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Maldives visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Citizens of the Vatican City 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 Vatican City: the passport opens 92 countries visa-free; Vatican City — Malé: ≈ 7,330 km, about 9.5 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 Vatican City passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of the Vatican City 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 Vatican City passport you can visit 92 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 34 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vatican City passport ranks 65th of 199.
Vatican City passport: visa-free access to 92 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of the Vatican City and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Tunisia, Kosovo, Ireland, Palestine, Gambia, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Zambia, Seychelles, Antigua and Barbuda, Botswana, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Vatican City — Malé: about 7,330 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Vatican City 12:00 — Malé 15:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 125th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.