsVisa-free
- FijiVisa-free
- GambiaVisa-free
- GhanaVisa-free
- GibraltarVisa-free
- GrenadaVisa-free
- GuyanaVisa-free
- HaitiVisa-free
- Hong KongVisa-free
- IndiaVisa-free
- IrelandVisa-free
- JamaicaVisa-free
- KazakhstanVisa-free
- KiribatiVisa-free
- KosovoVisa-free
- KyrgyzstanVisa-free
- LesothoVisa-free
- MalawiVisa-free
- MalaysiaVisa-free
- MauritiusVisa-free
- MicronesiaVisa-free
- MongoliaVisa-free
- MontserratVisa-free
- MoroccoVisa-free
- NiueVisa-free
- PakistanVisa-free
- PanamaVisa-free
- PhilippinesVisa-free
- QatarVisa-free
- RussiaVisa-free
- RwandaVisa-free
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaVisa-free
- Saint LuciaVisa-free
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free
- SingaporeVisa-free
- South AfricaVisa-free
- SurinameVisa-free
- ThailandVisa-free
- Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free
- TunisiaVisa-free
- United Arab EmiratesVisa-free
- VanuatuVisa-free
- VenezuelaVisa-free
- ZambiaVisa-free
- ZimbabweVisa-free
- KenyaTravel authorisation (ETA)
- Saint Kitts and NevisTravel authorisation (ETA)
- SeychellesTravel authorisation (ETA)
- Sri LankaTravel authorisation (ETA)
- United KingdomTravel authorisation (ETA)
- BhutanVisa on arrival
- BoliviaVisa on arrival
- BurundiVisa on arrival
- Cape VerdeVisa on arrival
- ComorosVisa on arrival
- EgyptVisa on arrival
- Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival
- IndonesiaVisa on arrival
- LiberiaVisa on arrival
- MacauVisa on arrival
- Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival
- NepalVisa on arrival
- PalauVisa on arrival
- SamoaVisa on arrival
- Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival
- Timor-LesteVisa on arrival
- TuvaluVisa on arrival
Every destination A–Z
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- BahamasVisa-free
- Bahraine-Visa
- BangladeshVisa-free
- BarbadosVisa-free
- BelarusVisa required
- BelgiumVisa required
- BelizeVisa-free
- Benine-Visa
- BermudaVisa-free
- BhutanVisa on arrival
- BoliviaVisa on arrival
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
- BotswanaVisa-free
- BrazilVisa-free
- British Indian Ocean TerritoryMore data coming
- British Virgin IslandsVisa-free
- BruneiVisa-free
- BulgariaVisa required
- Burkina Fasoe-Visa
- BurundiVisa on arrival
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- CambodiaVisa-free
- Cameroone-Visa
- CanadaVisa required
- Cape VerdeVisa on arrival
- Caribbean NetherlandsVisa required
- Cayman IslandsVisa-free
- Central African RepublicVisa required
- Chade-Visa
- ChileVisa required
- ChinaVisa-free
- Christmas IslandMore data coming
- Cocos (Keeling) IslandsMore data coming
- Colombiae-Visa
- ComorosVisa on arrival
- Cook IslandsVisa-free
- Costa RicaVisa-free
- CroatiaVisa required
- Cubae-Visa
- CuraçaoVisa required
- CyprusVisa required
- CzechiaVisa required
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- MacauVisa on arrival
- Madagascare-Visa
- MalawiVisa-free
- MalaysiaVisa-free
- MaliVisa required
- MaltaVisa required
- Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival
- MartiniqueVisa required
- Mauritaniae-Visa
- MauritiusVisa-free
- MayotteVisa required
- MexicoVisa required
- MicronesiaVisa-free
- Moldovae-Visa
- MonacoVisa required
- MongoliaVisa-free
- MontenegroVisa required
- MontserratVisa-free
- MoroccoVisa-free
- Mozambiquee-Visa
- Myanmare-Visa
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- Namibiae-Visa
- NauruVisa required
- NepalVisa on arrival
- NetherlandsVisa required
- New CaledoniaVisa required
- New ZealandMore data coming
- NicaraguaVisa required
- NigerVisa required
- Nigeriae-Visa
- NiueVisa-free
- Norfolk IslandMore data coming
- North KoreaVisa required
- North MacedoniaVisa required
- Northern Mariana IslandsVisa required
- NorwayVisa required
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- Saint BarthélemyVisa required
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaVisa-free
- Saint Kitts and NevisTravel authorisation (ETA)
- Saint LuciaVisa-free
- Saint MartinVisa required
- Saint Pierre and MiquelonVisa required
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free
- SamoaVisa on arrival
- San MarinoVisa required
- São Tomé and Príncipee-Visa
- Saudi Arabiae-Visa
- SenegalVisa required
- Serbiae-Visa
- SeychellesTravel authorisation (ETA)
- Sierra Leonee-Visa
- SingaporeVisa-free
- Sint MaartenVisa required
- SlovakiaVisa required
- SloveniaVisa required
- Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival
- Somaliae-Visa
- South AfricaVisa-free
- South KoreaVisa required
- South Sudane-Visa
- SpainVisa required
- Sri LankaTravel authorisation (ETA)
- SudanVisa required
- SurinameVisa-free
- SwedenVisa required
- SwitzerlandVisa required
- Syriae-Visa