Maldives Entry Guide | Sufyan Abroad

Plan your visit

Guide review · 26 October 2026

Rechecked current Immigration tourist checklist and official www2 version: no tourist preapproval, one-month MRZ passport, prepaid registered accommodation/itinerary/funds, onward requirements, free individual IMUGA within 96 hours, yellow-fever conditions and each child own passport. No change.

Tourist pre-approval is not required, but the published entry checklist must be met.

Current entry routeVisa on arrival

Stay / conditionsConfirm the stay granted at immigration.

RegionAsia

DiscoverMalé, Maafushi, and resort islands

Tourist admission does not establish a local-employment right.
Check transit requirements separately from destination permission.

Preparation checklist

Passport and copies with the destination’s required validity.Return/onward itinerary and any transit permission needed en route.Accommodation/host address and funds for the planned stay.Travel insurance appropriate to the itinerary.Machine-readable passport with one month validity; prepaid registered hotel, return ticket, and funds.Free IMUGA Traveller Declaration for each person, including children, within 96 hours before arrival.Yellow-fever certificate if recent travel triggers the requirement; each child needs their own passport.

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Reviewed 26 October 2026. Confirm the current official checklist for your passport, residence, and filing location.