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Maldives visa for citizens of France

Citizens of France 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 France: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Paris — Malé: ≈ 8,290 km, about 11 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 France passport?

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Maldives visa rules at a glance

With a France passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the France passport ranks 3rd of 199.
France passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of France and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 47 countries, for example: Ireland, Tunisia, Kosovo, Morocco, Palestine, Gambia, Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, and Saint Lucia.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to France. France visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Paris — Malé: about 8,290 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Paris 12:00 — Malé 15:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 142nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of France.