- Visa-free
- 52 / 198
- Without an embassy visit
- 122
- ETA required
- 6
- eVisa available
- 37
- Longest visa-free stay
- 180 — Antigua and Barbuda
Data compiled: 28 Oct 2026
20 destinations with a full TravelDecl guide
These are the destinations we cover in depth, with step-by-step arrival card guidance. Visa status below is shown for a Maldivian passport specifically.
| Destination | Visa for this passport | Arrival card | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | Visa-free (30 days) | Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) | Full guide → |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Visa on arrival | All Indonesia arrival card + e-CD customs declaration | Full guide → |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Visa-free (90 days) | Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) | Full guide → |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Visa-free (30 days) | SG Arrival Card (with health declaration) | Full guide → |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | eVisa | Pre-arrival information form | Full guide → |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | Visa on arrival | Cambodia e-Arrival (CeA) | Full guide → |
| 🇮🇳 India | Visa-free (90 days) | e-Arrival Card + Air Suvidha health self-declaration | Full guide → |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | Visa required | Taiwan Arrival Card (TWAC) | Full guide → |
| 🇨🇳 China | Visa-free (30 days) | Foreigner Arrival Card (online) | Full guide → |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | Visa-free (30 days) | eTravel | Full guide → |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | Visa on arrival | Palau Entry Form | Full guide → |
| 🇦🇼 Aruba | See guide | ED Card (Embarkation-Disembarkation Card) | Full guide → |
| 🇨🇼 Curaçao | See guide | Digital Immigration Card (DI Card) | Full guide → |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | Visa-free | C5 Immigration/Customs form | Full guide → |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | Visa required | e-Ticket | Full guide → |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | Arrival/Departure Card | Full guide → |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | eVisa | D'Viajeros | Full guide → |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | eVisa | Check-Mig | Full guide → |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | Visa required | Advance Declaration (ArriveCAN) | Full guide → |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | Visa on arrival | No arrival card | Full guide → |
A Maldivian passport gives visa-free entry to 52 destinations. For many others you can apply online: 37 destinations offer an eVisa and 6 use an ETA.
An ETA is required in 6 destinations. It is not a visa, but you must have it approved before you board.
Antigua and Barbuda allows the longest visa-free stay for this passport: up to 180 days.
Visa requirements by destination
| Destination | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | eVisa | — |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | Visa required | — |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | Visa required | — |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | Visa required | — |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 180 days |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | Visa required | — |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | eVisa | — |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | eVisa | — |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Visa required | — |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | eVisa | — |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | eVisa | — |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | Visa-free | 180 days |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | Visa required | — |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Visa required | — |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | Visa-free | — |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | eVisa | — |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | Visa-free | 14 days |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | — |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | Visa required | — |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | Visa-free | 14 days |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | Visa required | — |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | eVisa | — |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | eVisa | — |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | Visa required | — |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | Visa required | — |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | eVisa | — |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | Visa required | — |
| 🇨🇳 China | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | eVisa | — |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | Visa required | — |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | Visa required | — |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | eVisa | — |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Visa required | — |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | Visa required | — |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | eVisa | — |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Visa required | — |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | Visa-free | 180 days |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | Visa required | — |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | Visa required | — |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | eVisa | — |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | — |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | Visa required | — |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | Visa required | — |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | eVisa | — |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | Visa-free | 120 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | Visa required | — |
| 🇫🇷 France | Visa required | — |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | eVisa | — |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | eVisa | — |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Visa required | — |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | eVisa | — |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | Visa required | — |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | Visa required | — |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | eVisa | — |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | Visa required | — |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | Visa required | — |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | Visa required | — |
| 🇮🇳 India | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | eVisa | — |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | Visa required | — |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Visa required | — |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | ETA required | — |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | Visa-free | — |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Visa required | — |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | ETA required | — |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | Visa required | — |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | eVisa | — |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | Visa required | — |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | Visa required | — |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | Visa required | — |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | eVisa | — |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Visa required | — |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Visa required | — |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Visa required | — |
| 🇲🇴 Macao | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | Visa required | — |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | Visa required | — |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | eVisa | — |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | Visa required | — |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | eVisa | — |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | Visa required | — |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | Visa required | — |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | eVisa | — |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | Visa required | — |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | Visa required | — |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Visa required | — |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Visa required | — |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | Visa required | — |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | eVisa | — |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | Visa required | — |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | Visa required | — |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | Visa required | — |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | eVisa | — |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | Visa-free | — |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | ETA required | — |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Visa required | — |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | Visa required | — |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | Visa required | — |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Visa required | — |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | Visa required | — |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | ETA required | — |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | Visa-free | 42 days |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | Visa required | — |
| 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | eVisa | — |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | Visa required | — |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | Visa required | — |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | eVisa | — |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | Visa required | — |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | Visa required | — |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | eVisa | — |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | eVisa | — |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | eVisa | — |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | Visa required | — |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | Visa required | — |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | ETA required | — |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Visa required | — |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Visa required | — |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | eVisa | — |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | Visa required | — |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | Visa-free | 30 days |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | eVisa | — |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | Visa required | — |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | — |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | Visa required | — |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | — |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | eVisa | — |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Visa required | — |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | ETA required | — |
| 🇺🇸 United States | Visa required | — |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | Visa required | — |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | eVisa | — |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | Visa-free | 120 days |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican | Visa required | — |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | eVisa | — |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | Visa required | — |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | Visa-free | 90 days |
This table is compiled from publicly available visa-policy information and is meant for general trip planning. Visa rules change and can vary by purpose of travel or passport type, so always confirm current requirements with the destination's embassy or official immigration authority before you book.
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can Maldivian citizens visit without a visa?
52 destinations in this table allow visa-free entry. Counting eVisas, ETAs and visas on arrival, 122 destinations can be reached without an embassy visit.
What is the difference between an ETA and an eVisa?
An ETA is a short online authorisation for travelers who do not need a visa. An eVisa is a visa issued online. Both must be approved before you travel.
How long can Maldivian citizens stay visa-free?
It depends on the destination. The longest visa-free stay for this passport is 180 days in Antigua and Barbuda. The Max stay column shows the limit for each country.
How up to date is this information?
This table is compiled from a bulk visa-policy dataset, not checked row by row against each destination's official source. See the note above the table for details, and confirm with the destination's embassy or official immigration authority before you travel.