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Maldives for Guinean passport holders: Visa on arrival

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇬🇳 Guinean
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇲🇻 Maldives
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

Visa on arrival

Tourist visa on arrival

Guinean passport holders get a tourist visa on arrival in the Maldives – no pre-approval needed, but you must meet the entry requirements.

Conditions

  • Passport or travel document with a machine-readable zone (MRZ) and at least 1 month's validity (passports with extended validity are not accepted).
  • Confirmed return ticket, a prepaid confirmed booking at a registered facility, and enough funds for the stay (or a sponsorship approved by Maldives Immigration).
  • Meet the entry requirements of your next destination.
  • Submit the free IMUGA Traveller Declaration within 96 hours before arrival – one per traveller, including children.
  • Yellow fever certificate if arriving from (or recently through) a country with yellow fever risk; children under one are exempt.
  • Children must have their own passport.

About this route

Route type
Visa on arrival: the visa is issued when you arrive.
Documents
5 listed by the official source.
Fee
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official application pageimuga.immigration.gov.mv ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 2 Nov 2026 against immigration.gov.mv · Checked on the live official page

Documents

5 documents listed by the official source
  • MRZ passport valid at least 1 month
  • Confirmed return ticket
  • Prepaid booking at a registered facility
  • Proof of funds
  • IMUGA Traveller Declaration

Fees

Official government fee
Not published by the official source
Visa-centre / service fee (not a government fee)
None stated by the official source
Notes from the source
Maldives Immigration does not state a fee or the length of stay granted on its tourist visa page.

Visa-centre, service or other third-party charges are never official government fees.

Processing and validity

Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.

How to apply: Tourist visa on arrival

Where to apply

Where: On arrival in the Maldives

Official application page: imuga.immigration.gov.mv ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Quick answers

Do Guinean passport holders need a visa for Maldives?

Tourist visa on arrival. Guinean passport holders get a tourist visa on arrival in the Maldives – no pre-approval needed, but you must meet the entry requirements. Source: https://www.immigration.gov.mv/visa/tourist-visa

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Maldives

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Guinean passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. 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. Until then, see immigration.gov.mv.

Working in Maldives

Option 1
eVisaWork

Work e-Visa (employer applies)

To work in the Maldives you enter on an Entry Pass (Work Permit); your employer must then get your Work e-Visa through the Xpat Online System within 15 days of arrival.

Conditions

  • Arrive on a valid Entry Pass (Work Permit) issued by the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology.
  • Your employer applies for the e-Visa within 15 days of your arrival.
  • Visa stickers are no longer valid since 23 November 2025 – only an approved e-Visa counts.
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Fee not stated on the work visa page.
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Where: Employer, via the Xpat Online System (xpat.egov.mv)

Official application page ↗

Documents checklist

  • Recent photograph (Maldives Immigration photo standard)
  • Clear colour copy of passport biodata page
  • Additional supporting documents if applicable

✓ Checked on the live official page

Official wording

“Maldives Immigration – Work Visa: "A Work Visa authorizes expatriates to reside and work in the Maldives… All Work Visa applications must be submitted through the Xpat Online System… The employer or authorized representative must apply for and obtain the Work e-Visa within fifteen (15) days of the employee's arrival in the Maldives on a valid Entry Pass (Work Permit) issued by the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology." Work visa stickers are no longer valid after 23 November 2025.”

Main work visa routes for Maldives

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Work permit (Entry Pass) and Work e-Visa (employer-applied)

For: Foreigners employed in the Maldives

  • The employer obtains a Work Permit; new arrivals enter on an Entry Pass (Work Permit) issued by the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology
  • The employer or authorised representative applies for the Work e-Visa in the Xpat Online System within 15 days of arrival
  • Work e-Visa validity follows the work permit; renewals up to 1 year

Source: Maldives Immigration – Work Visa Service (immigration.gov.mv).

What the source says

"A Work Visa authorizes expatriates to reside and work in the Maldives." … "The employer or authorized representative must apply for and obtain the Work e-Visa within fifteen (15) days of the employee's arrival in the Maldives on a valid Entry Pass (Work Permit) issued by the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology." … "Renewed Work Visas will be issued with a maximum validity of one (1) year ."

Checked 2 Nov 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Transit through Maldives

Option 1
Visa-freeTransit (changing flights)

Airside transit generally without a visa (not from an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Maldives government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

Not from an official Maldives government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “Visa Requirement: Since you do not pass through immigration control, no visa is required.”

Conditions

  • Stay in the international transit area (airside); do not pass immigration.
  • Check your airline allows it (through ticket and checked-through baggage).
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Secondary_research

Official wording

“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Maldives' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “Visa Requirement: Since you do not pass through immigration control, no visa is required.””

Your transit travel report

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Before you go to Maldives

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Maldives.

Cash you can bring in and take out

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 · Details

Common tourist traps

  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.

Emergency numbers in Maldives

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 12 Aug 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026.

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Plan your trip to Maldives

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