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Maldives visa for citizens of Malta

Citizens of Malta 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 Malta: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Valletta — Malé: ≈ 6,970 km, about 9 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 Malta passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Malta 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 Malta passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malta passport ranks 3rd of 199.
Malta passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Malta and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 47 countries, for example: Tunisia, Kosovo, Morocco, Palestine, Ireland, Gambia, United Arab Emirates, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Zambia, Malawi, Seychelles, and Zimbabwe.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Malta. Malta visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Valletta — Malé: about 6,970 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Valletta 12:00 — Malé 15:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 121st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.