Can you bring cash to Maldives?

• Cash

  allowed, must be declared

  Passengers carrying currency over US$10,000 use the red channel to declare it: the airport operator's customs page lists "currency over $10,000" among goods to declare at Customs.

  Press reports say the threshold was lowered from US$20,000 to US$10,000 in January 2021 and stems from the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Act (Law No. 10/2014), covering any currency including rufiyaa; the law itself and whether the figure is 'more than' or 'at least' US$10,000 were not read on an official page. There is no cap on how much foreign currency you may bring in, only the declaration duty.

  Also covers: cash, currency, money, foreign currency, us dollars

  Checked 2026-09-21 — Source: Maldives Airports Company — Velana International Airport: Customs & Security, Prohibited & Restricted Items

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history