No visa needed

Do citizens of the Maldives need a visa for Brunei?

Citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for Brunei and can stay up to 14 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the Maldives: the passport opens 54 countries visa-free; Malé — Bandar Seri Begawan: ≈ 4,590 km, about 6 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 14 days

Can I travel to Brunei without a visa on a Maldives passport?

Yes, citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for Brunei for up to 14 days. A valid passport is enough.

Brunei visa rules at a glance

With a Maldives passport you can visit 54 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 75 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Maldives passport ranks 101st of 199.
Maldives passport: visa-free access to 54 countries; Brunei passport: 103.
Citizens of the Maldives and Brunei can travel together visa-free to 41 countries, for example: Seychelles, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Thailand, Mauritius, Singapore, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Rwanda, Palestine, Philippines, Zambia, Eswatini, and China.
Citizens of Brunei, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Brunei

Travelling to Brunei: good to know

Malé — Bandar Seri Begawan: about 4,590 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — Bandar Seri Begawan 15:00.
Local currency: Brunei Dollar and Singapore Dollar.
Languages: Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BND 1.28.
Brunei is the 40th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.