Maldives passport visa-free countries
As of January 2025, the 540.5 thousand holders of Maldivan passports can now travel to 107 countries (Global ranking #96) without a visa – or by obtaining an eVisa/visa on arrival.
Maldives
Visa Required
Visa Not Required
E-visa
Visa On Arrival
Visa free countries (59 countries)
| Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Population (2020) | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | Not required | Freedom of movement | 33,691 | 10 km² |
| Ireland | Not required | N/A | 4,937,786 | 68,890 km² |
| Kosovo | Not required | 90 days | 1,873,160 | 10,887 km² |
| Russia | Not required | 90 days | 145,934,462 | 16,376,870 km² |
| United Kingdom | Not required | 6 months | 67,886,011 | 241,930 km² |
| Bangladesh | Not required | 90 days | 164,689,383 | 130,170 km² |
| Bhutan | Not required | 771,608 | 38,117 km² | |
| Brunei | Not required | 14 days | 437,479 | 5,270 km² |
| Cambodia | Not required | 30 days | 16,718,965 | 181,035 km² |
| China | Not required | 30 days | 1,439,323,776 | 9,388,211 km² |
| India | Not required | 90 days | 1,380,004,385 | 2,973,190 km² |
| Kazakhstan | Not required | 30 days | 18,776,707 | 2,699,700 km² |
| Kyrgyzstan | Not required | 30 days | 6,524,195 | 191,800 km² |
| Malaysia | Not required | 90 days | 32,365,999 | 328,550 km² |
| Pakistan | Not required | 3 months | 220,892,340 | 770,880 km² |
| Philippines | Not required | 30 days | 109,581,078 | 298,170 km² |
| Singapore | Not required | 30 days | 5,850,342 | 700 km² |
| Tajikistan | Not required | 30 days | 9,537,645 | 139,960 km² |
| Thailand | Not required | 30 days | 69,799,978 | 510,890 km² |
| Botswana | Not required | 90 days | 2,351,627 | 566,730 km² |
| Eswatini | Not required | 30 days | 1,160,164 | 17,200 km² |
| Kenya | Not required | 3 months | 53,771,296 | 569,140 km² |
| Lesotho | Not required | 90 days | 2,142,249 | 30,360 km² |
| Mauritius | Not required | 90 days | 1,271,768 | 2,030 km² |
| Morocco | Not required | 30 days | 36,910,560 | 446,300 km² |
| Saint Helena | Not required | 183 days | 4,534 | 121 km² |
| South Africa | Not required | 30 days | 59,308,690 | 1,213,090 km² |
| Tunisia | Not required | 3 months | 11,818,619 | 155,360 km² |
| Zambia | Not required | 90 days | 18,383,955 | 743,390 km² |
| Zimbabwe | Not required | 3 months | 14,862,924 | 386,850 km² |
| Ecuador | Not required | 90 days | 17,643,054 | 248,360 km² |
| Guyana | Not required | 30 days | 786,552 | 196,850 km² |
| Venezuela | Not required | 90 days | 28,435,940 | 882,050 km² |
| Bermuda | Not required | 21 days | 62,278 | 50 km² |
| Oman | Not required | N/A | 5,106,626 | 309,500 km² |
| Qatar | Not required | 30 days | 2,881,053 | 11,610 km² |
| Anguilla | Not required | 3 months | 15,003 | 90 km² |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Not required | 6 months | 97,929 | 440 km² |
| Bahamas | Not required | 3 months | 393,244 | 10,010 km² |
| Barbados | Not required | 6 months | 287,375 | 430 km² |
| Belize | Not required | 30 days | 397,628 | 22,810 km² |
| British Virgin Islands | Not required | 30 days | 30,030 | 153 km² |
| Cayman Islands | Not required | 6 months | 65,722 | 240 km² |
| Costa Rica | Not required | 30 days | 5,094,118 | 51,060 km² |
| Dominica | Not required | 6 months | 71,986 | 750 km² |
| Grenada | Not required | 3 months | 112,523 | 340 km² |
| Haiti | Not required | 3 months | 11,402,528 | 27,560 km² |
| Jamaica | Not required | 6 months | 2,961,167 | 10,830 km² |
| Montserrat | Not required | 6 months | 4,992 | 100 km² |
| Panama | Not required | 90 days | 4,314,767 | 74,340 km² |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Not required | 3 months | 53,199 | 260 km² |
| Saint Lucia | Not required | 6 weeks | 183,627 | 610 km² |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Not required | 3 months | 110,940 | 390 km² |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Not required | Visa Not Required | 1,399,488 | 5,130 km² |
| Cook Islands | Not required | 31 days | 17,564 | 240 km² |
| Fiji | Not required | 4 months | 896,445 | 18,270 km² |
| Kiribati | Not required | 90 days | 119,449 | 810 km² |
| Micronesia | Not required | 30 days | 115,023 | 700 km² |
| Vanuatu | Not required | 30 days | 307,145 | 12,190 km² |
Countries that offers e/visa or visa on arrival for Maldivan citizens (48 countries)
| Country | Visa requirement | Visa on arrival/evisa | Population (November 2024) | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | Visa required | eVisa | 84,339,067 | 769,630 km² |
| Ukraine | Visa required | eVisa | 43,733,762 | 579,320 km² |
| Armenia | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 2,963,243 | 28,470 km² |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | eVisa | 10,139,177 | 82,658 km² |
| Georgia | Visa required | eVisa | 3,989,167 | 69,490 km² |
