No visa needed

Do citizens of the Maldives need a visa for Singapore?

Citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for Singapore 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 — Singapore: ≈ 3,380 km, about 4.5 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 Singapore without a visa on a Maldives passport?

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

Singapore 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; Singapore passport: 129.
Citizens of the Maldives and Singapore can travel together visa-free to 47 countries, for example: Seychelles, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Thailand, Mauritius, Tajikistan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Brunei, Malawi, Rwanda, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe, and Philippines.
Citizens of Singapore, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Singapore

Travelling to Singapore: good to know

Malé — Singapore: about 3,380 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — Singapore 15:00.
Local currency: Singapore Dollar.
Languages: English, Malay, Tamil, and Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SGD 1.28.
Singapore is the 17th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.