Maldives passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Maldives passport can enter 62 countries visa-free and 27 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #49.

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Visa-free destinations (62)

Countries you can enter on a Maldives passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bangladesh BD Barbados BB Belize BZ Bermuda BM Botswana BW British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cayman Islands KY China CN Cook Islands CK Costa Rica CR Dominica DM Ecuador EC eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Fiji FJ Gibraltar GI Grenada GD Guyana GY Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK India IN Ireland IE Jamaica JM Kazakhstan KZ Kenya KE Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kyrgyzstan KG Lesotho LS Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Mongolia MN Montserrat MS Morocco MA Pakistan PK Panama PA Philippines PH Rwanda RW Seychelles SC Singapore SG South Africa ZA Sri Lanka LK St. Helena SH St. Lucia LC St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Vanuatu VU Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa on arrival (27)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Maldives passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bhutan BT Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Egypt EG Guinea-Bissau GW Indonesia ID Iran IR Jordan JO Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Marshall Islands MH Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Qatar QA Samoa WS Saudi Arabia SA Solomon Islands SB Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Türkiye TR Tuvalu TV United Arab Emirates AE

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Russian Federation RU St. Kitts and Nevis KN United Kingdom GB

e-Visa available (34)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Armenia AM Bahrain BH Benin BJ Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN Liberia LR Malawi MW Mauritania MR Moldova MD Myanmar MM Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Papua New Guinea PG São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS Syria SY Togo TG Uganda UG Ukraine UA Uzbekistan UZ Vietnam VN

Visa required (101)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Maldives passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR Bulgaria BG Canada CA Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL Congo (Rep.) CG Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE Faroe Islands FO Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Guatemala GT Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Israel IL Italy IT Japan JP Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Maldives MV Mali ML Malta MT Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Montenegro ME Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Senegal SN Serbia RS Sierra Leone SL Slovakia SK Slovenia SI South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Maldives passport?

    Holders of a Maldives passport have visa-free access to 62 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 27 more, for a total of 89 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 37 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Maldives passport?

    The Maldives passport is ranked #49 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 92.

  • Where do Maldives passport holders need a visa?

    Maldives passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 101 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Maldives travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, India is the most-flown visa-free destination from Maldives, with 6 non-stop routes.

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