Maldives: visas, documents and safety

Maldives at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+05:00)

05:28:33

November 1, 2026

Capital

Mal+�

Data status

Update delayed

28.9 °C

Partly cloudy

High 29.3°

Low 28.7°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 3.6 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Partly cloudy

28.7° / 29.3°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Cloudy

28.1° / 28.7°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Cloudy

27.9° / 28.5°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Mal+� (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)
Language: Maldivian
Capital: Mal+�
Population: 515,132
Timezone: UTC+05:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Maldives brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Maldives

Planning a trip to Maldives means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Maldives.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Visa on arrival for 30 days

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 30 days

Maldives Immigration says tourists are granted a visa on arrival without pre-approval, provided they meet the basic entry requirements, including confirmed return journey tickets, a prepaid confirmed booking and sufficient funds; since 15 April 2025 entry is not granted on Israeli passports. The Maldives' Permanent Mission to the UN says a free visa of up to thirty days is issued on arrival. Foreigners arriving must submit the Traveller Declaration within 96 hours before arrival, and tourists can apply for visa extensions through the IMUGA portal.

Passport validity: Maldives Immigration says you need a passport or travel document with a machine-readable zone and at least 1 month's validity; the UK Foreign Office says your passport must have an expiry date at least one month after the date you arrive. Canada's travel advice says a Canadian passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry.
Return or onward ticket: Maldives Immigration lists a complete travel itinerary including confirmed return journey tickets among the entry requirements for tourists.
Vaccinations: Maldives Immigration says you must 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 of age are exempt.

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution

Reissued Language: There were no changes to the advisory level or risk indicators. Advisory summary was updated.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

2 offices listed

Office

Honorary consular agency - Male

Male

Office

Head of mission accreditation office in - Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Male

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

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Sources and updates

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Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 13 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:17 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:01 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Maldives

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Essential facts

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