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Maldives visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

Visa on arrival. United Kingdom passport holders can get a visa on arrival in the Maldives.

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
Not stated by the source
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

immigration.gov.mvMaldives ImmigrationChecked 29 Oct 2026

Tourist visa is granted on arrival to the Maldives.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a passport with a machine-readable zone (MRZ); a passport with an extended validity is refused.
  • Submit the IMUGA Traveller Declaration online at imuga.immigration.gov.mv within 96 hours before arrival, one for each traveller including children.
  • Needs confirmed return tickets, a prepaid confirmed booking at a registered facility, and enough funds for the stay, or a sponsorship approved by Maldives Immigration.
  • Needs a valid Yellow Fever vaccination certificate if arriving from, or recently through, a country with yellow fever risk, unless under one year old.
  • Children need their own passport.

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.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Maldives passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Maldives passport United Kingdom

ETA needed before travel · 6 months

Fee
£20.00
Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023: Qatar (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024: Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan. (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025: Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Vatican City

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Male, nearest first.

No visa-free place we have reviewed is within 2,500 km yet.

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Male

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Male, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 30.6°CLow 26.1°CRain 86 mm
  2. FebHigh 31.1°CLow 26.4°CRain 45 mm
  3. MarHigh 31.6°CLow 26.9°CRain 47 mm
  4. AprHigh 31.9°CLow 27.3°CRain 130 mm
  5. MayHigh 31.5°CLow 26.7°CRain 207 mm
  6. JunHigh 31.3°CLow 26.5°CRain 149 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.0°CLow 26.3°CRain 190 mm
  8. AugHigh 31.0°CLow 26.1°CRain 210 mm
  9. SepHigh 30.6°CLow 26.0°CRain 214 mm
  10. OctHigh 30.7°CLow 26.0°CRain 235 mm
  11. NovHigh 30.5°CLow 25.9°CRain 206 mm
  12. DecHigh 30.4°CLow 25.7°CRain 200 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 14 to 21 years between 1993 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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