Visa policy of Maldives

Maldives grants free tourist visa or visa-on-arrival status to all nations of the world for 30 days.[1]

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Entry and exit stamps of Maldives issued at Velana International Airport.
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Nationals of China[2] and Kazakhstan[3] can enter Maldives for 30 days without a visa. Nationals of India[4] and Russia[5] can enter Maldives for 90 days without a visa.

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.)[6]
  • 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.[6]
  • have entry requirements to their onward destination; for example, the visa and passport validity.[6]
  • 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.[6]
  • have Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate, if applicable. Children under 1 year of age are exempt from Yellow Fever vaccination.[7][6]

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to the Maldives were from the following countries of nationality:[8]

Country 2018 2017 2016 2015
 China283,116306,905324,326359,514
 Germany117,532112,109106,381105,132
 United Kingdom114,602103,977101,84392,775
 Italy105,29788,86771,20265,616
 India90,47483,01966,95552,368
 Russia70,93561,93146,52244,323
 France50,47642,36540,48742,024
 United States42,90139,18032,58929,308
 Japan42,30441,13339,89439,244
  Switzerland32,98432,65131,67831,923
Total1,484,2741,389,5421,286,1351,234,248

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Maldives.

References
  1. "Tourist Visa". Maldives Immigration, Republic of Maldives.
  2. 《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
  3. Maldives and Kazakhstan Sign Visa Waiver Agreement
  4. FAQs for Maldivians and Indians travelling to either country
  5. Government of Maldives and Government of the Russian Federation sign an Agreement on Mutual Exemption of Visa requirements.
  6. "Entry Requirements".
  7. List of Yellow Fever endemic countries
  8. "Tourist arrivals by nationality - Ministry of Tourism". www.tourism.gov.mv. Retrieved 11 April 2018.


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