Maldives Passport
Travel Freedom & Visa Requirements for Maldives Citizens
Global Rank: #103
of 199
54
Visa Free
27
Visa on Arrival
5
eTA
39
E-Visa
73
Visa Required
125
Mobility Score
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Maldives
About the Maldives Passport
The Maldives passport ranks 103rd globally in travel freedom, granting its holders visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 125 destinations.
Visa-free access is concentrated in Asia, Americas, Africa. Notable visa-free destinations include Belize (unlimited stay), Jamaica (unlimited stay), Palestine (unlimited stay), Trinidad and Tobago (unlimited stay).
73 countries require a visa obtained in advance through an embassy or consulate.
Visa-Free Destinations
54 countries
Antigua and Barbuda
180d
Bahamas
90d
Bangladesh
90d
Barbados
180d
Belize
Bhutan
14d
Botswana
90d
Brunei
14d
China
30d
Costa Rica
30d
Dominica
180d
Ecuador
90d
Eswatini
30d
Fiji
120d
Gambia
90d
Grenada
90d
Guyana
30d
Haiti
90d
Hong Kong
90d
India
90d
Ireland
90d
Jamaica
Kazakhstan
30d
Kenya
90d
Kiribati
90d
Kosovo
90d
Kyrgyzstan
30d
Lesotho
90d
Malawi
30d
Malaysia
90d
Mauritius
90d
Micronesia
30d
Mongolia
30d
Morocco
30d
Pakistan
90d
Palestine
Panama
90d
Philippines
30d
Russia
90d
Rwanda
30d
Saint Lucia
42d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
90d
Seychelles
90d
Singapore
30d
South Africa
30d
Tajikistan
30d
Thailand
60d
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
90d
United Arab Emirates
90d
Vanuatu
120d
Venezuela
90d
Zambia
90d
Zimbabwe
90d
Visa on Arrival
27 countries
Burundi
30d
Cambodia
30d
Cape Verde
Comoros
45d
Djibouti
90d
Guinea-Bissau
90d
Indonesia
30d
Iran
30d
Jordan
30d
Laos
30d
Macau
30d
Madagascar
90d
Marshall Islands
90d
Mozambique
30d
Namibia
90d
Nepal
150d
Nicaragua
30d
Palau
30d
Qatar
30d
Samoa
90d
Saudi Arabia
90d
Solomon Islands
45d
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
30d
Turkey
90d
Tuvalu
30d
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
5 countries
Ivory Coast
90d
Papua New Guinea
60d
Saint Kitts and Nevis
90d
Suriname
90d
United Kingdom
180d
E-Visa Required
39 countries
E-visa countries require an online application before travel but do not require an embassy visit.
Albania
Armenia
120d
Australia
Azerbaijan
30d
Bahrain
Benin
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Colombia
Cuba
90d
DR Congo
7d
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
90d
Gabon
90d
Georgia
Guinea
90d
Iraq
Israel
Liberia
Libya
Mauritania
90d
Moldova
Myanmar
Nigeria
90d
Oman
São Tomé and Príncipe
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Korea
South Sudan
90d
Syria
Togo
15d
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
30d
Vietnam
90d
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Visa Required (Embassy Visit)
73 countries
These countries require a traditional visa application through an embassy or consulate before travel.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Central African Republic
Chile
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Eritrea
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Japan
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mali
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Niger
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Republic of the Congo
Romania
San Marino
Senegal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tonga
Turkmenistan
United States
Uruguay
Vatican City
Yemen
+ 67 more destinations ·
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Data sourced from Passport Index and updated regularly. Requirements may change — always verify with the destination country's official immigration authority before travel. Last updated: April 2026.