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Maldives visa for citizens of New Zealand

Citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Malé: ≈ 11,250 km, about 14.5 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 New Zealand passport?

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Maldives visa rules at a glance

With a New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 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 New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of New Zealand and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 46 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Mauritius, China, Ecuador, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Costa Rica.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Wellington — Malé: about 11,250 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Malé 04:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 40th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.