Travelers must ensure valid passport
from their respective countries
before entering the Maldives. He
/ she must have a return ticket
and sufficient funds to enter the
country. Travelers visiting the
Republic of Maldives will be issued
free 30-day tourist visa upon arrival
at the Male international airport.
If you want to stay a few days
in the Maldives after the expiry
of 30 days visa, you must complete
an application form asking to extend
your visa. The Department of Immigration
and Emigration approves your visa
requirement for visas and extends
up to ninety days, if you have sufficient
funds and is staying in a city or
hotel.
Without valid authorization, if
a traveler stays over 60 days, he
/ she will face the consequences
of violating the country’s
rules and regulations. Before departure
from Maldives, travelers diplomats
and passengers must meet all the
requirements as pay departure taxes.
Exemption from diplomats travelers,
UN staff, experts attached to government,
persons approved for employment
in the country, sponsored by Maldivians,
those who have registered bookings
in the tourist resorts or hotels
are pay departure taxes.
All travelers entering a private
yacht in Maldives are also issued
free 30-day visa. Prior authorization
is needed to anchor the vessel or
vessels in other atolls as men through
agents.
