Visa on arrival

Tuvalu visa for citizens of the Maldives

Citizens of the Maldives get a Tuvalu 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 — Funafuti: ≈ 11,790 km, about 15 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of the Maldives get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Tuvalu 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; Tuvalu passport: 83.
Citizens of the Maldives and Tuvalu can travel together visa-free to 35 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Kenya, Malawi, Palestine, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Zambia, Eswatini, Botswana, Lesotho, Kosovo, and Ireland.
Citizens of Tuvalu, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Tuvalu

Travelling to Tuvalu: good to know

Malé — Funafuti: about 11,790 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — Funafuti 19:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and TVD.
Languages: English and Tuvalu.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Tuvalu is the 160th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.