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India passport → Maldives
Tourist travel
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Maldives Visa Checklist — India Passport (Visa on Arrival)
Tourist · On Arrival
Required Documents
- Passport or travel document with Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ) and at least 1 month validity (passengers with an extended validity in their passports are not allowed to enter).
- Complete travel itinerary including confirmed return or onward tickets.
- Prepaid confirmed booking at a registered facility for the duration of stay.
- Sufficient funds to cover the stay, or a sponsorship approved by Maldives Immigration.
- Complete and submit the IMUGA Traveller Declaration (each traveller individually, including minors) electronically via the IMUGA portal up to 96 hours (4 days) before arrival; submission is free of charge and present the completed declaration at immigration upon arrival.
- Present a valid Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate if arriving from, or having recently travelled through, a country with risk of Yellow Fever transmission (children under one year exempt).
- Be prepared to meet entry requirements of your next destination (including any visa or passport validity rules).
- Children/minors must have their own passport to enter the Maldives.
- Entry is granted at the port of entry subject to admissibility determination by Immigration officers; a complete itinerary or booking does not guarantee entry.
Passport or travel document with a Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ) and at least 1 month's validity. (Passengers with an extended validity in their passports are not allowed to enter.)
Sufficient funds to cover the stay in the Maldives, or hold a sponsorship approved by Maldives Immigration.
Complete travel itinerary, confirmed return or onward tickets, and prepaid confirmed booking at a registered facility (to be presented as part of entry requirements).
Children/minors must have their own passport to enter. Children under one year are exempt from Yellow Fever vaccination requirement.
Tourist visa is granted on arrival; no pre-approval required. Submit the IMUGA Traveller Declaration (free) electronically and present it at immigration. Entry is decided by Immigration officers at the port of entry per the Maldives Immigration Act.
Effective from 15 April 2025, entry to the Maldives will not be granted on Israeli passports.