No visa needed

Do citizens of the Maldives need a visa for Micronesia?

Citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for Micronesia and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the Maldives: the passport opens 54 countries visa-free; Malé — Palikir: ≈ 9,370 km, about 12 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Micronesia without a visa on a Maldives passport?

Yes, citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for Micronesia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Micronesia visa rules at a glance

With a Maldives passport you can visit 54 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 75 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Maldives passport ranks 101st of 199.
Maldives passport: visa-free access to 54 countries; Micronesia passport: 69.
Citizens of the Maldives and Micronesia can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, Palestine, Philippines, Zambia, Kosovo, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Fiji, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada.
Citizens of Micronesia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Micronesia

Travelling to Micronesia: good to know

Malé — Palikir: about 9,370 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — Palikir 18:00.
Languages: English.
Micronesia is the 144th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.