Entry/Exit Requirements
"A valid passport, along with an onward/return ticket and sufficient
funds, is required for entry. A no-cost visitor visa valid for thirty
days is issued upon arrival. The Department of Immigration and Emigration
routinely approves requests for extension of stays up to ninety
days for travelers who present evidence of sufficient funds and
who stay in a resort or hotel or present a letter from a local sponsor.
Anyone staying over sixty days without proper authorization faces
heavy fines and deportation. All visitors departing the Republic
of the Maldives (except diplomats and certain exempted travelers)
must pay an airport departure tax, which is usually included in
the price of an airline ticket. Travelers need a yellow fever immunization
if they are arriving from an infected area.
Arrival by private boat: Travelers arriving by private yacht or
boat are granted no-cost visas, usually valid until the expected
date of departure. Vessels anchoring in atolls other than Male must
have prior clearance through agents in Male. Maldivian customs,
police and/or representatives of Maldivian immigration will meet
all vessels, regardless of where they anchor. Vessels arriving with
a dog on board will be permitted anchorage, but the dog will not
be allowed off the vessel. Any firearms or ammunition on board will
be held for bond until the vessel’s departure.
Specific inquiries should be addressed to the Maldives High Commission
in Colombo, Sri Lanka at No. 24, Melbourne Avenue, Colombo 4, telephone
(94) (11) 2580076/2586762/2500943, or the Maldives Mission to the
U.N. in New York, telephone (212) 599-6194." - US State Dept
For non-US Citizen requirements, please contact
us for updated information.
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