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Maldives visa for citizens of Samoa

Citizens of Samoa 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 Samoa: the passport opens 82 countries visa-free; Apia — Malé: ≈ 12,780 km, about 16.5 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 Samoa passport you can visit 82 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 41 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Samoa passport ranks 75th of 199.
Samoa passport: visa-free access to 82 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Samoa and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 40 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Jamaica, Bahamas, and Bangladesh.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Samoa. Samoa visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Apia — Malé: about 12,780 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Apia 12:00 — Malé 04:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 70th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Samoa.