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Samoa visa for citizens of the Maldives

Citizens of the Maldives get a Samoa 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 Maldives: the passport opens 54 countries visa-free; Malé — Apia: ≈ 12,780 km, about 16.5 hours of flying.

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

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

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Samoa 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; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of the Maldives and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 40 countries, for example: Seychelles, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Palestine, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Zambia, Eswatini, and China.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Malé — Apia: about 12,780 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — Apia 20:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 162nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.