Maldives Passport

Passport rankings out of 198 countries

Freedom of travel108

Asset protection114

Quality of life81

"Plan B"137

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eTA

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Visa-free for 90 days

Barbados

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Belize

Visa-free

Benin

eTA

Bhutan

Visa-free for 14 days

Bolivia

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Bosnia & Herzegovina

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Botswana

Visa-free for 90 days

Brazil

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Brunei

Visa-free for 14 days

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Burkina Faso

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China

Visa-free for 30 days

Colombia

eTA

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Congo - Brazzaville

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Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

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Cuba

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Cyprus

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Côte d’Ivoire

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Denmark

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Djibouti

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Dominica

Visa-free for 180 days

Dominican Republic

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Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

Egypt

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El Salvador

eTA

Equatorial Guinea

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Visa-free for 30 days

Ethiopia

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Visa-free for 120 days

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France

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Gabon

eTA

Gambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Georgia

eTA

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Greece

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Grenada

Visa-free for 90 days

Guatemala

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Guinea

eTA

Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

Guyana

Visa-free for 30 days

Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

Honduras

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Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Hungary

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Iceland

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India

Visa-free for 90 days

Indonesia

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Iran

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Iraq

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Visa-free for 90 days

Israel

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Italy

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Jamaica

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Jordan

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Kazakhstan

Visa-free for 30 days

Kenya

eTA

Kiribati

Visa-free for 90 days

Kuwait

Visa is required

Kyrgyzstan

eTA

Laos

Visa upon arrival

Latvia

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Lebanon

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Lesotho

Visa-free for 90 days

Liberia

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Libya

eTA

Liechtenstein

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Macao SAR China

Visa upon arrival

Madagascar

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Malawi

Visa-free for 30 days

Malaysia

Visa-free for 90 days

Maldives

Mali

Visa is required

Malta

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Marshall Islands

Visa upon arrival

Mauritania

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Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

Mexico

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Micronesia

Visa-free for 30 days

Moldova

eTA

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Mongolia

Visa-free for 30 days

Montenegro

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Morocco

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Mozambique

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Myanmar (Burma)

eTA

Namibia

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Nauru

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Nepal

Visa upon arrival

Netherlands

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Nicaragua

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Niger

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Nigeria

eTA

North Korea

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North Macedonia

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Norway

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Oman

eTA

Pakistan

Visa-free for 90 days

Palau

Visa upon arrival

Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

Panama

Visa-free for 90 days

Papua New Guinea

eTA

Paraguay

Visa is required

Peru

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Philippines

Visa-free for 30 days

Poland

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Portugal

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Qatar

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Romania

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Russia

Visa-free for 90 days

Rwanda

Visa-free for 30 days

Samoa

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San Marino

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Saudi Arabia

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Senegal

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Serbia

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Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

Sierra Leone

eTA

Singapore

Visa-free for 30 days

Slovakia

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Solomon Islands

Visa upon arrival

Somalia

eTA

South Africa

Visa-free for 30 days

South Korea

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South Sudan

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Spain

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Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free for 90 days

St Lucia

Visa-free for 42 days

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 90 days

Sudan

Visa is required

Suriname

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Syria

eTA

São Tomé & Príncipe

eTA

Taiwan

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Tajikistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Tanzania

Visa upon arrival

Thailand

Visa-free for 60 days

Timor-Leste

Visa upon arrival

Togo

eTA

Tonga

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Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free

Tunisia

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkey

Visa upon arrival

Turkmenistan

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Tuvalu

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UAE

Visa-free for 90 days

Uganda

eTA

Ukraine

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United Kingdom

eTA

United States

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Uruguay

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Uzbekistan

eTA

Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

Vatican City

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Venezuela

Visa-free for 90 days

Vietnam

eTA

Yemen

Visa is required

Zambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Zimbabwe

Visa-free for 90 days

About Maldives

An island nation in South Asia that occupies a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean. Located south of India. The main source of state income comes from tourism, but other industries are also developing, for example, the production of clothing.

It is warm all year round in the Maldives: the average air temperature exceeds +30℃ every month, and the water temperature is +27... +29℃. The country attracts tourists with snow-white beaches, comfortable hotels and opportunities for diving and snorkeling: clear water and a rich underwater world off the coast of the islands.

Population

379.270

Capital

Male

Official language

Maldivian

GDP per capita

$6.820

Time zone

UTC+5

Currency

Rufiya

Grounds for obtaining a Maldives passport

Maldives allows dual citizenship

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Birth to citizens of the country

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Marriage to a citizen of the country

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Work for the country's government

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Naturalization

Estimated time: 12 years

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Repatriation

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Adoption

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Parents citizenship

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Special conditions

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Special services to the state

Obtaining a Maldives passport by naturalization: requirements for applicants

Knowledge of state language

Assimilation or cultural knowledge

Stable financial status

Good health

No criminal records