Maldives: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 13
- Consulates
- 8
- missions abroad
- 20
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 197
Live & travel in Maldives
Monthly budget
$2,800/mo
Prices vs USA: 62%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 15.44 MVR
Internet access
85%
of people online
Air quality
11.2
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Divehi
Emergency
118 · 102 · 119
Plug types
Type K, Type L, Europlug
Calling code
+960
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Oct 6, 2025
3.9
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost3.0
- Safety4.5
- Internet access4.3
- Air quality4.0
- Climate3.7
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Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Cities in Maldives
Traveller essentials · Maldives
- Emergency
- 118 · 102 · 119
- Calling code
- +960
- Currency
- MVR
- Plug types
- K, L, Europlug, BS 1363, SN 441011, NEMA 1-15
- Drives on the
- left
- Capital
- Malé
- Time zone
- Indian/Maldives
Foreign missions in Maldives
Maldives missions abroad
BangladeshDhaka Division1BelgiumBrussels2ChinaBeijing1CzechiaPrague1GermanyBerlin, Düsseldorf2IndiaNew Delhi1JapanTokyo1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1PakistanIslamabad1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SingaporeSingapore1Sri LankaColombo1SwitzerlandGeneva1ThailandBangkok1TürkiyeAnkara1United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Maldives without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Maldives?
13 missions, 13 countries.
Emergency: Maldives?
118 (fire department), 102 (emergency medical services), 119 (police)
Who can enter Maldives without a visa?
197: China, Guyana, India, Mongolia, and Russia…