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Maldives visa rules for every passport

Entry rules for the Maldives from its official sources, and every passport we have a page for.

Entry policy for the Maldives

Checked 29 Oct 2026

Official sources

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 1 month.

A passport or travel document with a Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ) and at least 1 month's validity.

Passports we have reviewed

Pick your passport for the full rule, its source quote and the check date.

Visa-free2

Visa on arrival195

No tourist entry1

Places in the Maldives

A tag means a beach within 30 km, a peak of at least 1,000 m and 500 m above the city within 50 km, a place on a sea island smaller than 120,000 km², or a World Heritage site within 25 km.

  • Male
    • Beach
    • Island

Tags use data from OpenStreetMap, available under the ODbL. Full source list on Sources.