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Maldives visa for citizens of Somalia

Citizens of Somalia 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 Somalia: the passport opens 11 countries visa-free; Mogadishu — Malé: ≈ 3,140 km, about 4.5 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 Somalia passport you can visit 11 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 113 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Somalia passport ranks 192nd of 199.
Somalia passport: visa-free access to 11 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Somalia and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Kenya, Seychelles, Rwanda, Palestine, Malaysia, Gambia, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Somalia. Somalia visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Mogadishu — Malé: about 3,140 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Mogadishu 12:00 — Malé 14:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 26th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Somalia.