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Maldives visa for citizens of the Seychelles

Citizens of the Seychelles 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 the Seychelles: the passport opens 99 countries visa-free; Victoria — Malé: ≈ 2,230 km, about 3.5 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 Seychelles passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of the Seychelles 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 Seychelles passport you can visit 99 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 32 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Seychelles passport ranks 55th of 199.
Seychelles passport: visa-free access to 99 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of the Seychelles and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 42 countries, for example: Mauritius, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, United Arab Emirates, Eswatini, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Palestine, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Seychelles. Seychelles visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Victoria — Malé: about 2,230 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Victoria 12:00 — Malé 13:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 7th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Seychelles.