Visa policy of Maldives

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Maldives Entry stamp
Maldives Exit stamp
Entry and exit stamps of Maldives issued at Velana International Airport.

Maldives grants free tourist visa or visa-on-arrival status to all nations of the world for 30 days.[1]

Nationals of India[2] and Russia[3] can enter Maldives for 90 days without visa.

Entry requirements[]

All visitors to Maldives must:

  • hold a passport or a travel document with Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) with at least 1 months validity.[4]
  • have a pre-paid hotel booking/accommodation.[4]
  • have sufficient funds to last for the intended period of stay in Maldives.[4]
  • have confirmed onward/return tickets to home country or to country of residence (not applicable for valid resident permit holders).[4]
  • have entry documents to their next destination; for example, the visa.[4]
  • have Traveller Health Declaration (THD) filled in and submitted by all travelers travelling to and from Maldives, within 48 hours prior to their travel. You may submit the form electronically via IMUGA.[4]
  • have Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate, if applicable. Click here to check the Yellow Fever endemic countries.[4]

Statistics[]

Most visitors arriving to the Maldives were from the following countries of nationality:[5]

Country 2018 2017 2016 2015
 China 283,116 306,905 324,326 359,514
 Germany 117,532 112,109 106,381 105,132
 United Kingdom 114,602 103,977 101,843 92,775
 Italy 105,297 88,867 71,202 65,616
 India 90,474 83,019 66,955 52,368
 Russia 70,935 61,931 46,522 44,323
 France 50,476 42,365 40,487 42,024
 United States 42,901 39,180 32,589 29,308
 Japan 42,304 41,133 39,894 39,244
  Switzerland 32,984 32,651 31,678 31,923
Total 1,484,274 1,389,542 1,286,135 1,234,248

See also[]

  • Visa requirements for Maldivian citizens

References[]

  1. ^ "Tourist Visa". Maldives Immigration, Republic of Maldives.
  2. ^ FAQs for Maldivians and Indians travelling to either country
  3. ^ Government of Maldives and Government of the Russian Federation sign an Agreement on Mutual Exemption of Visa requirements.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Entry Requirements".
  5. ^ "Tourist arrivals by nationality - Ministry of Tourism". www.tourism.gov.mv. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

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