Visa policy of Maldives explained

Maldives grants a free visa on arrival for 30 days to all citizens unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.[1]

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries can enter the Maldives without a visa:

90 days

30 days

Entry requirements

All visitors to Maldives must:

Admission Restricted

Future changes

Maldives has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

CountryPassportsAgreement signed on
Kazakhstan[10] All9 May 2022
Cambodia[11] All16 January 2023
GhanaAll14 March 2023
BurundiAll26 April 2023
RwandaAll5 May 2023
SerbiaDiplomatic, official8 May 2023
All11 June 2023
JapanDiplomatic, official29 July 2023
All19 September 2023
HondurasAll19 September 2023
TogoAll19 September 2023
AndorraAll20 September 2023
GuyanaAll22 September 2023

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to the Maldives were from the following countries of nationality:[12] [13]

Country20192018201720162015
284,029 283,116 306,905 324,326 359,514
166,030 90,474 83,019 66,955 52,368
136,343 105,297 88,867 71,202 65,616
131,561 117,532 112,109 106,381 105,132
126,199 114,602 103,977 101,843 92,775
83,369 70,935 61,931 46,522 44,323
59,738 50,476 42,365 40,487 42,024
54,474 42,901 39,180 32,589 29,308
44,251 42,304 41,133 39,894 39,244
39,928 37,254 27,360 - -
Total 1,702,887 1,484,274 1,389,542 1,286,135 1,234,248

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tourist Visa. Maldives Immigration, Republic of Maldives.
  2. Web site: FAQ in Visa Services . 27 March 2024 . Ministry of External Affairs . English.
  3. News: 17 February 2023 . 《中华人民共和国政府和马尔代夫共和国政府关于互免签证的协定》生效 . The Agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Maldives on Mutual Visa Exemption takes effect . 27 March 2024 . Xinhua . Chinese.
  4. Web site: D. . Oyunsan . 2 January 2024 . Visa-Free Travel with Maldives to Take Effect from January 12, 2024 . 27 March 2024 . Montsame.
  5. Web site: Entry Requirements . 27 March 2024 . Maldives Immigration.
  6. Web site: List of Yellow Fever Endemic Countries . 27 March 2024 . Maldives Immigration.
  7. Web site: 2024-06-02 . Maldives bans entry of Israeli passport holders: 'In Solidarity with Palestine' . 2024-06-02 . India Today . en.
  8. Web site: i24NEWS . 2024-06-02 . Maldives to ban Israelis amid rising public anger over Gaza war . 2024-06-02 . I24news . en.
  9. https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/06/17/maldives-postpones-israel-passport-ban-cites-concerns-blanket-law-keeping-out-palestinians/
  10. Web site: Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives) . 9 May 2022 . Maldives and Kazakhstan Sign Visa Waiver Agreement . 27 March 2024 . Government of the Maldives.
  11. Web site: Cambodia, Maldives agree on visa waiver.
  12. Web site: Tourist arrivals by nationality - Ministry of Tourism . www.tourism.gov.mv . 11 April 2018.
  13. Web site: Tourism Yearbook 2019 . . 29 December 2019.