No visa needed

Do citizens of India need a visa for the Maldives?

Citizens of India don’t need a visa for the Maldives and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of India: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; New Delhi — Malé: ≈ 2,750 km, about 4 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of India don’t need a visa for the Maldives for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Maldives visa rules at a glance

With a India passport you can visit 26 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 57 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the India passport ranks 157th of 199.
India passport: visa-free access to 26 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of India and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Malaysia, Palestine, Seychelles, Philippines, Mauritius, Rwanda, Micronesia, Gambia, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Dominica.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, don’t need a visa for India. India visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

New Delhi — Malé: about 2,750 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −0.5 hours.
Local time: New Delhi 12:00 — Malé 11:30.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 18th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of India.