No visa needed

Do citizens of the Maldives need a visa for the United Arab Emirates?

Citizens of the Maldives don’t need a visa for the United Arab Emirates 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 — Abu Dhabi: ≈ 3,040 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: 90 days

Can I travel to the United Arab Emirates without a visa on a Maldives passport?

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

United Arab Emirates 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; United Arab Emirates passport: 127.
Citizens of the Maldives and the United Arab Emirates can travel together visa-free to 41 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Thailand, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Brunei, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Zambia, Eswatini, and Mongolia.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

Travelling to the United Arab Emirates: good to know

Malé — Abu Dhabi: about 3,040 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — Abu Dhabi 11:00.
Local currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AED 3.67.
United Arab Emirates is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.