No visa needed

Do citizens of the Maldives need a visa for India?

Citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for India and can stay up to 90 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 — New Delhi: ≈ 2,750 km, about 4 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for India for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

India 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; India passport: 26.
Citizens of the Maldives and India can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Seychelles, Bhutan, Malaysia, Thailand, Mauritius, Rwanda, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Micronesia, Gambia, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Fiji, and Barbados.
Citizens of India, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of India

Travelling to India: good to know

Malé — New Delhi: about 2,750 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +0.5 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — New Delhi 12:30.
Local currency: Indian Rupee.
Languages: English, Hindi, and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₹96.
India is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.