Visa policy of Maldives

All visitors to Maldives must:

• hold a passport or a travel document with Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) with at least 1 months validity.[4]
• have a pre-paid hotel booking/accommodation.[4]
• have sufficient funds to last for the intended period of stay in Maldives.[4]
• have confirmed onward/return tickets to home country or to country of residence (not applicable for valid resident permit holders).[4]
• have entry documents to their next destination; for example, the visa.[4]
• have Traveller Health Declaration (THD) filled in and submitted by all travelers travelling to and from Maldives, within 48 hours prior to their travel. You may submit the form electronically via IMUGA.[4]
• have Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate, if applicable. Click here to check the Yellow Fever endemic countries.[4]
• have COVID-19 negative PCR test result, attached while completing Traveler Health Declaration form. The sample for PCR test has to be taken 96 hours prior to departure to Maldives, counting from the first port of embarkation en-route to the Maldives. [Proof of COVID-19 recovery for those who were tested positive 60 days prior to their arrival in the Maldives][4]

Most visitors arriving to the Maldives were from the following countries of nationality:[5]

Country	2018	2017	2016	2015
China	283,116	306,905	324,326	359,514
Germany	117,532	112,109	106,381	105,132
United Kingdom	114,602	103,977	101,843	92,775
Italy	105,297	88,867	71,202	65,616
India	90,474	83,019	66,955	52,368
Russia	70,935	61,931	46,522	44,323
France	50,476	42,365	40,487	42,024
United States	42,901	39,180	32,589	29,308
Japan	42,304	41,133	39,894	39,244
Switzerland	32,984	32,651	31,678	31,923
Total	1,484,274	1,389,542	1,286,135	1,234,248

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Maldives.

• Visa requirements for Maldivian citizens

• Maldives Immigration