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Maldives visa for citizens of the United Kingdom

Citizens of the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom: the passport opens 115 countries visa-free; London — Malé: ≈ 8,520 km, about 11 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 United Kingdom passport you can visit 115 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 32 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Kingdom passport ranks 34th of 199.
United Kingdom passport: visa-free access to 115 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of the United Kingdom and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 45 countries, for example: Ireland, Tunisia, Kosovo, Morocco, Palestine, Gambia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Rwanda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Kingdom. United Kingdom visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

London — Malé: about 8,520 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: London 12:00 — Malé 16:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 145th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Kingdom.