| Laos | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 7,275,560 | 236,800 km² |
| Myanmar | Visa required | eVisa | 54,409,800 | 653,290 km² |
| Nepal | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 29,136,808 | 143,350 km² |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 21,413,249 | 62,710 km² |
| Timor-Leste | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 1,318,445 | 14,870 km² |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | eVisa | 33,469,203 | 425,400 km² |
| Vietnam | Visa required | eVisa | 97,338,579 | 310,070 km² |
| Angola | Visa required | eVisa | 32,866,272 | 1,246,700 km² |
| Benin | Visa required | eVisa | 12,123,200 | 112,760 km² |
| Burundi | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 11,890,784 | 25,680 km² |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 543,767 | 4,033 km² |
| Comoros | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 869,601 | 1,861 km² |
| Djibouti | Visa required | eVisa | 988,000 | 23,180 km² |
| Egypt | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 102,334,404 | 1,002,450 km² |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | eVisa | 114,963,588 | 1,000,000 km² |
| Gabon | Visa required | eVisa | 2,225,734 | 257,670 km² |
| Guinea | Visa required | eVisa | 13,132,795 | 245,720 km² |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 1,874,303 | 36,125 km² |
| Madagascar | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 27,691,018 | 581,795 km² |
| Malawi | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 19,129,952 | 94,280 km² |
| Mauritania | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 4,649,658 | 1,030,700 km² |
| Mozambique | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 31,255,435 | 786,380 km² |
| Rwanda | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 12,952,218 | 24,670 km² |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa required | eVisa | 219,159 | 960 km² |
| Somalia | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 15,893,222 | 627,340 km² |
| South Sudan | Visa required | eVisa | 12,778,250 | 619,745 km² |
| Tanzania | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 59,734,218 | 885,800 km² |
| Togo | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 8,278,724 | 54,390 km² |
| Uganda | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 45,741,007 | 199,810 km² |
| Bolivia | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 11,673,021 | 1,083,300 km² |
| Suriname | Visa required | eVisa | 586,632 | 156,000 km² |
| Iran | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 83,992,949 | 1,628,550 km² |
| Jordan | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 10,203,134 | 88,780 km² |
| Oman | Visa required | eVisa | 5,106,626 | 309,500 km² |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 34,813,871 | 2,149,690 km² |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 9,890,402 | 83,600 km² |
| Nicaragua | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 6,624,554 | 120,340 km² |
| Marshall Islands | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 59,190 | 180 km² |
| New Zealand | Visa required | eVisa | 4,822,233 | 263,310 km² |
| Palau | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 18,094 | 460 km² |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa required | eVisa | 8,947,024 | 452,860 km² |
| Samoa | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 198,414 | 2,830 km² |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 686,884 | 27,990 km² |
| Tuvalu | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 11,792 | 30 km² |
Fast facts:
- Total population of countries that Maldives passports can go without a visa: 3,981,292,771 people (est 2024).
- Total area of countries/territories offering visa-free for Maldivan citizens: 40,371,974 km².
- Visa free countries by region: Europe (5), Asia (14), Africa (11), South America (3), North America (1), Middle East (2), Central America and Caribbean (18), Oceania (5).
- Visa free by days: Freedom of movement (Gibraltar), N/A (Ireland, Oman), 90 days (Kosovo, Russia, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Zambia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama, Kiribati), 6 months (United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Jamaica, Montserrat), (Bhutan), 14 days (Brunei), 30 days (Cambodia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand, Eswatini, Morocco, South Africa, Guyana, Qatar, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Micronesia, Vanuatu), 3 months (Pakistan, Kenya, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Anguilla, Bahamas, Grenada, Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), 183 days (Saint Helena), 21 days (Bermuda), 6 weeks (Saint Lucia), Visa Not Required (Trinidad and Tobago), 31 days (Cook Islands), 4 months (Fiji)