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Maldives visa for citizens of Eritrea

Citizens of Eritrea 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 Eritrea: the passport opens 12 countries visa-free; Asmara — Malé: ≈ 3,980 km, about 5.5 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 Eritrea passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Eritrea 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 Eritrea passport you can visit 12 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 57 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Eritrea passport ranks 189th of 199.
Eritrea passport: visa-free access to 12 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Eritrea and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia, Singapore, Philippines, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Eritrea. Eritrea visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Asmara — Malé: about 3,980 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Asmara 12:00 — Malé 14:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 67th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Eritrea.