No visa needed

Do citizens of the Maldives need a visa for Kazakhstan?

Citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for Kazakhstan and can stay up to 30 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 — Astana: ≈ 5,230 km, about 7 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for Kazakhstan for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kazakhstan 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; Kazakhstan passport: 40.
Citizens of the Maldives and Kazakhstan can travel together visa-free to 22 countries, for example: Seychelles, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Thailand, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Palestine, Philippines, Mongolia, China, Russia, Tunisia, Morocco, Micronesia, and Barbados.
Citizens of Kazakhstan, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Kazakhstan

Travelling to Kazakhstan: good to know

Malé — Astana: about 5,230 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Kazakhstani Tenge.
Languages: Kazakh and Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KZT 443.
Kazakhstan is the 55th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.