Entry and exit stamps of Maldives issued at Velana International Airport.
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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:
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90 days 30 days |
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. (Passengers with an extended validity in their passports are not allowed to enter.)[7]
- Have a complete travel itinerary including return journey confirmed tickets, with a prepaid confirmed hotel booking at a registered hotel, or provide proof of financial means for sufficient funds to support the stay in Maldives, or hold a pre-approved visa sponsorship Maldives Immigration.[7]
- Have entry requirements to their onward destination; for example, the visa and passport validity.[7]
- Have Traveller Declaration filled in and submitted by all travelers travelling to and from Maldives, within 96 hours to the flight time. The form has to be submitted electronically via IMUGA.[7]
- Have Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate, if applicable. Children under 1 year of age are exempt from Yellow Fever vaccination.[7][8]
Future changes
The following countries have signed visa-exemption agreements, but have yet to ratify those agreements::
| Country | Visa exemption agreement signed on | Passports | Duration of stay |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana |
14 March 2023 | All passports | 30 days |
 Burundi |
26 April 2023 | All passports | 30 days |
 Rwanda |
5 May 2023 | All passports | 30 days |
 Serbia |
8 May 2023 | Diplomatic & Official passports | 30 days |
 Gambia |
11 June 2023 | All passports | 30 days |
 Japan |
29 July 2023 | Diplomatic & Official passports | 30 days |
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
19 September 2023 | All passports | 30 days |
 Honduras |
19 September 2023 | All passports | 30 days |
 Togo |
19 September 2023 | All passports | 30 days |
 Andorra |
20 September 2023 | All passports | 30 days |
 Guyana |
22 September 2023 | All passports | 30 days |
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving to the Maldives were from the following countries of nationality:[9][10]
| Country | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 284,029 | 283,116 | 306,905 | 324,326 | 359,514 |
 India | 166,030 | 90,474 | 83,019 | 66,955 | 52,368 |
 Italy | 136,343 | 105,297 | 88,867 | 71,202 | 65,616 |
 Germany | 131,561 | 117,532 | 112,109 | 106,381 | 105,132 |
 United Kingdom | 126,199 | 114,602 | 103,977 | 101,843 | 92,775 |
 Russia | 83,369 | 70,935 | 61,931 | 46,522 | 44,323 |
 France | 59,738 | 50,476 | 42,365 | 40,487 | 42,024 |
 United States | 54,474 | 42,901 | 39,180 | 32,589 | 29,308 |
| Japan | 44,251 | 42,304 | 41,133 | 39,894 | 39,244 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 39,928 | 37,254 | 27,360 | - | - |
| Total | 1,702,887 | 1,484,274 | 1,389,542 | 1,286,135 | 1,234,248 |
See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Maldives.
References
- ↑ "Tourist Visa". Maldives Immigration, Republic of Maldives.
- ↑ FAQs for Maldivians and Indians travelling to either country
- ↑ Government of Maldives and Government of the Russian Federation sign an Agreement on Mutual Exemption of Visa requirements.
- ↑ 《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
- ↑ Maldives and Kazakhstan signed a visa exemption agreement
- ↑ "Maldives and Mongolia signed a visa exemption agreement".
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Entry Requirements".
- ↑ List of Yellow Fever endemic countries
- ↑ "Tourist arrivals by nationality - Ministry of Tourism". www.tourism.gov.mv. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "Tourism Yearbook 2019" (PDF). Ministry of Tourism (Maldives). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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