No visa needed

Do citizens of the Maldives need a visa for Russia?

Citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for Russia 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 — Moscow: ≈ 6,560 km, about 8.5 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 Russia without a visa on a Maldives passport?

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

Russia 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; Russia passport: 79.
Citizens of the Maldives and Russia can travel together visa-free to 40 countries, for example: Seychelles, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Thailand, Mauritius, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Brunei, Malawi, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Eswatini, Mongolia, and China.
Citizens of Russia, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Russia

Travelling to Russia: good to know

Malé — Moscow: about 6,560 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — Moscow 19:00.
Local currency: Russian Ruble.
Languages: Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RUB 84.
Russia is the 81st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.