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Maldives visa for citizens of Switzerland

Citizens of Switzerland 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 Switzerland: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Bern — Malé: ≈ 7,870 km, about 10.5 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 Switzerland passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Switzerland 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 Switzerland passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Switzerland passport ranks 17th of 199.
Switzerland passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Switzerland and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 46 countries, for example: Tunisia, Kosovo, Ireland, Morocco, Palestine, Gambia, Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Mongolia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Barbados.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Switzerland. Switzerland visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Bern — Malé: about 7,870 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Bern 12:00 — Malé 15:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 138th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Switzerland.