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Maldives visa for citizens of Afghanistan

Citizens of Afghanistan get a Maldives visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Afghanistan: the passport opens 4 countries visa-free; Kabul — Malé: ≈ 3,410 km, about 5 hours of flying.

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

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Maldives visa rules at a glance

With a Afghanistan passport you can visit 4 countries visa-free, 16 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 119 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Afghanistan passport ranks 199th of 199.
Afghanistan passport: visa-free access to 4 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Afghanistan and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 4 countries, for example: Seychelles, Micronesia, Dominica, and Haiti.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Afghanistan. Afghanistan visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Kabul — Malé: about 3,410 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +0.5 hours.
Local time: Kabul 12:00 — Malé 12:30.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 32nd closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Afghanistan.