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Maldives visa for citizens of Bangladesh

Citizens of Bangladesh 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 Bangladesh: the passport opens 16 countries visa-free; Dhaka — Malé: ≈ 2,830 km, about 4 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to the Maldives without a visa on a Bangladesh passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Bangladesh get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Maldives visa rules at a glance

With a Bangladesh passport you can visit 16 countries visa-free, 14 with a visa on arrival and 55 with an e-visa; 111 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bangladesh passport ranks 180th of 199.
Bangladesh passport: visa-free access to 16 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Bangladesh and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Bhutan, Seychelles, Rwanda, Micronesia, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Fiji, Gambia, Bahamas, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, don’t need a visa for Bangladesh. Bangladesh visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Dhaka — Malé: about 2,830 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Dhaka 12:00 — Malé 11:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 17th closest of 195 destinations open to citizens of Bangladesh.