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Maldives visa for citizens of Spain

Citizens of Spain 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 Spain: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Madrid — Malé: ≈ 8,630 km, about 11.5 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 Spain passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 13 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Spain passport ranks 6th of 199.
Spain passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Spain and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 45 countries, for example: Morocco, Tunisia, Ireland, Kosovo, Gambia, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Kyrgyzstan, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Spain. Spain visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Madrid — Malé: about 8,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Madrid 12:00 — Malé 15:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 153rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Spain.