AbroadGuideBD🇲🇻 Maldives
Free 30-day visa on arrival with confirmed hotel booking — one of the easiest escapes from Dhaka.
Pathways & visa routes
- Passport or travel document with a Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ), valid at least 1 month (passengers relying on extended passport validity are not allowed to enter) — none stated by the authority
- Complete travel itinerary, including confirmed return journey tickets — none stated by the authority
- Prepaid confirmed booking at a registered facility (accommodation) — none stated by the authority
- Proof of sufficient funds to cover the stay in the Maldives, or a sponsorship approved by Maldives Immigration — none stated by the authority - no amount or format published
- IMUGA 'Traveller Declaration' (individual declaration for every traveller, including children and minors) — none stated by the authority - submitted electronically, free of charge
- Valid Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate (only if arriving from, or having recently travelled through, a country with risk of Yellow Fever transmission; children under one year exempt) — none stated by the authority
- Valid Work Permit / Entry Pass issued by the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology (prerequisite for the Work e-Visa) — none stated by the authority
- Recent photograph (as per Maldives Immigration photo standards) — none stated by the authority
- Passport biodata page (clear colour copy) — none stated by the authority
- Additional supporting documents (if applicable) (optional) — none stated by the authority
Required documents
Original passport signed, with at least two blank visa pages.
Recent colour photo, white background — meets the /tools/visa-photo-checker/ spec.
Return or onward ticket matching the visa duration.
Hotel booking or host invitation covering the full stay.
Minimum balance typically USD 500–1,500 depending on destination.
Required when staying with family, friends, or attending a business host.
No-objection certificate with leave approval — salaried travellers.
For itineraries transiting yellow-fever endemic countries.
Frequently asked questions
Is Maldives visa on arrival free?
Yes — 30 days free on arrival with a confirmed booking and return ticket.
How to read this page
Every figure here carries the source it came from and the date it was checked against that source. Where a route could not be confirmed on a readable official page it is labelled Not established rather than filled in with a guess. Visa rules, fees and processing times change without notice — confirm with the authority before you pay anything.
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