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Maldives Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

205 of 207 passports can enter the Maldives without arranging a visa in advance: 9 visa-free and 196 with a visa on arrival.

  • Visa-free 9
  • On arrival 196
  • Special 2
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No visa in advance

205 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

9

E-visa online

0

Visa required

0

How to enter the Maldives

What to apply for, what it costs and where to apply.

All visitors get a free 30-day visa on arrival with a hotel booking and onward ticket, and must complete the free IMUGA traveller declaration before arrival. Hotels charge a green tax of USD 12 per night (USD 6 at small guesthouses) and departing foreigners pay a USD 50 economy departure fee in the ticket.

Visa on arrivalVisa on arrival

All nationalities

Fee
Free
Stay
30 days
Processing
On arrival
Official site: immigration.gov.mv
Arrival cardIMUGA traveller declaration

All arriving travelers

Fee
Free
Processing
Online within 96 hours before arrival
Official site: imuga.immigration.gov.mv
Tourist feeGreen tax

Tourists staying in resorts, hotels and guesthouses

Fee
USD 12 per night (USD 6 at guesthouses with 50 rooms or fewer)
Processing
Charged by the property
Official site: mira.gov.mv

Passport validity

At least 1 month beyond the stay (6 months commonly advised)

Official entry rules

immigration.gov.mv

Recent and upcoming changes

  1. Green tax doubled

    The green tax rose from USD 6 to USD 12 per night at resorts and hotels, and from USD 3 to USD 6 at smaller guesthouses. Source

Checked against 2 sources (some details from reputable travel press) on Oct 31, 2026. Rules for Maldives can change quickly: confirm on the official site before you book.

Passports that can visit the Maldives visa-free

9 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Cambodia30 daysChina30 daysGuyana30 daysIndia90 daysKazakhstan30 daysKyrgyzstan30 daysMongolia30 daysRussia90 daysSri Lanka90 days

Passports that get a visa on arrival in the Maldives

196 passports. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Afghanistan30 daysAlbania30 daysAlgeria30 daysAndorra30 daysAngola30 daysAnguilla30 daysAntigua and Barbuda30 daysArgentina30 daysArmenia30 daysAustralia30 daysAustria30 daysAzerbaijan30 daysBahamas30 daysBahrain30 daysBangladesh30 daysBarbados30 daysBelarus30 daysBelgium30 daysBelize30 daysBenin30 daysBermuda30 daysBhutan30 daysBolivia30 daysBosnia and Herzegovina30 daysBotswana30 daysBrazil30 daysBritish National (Overseas)30 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysBrunei30 daysBulgaria30 daysBurkina Faso30 daysBurundi30 daysCameroon30 daysCanada30 daysCape Verde30 daysCayman Islands30 daysCentral African Republic30 daysChad30 daysChile30 daysColombia30 daysComoros30 daysCosta Rica30 daysCroatia30 daysCuba30 daysCyprus30 daysCzechia30 daysDenmark30 daysDjibouti30 daysDominica30 daysDominican Republic30 daysDR Congo30 daysEcuador30 daysEgypt30 daysEl Salvador30 daysEquatorial Guinea30 daysEritrea30 daysEstonia30 daysEswatini30 daysEthiopia30 daysFiji30 daysFinland30 daysFrance30 daysGabon30 daysGambia30 daysGeorgia30 daysGermany30 daysGhana30 daysGreece30 daysGrenada30 daysGuatemala30 daysGuinea30 daysGuinea-Bissau30 daysHaiti30 daysHonduras30 daysHong Kong30 daysHungary30 daysIceland30 daysIndonesia30 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysIreland30 daysItaly30 daysIvory Coast30 daysJamaica30 daysJapan30 daysJordan30 daysKenya30 daysKiribati30 daysKosovo30 daysKuwait30 daysLaos30 daysLatvia30 daysLebanon30 daysLesotho30 daysLiberia30 daysLibya30 daysLiechtenstein30 daysLithuania30 daysLuxembourg30 daysMacau30 daysMadagascar30 daysMalawi30 daysMalaysia30 daysMali30 daysMalta30 daysMarshall Islands30 daysMauritania30 daysMauritius30 daysMexico30 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova30 daysMonaco30 daysMontenegro30 daysMontserrat30 daysMorocco30 daysMozambique30 daysMyanmar30 daysNamibia30 daysNauru30 daysNepal30 daysNetherlands30 daysNew Zealand30 daysNicaragua30 daysNiger30 daysNigeria30 daysNorth Korea30 daysNorth Macedonia30 daysNorway30 daysOman30 daysPakistan30 daysPalau30 daysPalestine30 daysPanama30 daysPapua New Guinea30 daysParaguay30 daysPeru30 daysPhilippines30 daysPoland30 daysPortugal30 daysQatar30 daysRepublic of the Congo30 daysRomania30 daysRwanda30 daysSaint Helena30 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis30 daysSaint Lucia30 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines30 daysSamoa30 daysSan Marino30 daysSao Tome and Principe30 daysSaudi Arabia30 daysSenegal30 daysSerbia30 daysSeychelles30 daysSierra Leone30 daysSingapore30 daysSlovakia30 daysSlovenia30 daysSolomon Islands30 daysSomalia30 daysSouth Africa30 daysSouth Korea30 daysSouth Sudan30 daysSpain30 daysSudan30 daysSuriname30 daysSweden30 daysSwitzerland30 daysSyria30 daysTaiwan30 daysTajikistan30 daysTanzania30 daysThailand30 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTogo30 daysTonga30 daysTrinidad and Tobago30 daysTunisia30 daysTurkey30 daysTurkmenistan30 daysTurks and Caicos Islands30 daysTuvalu30 daysUganda30 daysUkraine30 daysUnited Arab Emirates30 daysUnited Kingdom30 daysUnited States30 daysUruguay30 daysUzbekistan30 daysVanuatu30 daysVatican City30 daysVenezuela30 daysVietnam30 daysYemen30 daysZambia30 daysZimbabwe30 days

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

2 passports. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

IsraelIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)

Maldives visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for the Maldives?

US passport holders can get a visa on arrival in the Maldives for up to 30 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for the Maldives?

UK passport holders can get a visa on arrival in the Maldives for up to 30 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for the Maldives?

Canada passport holders can get a visa on arrival in the Maldives for up to 30 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for the Maldives?

Australia passport holders can get a visa on arrival in the Maldives for up to 30 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for the Maldives?

No. India passport holders can visit the Maldives visa-free for up to 90 days.

How long can you stay in the Maldives without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 30 days, and some passports get up to 90 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the Maldives's official site before you book and again before you fly.