Maldives entry requirements for Italian citizens
Short answerItalian citizens can get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Up to 30 days per visit.
- How long you can stay
- Up to 30 days per visit.
- What you need
- Passport with a machine-readable zone (Maldives Immigration requires at least 1 month's validity; your own government advises 6 months — carrying 6 months is the safe choice)
- Confirmed return ticket, prepaid confirmed booking at a registered facility, and sufficient funds for the stay (or a Maldives Immigration–approved sponsorship)
- IMUGA Traveller Declaration, submitted free of charge within 96 hours before arrival (imuga.immigration.gov.mv)
- Good to know
- Maldives Immigration (immigration.gov.mv/visa/tourist-visa, updated 2026-09-10, checked 2026-10-02) grants a tourist visa on arrival with no pre-approval, subject to the entry requirements listed; entry is decided by the immigration officer under Sections 7 and 8 of the Maldives Immigration Act 2007, and is refused on Israeli passports (since 15 April 2025). The 30-day length is from Italian government travel advice (the legal source). Extensions are possible on application in the Maldives; working on a tourist visa is prohibited. A yellow-fever certificate is required if arriving from, or recently via, a yellow-fever risk country.
Is your passport valid long enough?
The rule: Passport with a machine-readable zone (Maldives Immigration requires at least 1 month's validity; your own government advises 6 months — carrying 6 months is the safe choice)
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Source Viaggiare Sicuri (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) — Maldive, country sheet (updated 2026-06-14)Checked against the source on 2026-10-02
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Maldives for other passports
- Argentinavisa on arrival
- Australiavisa on arrival
- Brazilvisa on arrival
- Canadavisa on arrival
- Chilevisa on arrival
- Chinavisa on arrival
- Francevisa on arrival
- Germanyvisa on arrival
- Indiavisa on arrival
- Japanvisa on arrival
- Malaysiavisa on arrival
- Mexicovisa on arrival
- Netherlandsvisa on arrival
- New Zealandvisa on arrival
- Singaporevisa on arrival
- South Koreavisa on arrival
- Spainvisa on arrival
- Ukrainevisa on arrival
- United Kingdomvisa on arrival
- United Statesvisa on arrival
Other destinations for Italian citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Armeniavisa-free short stay
- Australiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Bahamasvisa-free short stay
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Cambodiavisa on arrival
- Canadaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Chinavisa-free short stay
- Colombiavisa-free short stay
- Costa Ricavisa-free short stay
- Dominican Republicvisa-free short stay
- Ecuadorvisa-free short stay
- Egyptvisa on arrival
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa-free short stay
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa-free short stay
- Mongoliavisa-free short stay
- Montenegrovisa-free short stay
- Moroccovisa-free short stay
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa-free short stay
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa on arrival
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Africavisa-free short stay
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanvisa-free short stay
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa-free short stay
- United Arab Emiratesvisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Stateselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Uruguayvisa-free short stay
- Uzbekistanvisa-free short stay
- Vietnamvisa-free short stay
- Zambiavisa-free short stay
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history