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🇲🇻 Maldives

The Maldives grants a tourist visa on arrival to visitors who meet the entry requirements; entry is not granted on Israeli passports. Below: visa rules for every passport, cash limits at customs and the tourist traps official travel advice warns about.

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Explore Maldives: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on Visit Maldives, the official tourism site.

Things to do

Places to visit

Cheap ways to get around

  • Getting to the local islandsBudget

    Malé

    Most speedboats leave from the jetty near Republic Square in Malé. You can also take the MTCC ferries, but they don't go to every island. For distant islands, let your guesthouse arrange transport.

    Source: Visit Maldives (official) – Navigating the local islands

General tips

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Maldives, in our own words.

  1. Theft on beaches and in rooms

    How it works: Petty crime happens even on resort islands.

    How to avoid it: Don't leave items unattended on the beach or in an unlocked room.

Areas flagged in official advice

  • Empty roads in Malé and Hulhumalé after dark – gang-related violence including knife crime (FCDO)

Official advice: FCDO: no areas advised against.

Emergency numbers in Maldives

Paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 12 Aug 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Maldives.

Not yet confirmed — check the official customs page. We couldn't confirm Maldives's cash limits on an official page yet, so we don't show a number. Check the current rules on customs.gov.mv →

Official source: customs.gov.mv · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Maldives visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa on arrival197 passports
Entry suspended1 passport

Verified rules for Maldives: 198 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 0; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

⚠ Unofficial sources: 2 rules for Maldives are not from an official Maldives government source (based on other governments' travel advice or secondary research). They are labelled on each page, are not counted as verified above, and should be confirmed with the embassy before travel.

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Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.