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Maldives visa for citizens of Nigeria

Citizens of Nigeria 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 Nigeria: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; Abuja — Malé: ≈ 7,300 km, about 9.5 hours of flying.

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

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Maldives visa rules at a glance

With a Nigeria passport you can visit 26 countries visa-free, 14 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 111 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Nigeria passport ranks 157th of 199.
Nigeria passport: visa-free access to 26 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Nigeria and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Gambia, Rwanda, Kenya, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Kiribati, and Fiji.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Nigeria. Nigeria visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Abuja — Malé: about 7,300 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Abuja 12:00 — Malé 16:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 126th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Nigeria.