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Maldives: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Maldives. 91 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 53 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 64Visa-free
  • 5ETA
  • 22On arrival
  • 41eVisa
  • 94Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Maldives
Rank53
No prior visa91
CodeMDV

Passport strength

An above-average passport 53

Rank 53 of 199. 91 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 10.

United KingdomETA180 daysChinaVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-free30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-freeIndiaVisa-free90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free30 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 135

A prior visa is needed for 135 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa requiredTürkiyeeVisa
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Maldives passport gives

57of 100
rank 85 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility4091 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law50score -0.13 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life65HDI 0.766
  • Health and longevity8381.0 years life expectancy
  • Education49education index 0.60
  • Taxes65up to 15%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 64

Entry on your passport

Popular:United Arab EmiratesThailandChinaIndiaSingaporeMalaysia
AnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysAzerbaijanEurope · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBangladeshAsia · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsia · 14 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysCayman IslandsCaribbeanChinaAsiaComorosAfrica · 30 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericasFijiOceania · 120 daysGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGibraltarEurope · 180 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuyanaAmericasHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysIndiaAsia · 90 daysIrelandEurope · 90 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 30 daysLesothoAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 30 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontserratCaribbeanMoroccoAfrica · 30 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysPakistanAsia · 90 daysPanamaAmericas · 180 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 30 daysSt. HelenaAfricaSt. LuciaCaribbean · 180 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsiaTimor-LesteAsia · 60 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysVanuatuOceania · 120 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 90 days

ETA 5

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:United KingdomKenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysRussiaEurope · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbeanUnited KingdomEurope · 180 days

On arrival 22

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaSri LankaSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BhutanAsiaBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastLaosAsia · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMacaoAsia · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 days

eVisa 41

Applied for online before travel

Popular:TürkiyeGeorgiaArmeniaSerbiaVietnamCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAngolaAfricaArmeniaMiddle EastBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBoliviaAmericasBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaGabonAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGhanaAfricaGuineaAfricaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMoldovaEuropeMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPapua New GuineaOceaniaSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSerbiaEuropeSierra LeoneAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaTürkiyeEuropeUgandaAfricaUkraineEuropeUzbekistanAsiaVietnamAsia

Visa required 94

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeArgentinaAmericasArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaAustriaEuropeBelarusEuropeBelgiumEuropeBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBrazilAmericasBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCentral African RepublicAfricaChileAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGermanyEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeJapanAsiaKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLebanonMiddle EastLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMonacoEuropeMontenegroEuropeNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle EastPalestineMiddle EastParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSenegalAfricaSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTongaOceaniaTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericasYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 50Belize98
  2. 50South Africa98
  3. 51Kuwait95
  4. 52Timor-Leste93
  5. 53Maldives91
  6. 54Ecuador90
  7. 55Guyana88
  8. 55Saudi Arabia88
  9. 56Bahrain87

Frequently asked questions

Maldives: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 91 of 226 countries and territories, 64 visa-free, 5 with an ETA and 22 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 53 of 199.

Maldives: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Maldives → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Maldives → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Maldives → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 99 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 83. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.