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Maldives visa for citizens of Ecuador

Citizens of Ecuador 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 Ecuador: the passport opens 45 countries visa-free; Quito — Malé: ≈ 16,880 km, about 21.5 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 Ecuador passport you can visit 45 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ecuador passport ranks 110th of 199.
Ecuador passport: visa-free access to 45 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Ecuador and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Panama, Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Russia, South Africa, and Palestine.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, don’t need a visa for Ecuador. Ecuador visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Quito — Malé: about 16,880 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 21.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +10 hours.
Local time: Quito 12:00 — Malé 22:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 183rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ecuador.