VISA TRANSIT MALDIVES /MV/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

TWOV /TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA/:

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A CONFIRMED ONWARD TICKET FOR A FLIGHT TO A THIRD COUNTRY. THEY MUST STAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT AREA OF THE AIRPORT AND HAVE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT DESTINATION.

VISA DESTINATION MALDIVES /MV/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

PASSPORT REQUIRED.

- PASSPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY MUST BE VALID FOR A MINIMUM OF 1 MONTH FROM THE ARRIVAL DATE.

PASSPORT EXEMPTIONS:

- PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY FOR VISA PURPOSES.

- PASSENGERS WITH A TEMPORARY PASSPORT.

ADMISSION AND TRANSIT RESTRICTIONS:

- PASSENGERS WITH PASSPORTS ISSUED BY ISRAEL ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER.

VISA ISSUANCE:

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR NATIONALS OF THAILAND TRAVELING AS TOURISTS CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 30 DAYS. THEY MUST HAVE A HOTEL RESERVATION CONFIRMATION. THEY CAN APPLY TO EXTEND THEIR STAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY FOR VISA PURPOSES TRAVELING AS TOURISTS CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 30 DAYS. THEY MUST HAVE A HOTEL RESERVATION CONFIRMATION. THEY CAN APPLY TO EXTEND THEIR STAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS.

WARNING:

- PASSENGERS MUST COMPLETE A TRAVELLER DECLARATION AT MOST 96 HOURS BEFORE ARRIVAL AT HTTPS://IMUGA.IMMIGRATION.GOV.MV/TRAVELLER.

- PASSENGERS WITH AN EXTENDED VALIDITY IN THEIR PASSPORTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER.

- VISITORS NOT HOLDING RETURN/ONWARD TICKETS COULD BE REFUSED ENTRY.

- VISITORS COULD BE REFUSED ENTRY IF NOT HOLDING:

- A CONFIRMED BOOKING TO A REGISTERED TOURIST FACILITY AND SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE STAY IN MALDIVES OR

- A PRE-APPROVED VISA SPONSORSHIP. THE SPONSOR WHO MUST BE A NATIONAL OF MALDIVES, MUST COMPLETE THE APPLICATION THROUGH IMUGA PORTAL AT HTTPS://IMUGA.IMMIGRATION.GOV.MV AND OBTAIN THE SPONSORSHIP DECLARATION APPROVAL SLIP FROM MALDIVES IMMIGRATION BEFORE ARRIVAL. THE FORM /SPONSORSHIP DECLARATION FORM/ CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT HTTPS://WWW.IMMIGRATION.GOV.MV/DOWNLOADS/ .