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title: Maldives visa for citizens of Ethiopia
description: "Citizens of Ethiopia can get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Processing: On arrival. Documents checklist and application steps."
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# Maldives visa for citizens of Ethiopia

Citizens of Ethiopia can get a visa on arrival in the Maldives.

*Verified · last checked 2026-09-05. Policies change. Confirm with the embassy or official visa portal before you travel.*

## Key facts

- **Entry route:** Visa on arrival · Tourist Visa
- **How to apply:** Get your visa at the border
- **Processing time:** On arrival
- **Passport validity:** At least 1 months
- **Onward or return ticket:** Required
- **Proof of funds:** Sufficient funds to cover the stay in the Maldives.

## How to apply

1. **Confirm the tourist VOA route** — Tourist visa is granted on arrival; no pre-approval is required for tourism.
2. **Complete the Traveller Declaration** — Submit the free electronic declaration within/up to 96 hours before arrival.
3. **Confirm the return ticket** — confirmed return journey tickets
4. **Present a yellow-fever certificate when required** — Present a certificate after visiting a Yellow Fever risk country within 6 days before arrival, including airport transit over 12 hours or entry into that country. Exemptions cover children under 12 months; travelers above 12 months with a medical contraindication documented by a registered medical practitioner; people with chronic illness and poor resistance; and aircraft/sea-vessel transit under 12 hours through a risk-country airport/seaport. Vaccination becomes valid from day 10 onward and gives lifelong immunity. Travelers who do not meet the certificate requirements are screened and, if symptom-free, granted entry under surveillance rather than automatically refused.
5. **Receive the tourist visa on arrival** — A complete travel itinerary does not guarantee entry to Maldives.

## Documents checklist

- **MRZ passport or travel document** (Identity): Passport or travel document must have a Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ) and at least 1 month's validity; extended-validity passports are not accepted.
- **Confirmed return journey ticket** (Travel)
- **Prepaid confirmed registered-facility booking** (Travel, optional): Required unless the traveler uses an approved sponsorship alternative.
- **Approved Maldives Immigration sponsorship** (Supporting, optional): Alternative to the itinerary evidence.
- **Evidence of sufficient funds** (Financial)
- **Traveller Declaration** (Supporting): Submit electronically within/up to 96 hours before arrival; no payment is required.
- **Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate** (Supporting, optional): Required after visiting a Yellow Fever risk country within 6 days before arrival, including airport transit over 12 hours or entry into that country. Exemptions cover children under 12 months; travelers above 12 months with a medical contraindication documented by a registered medical practitioner; people with chronic illness and poor resistance; and aircraft/sea-vessel transit under 12 hours through a risk-country airport/seaport. Vaccination becomes valid from day 10 onward and gives lifelong immunity. Travelers who do not meet the certificate requirements are screened and, if symptom-free, granted entry under surveillance rather than automatically refused.

## Good to know

- A complete travel itinerary does not guarantee entry to Maldives.
- Foreigners traveling to Maldives as tourists do not require pre-approval for the visa.
- Effective from 15th April 2025, entry to the Maldives will not be granted on Israeli passports.

## FAQs

### Do citizens of Ethiopia need a visa for the Maldives?

Citizens of Ethiopia can get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Visa type: Tourist Visa.

### What documents do citizens of Ethiopia need for the Maldives?

MRZ passport or travel document; Confirmed return journey ticket; Evidence of sufficient funds; Traveller Declaration; Prepaid confirmed registered-facility booking; Approved Maldives Immigration sponsorship; and 1 more depending on your situation.

### How long must my passport be valid for the Maldives?

At least 1 months.

## Sources

- [Tourist Visa, On Arrival](https://www.immigration.gov.mv/visa/tourist-visa)
- [Traveller Declaration](https://www.immigration.gov.mv/traveller-declaration)
- [Yellow Fever Vaccination / Entry Procedure](https://health.gov.mv/storage/uploads/50wNllqA/9j5xm5sg.pdf)
- [Third Amendment to the Maldives Immigration Act](https://www.immigration.gov.mv/press-announcements/7693)

## More

- [Maldives visa for every passport](/visa/maldives)
- [Every destination for Ethiopia passport holders](/visa/passport/ethiopia)