No visa needed

Do citizens of the Maldives need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for Panama and can stay up to 90 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 — Panama City: ≈ 16,690 km, about 21.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for Panama for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Panama 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; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of the Maldives and Panama can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Palestine, Philippines, Zambia, South Africa, Russia, Kosovo, Ireland, Micronesia, Kiribati, Barbados, and Guyana.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Malé — Panama City: about 16,690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 21.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −10 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — Panama City 02:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 189th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.