Maldives Visa Requirements for international students

Once you have been granted a student visa, you will be able to stay in the Maldives for one academic year. After that, you will need to renew your student visa to continue your studies.

Upon acceptance to the university, you will need to apply for a student visa. If you desire to stay a few more days in the Maldives after the expiry of 30 days visa, you must file an application form requesting to extend your visa.

The Department of Immigration and Emigration approves your visa requirement and extends visa up to ninety days, only if you have enough funds and is staying in a resort or hotel.

Without valid authorization, if a traveler is staying over 60 days, he/she will have to face the consequences of violation of the country's rules through fine and deportment.

Before departure from the Maldives, travelers except for diplomats and exempted travelers must fulfill all the requirements like paying airport departure tax.

Exempted travelers include diplomats, UN personnel, experts attached to the Government, approved persons for employment in the country, sponsored by Maldivians, those having bookings in registered tourist resorts or hotels are not supposed to pay any airport departure tax.

All travelers entering the Maldives via private yacht are also issued free 30 days visa. Prior permission is required to anchor boats or vessels in atolls other than Male through agents. Here's what you will need:

• a filled-in IM23 application form
• passport-sized photo
• valid Passport
• a letter of acceptance from your university or school
• expatriate health insurance for the length of your stay
• medical report
• relevant fees

Thirty days visa might not be claimed to the applicant directly, depending on the discretion of the immigration. For you to have a Maldives Visa below are the requirements that you should adhere to:

• Passport Photo Size 35mm*44mm
• Confirmed reservation document for your stay
• Valid Two-Way tickets
• A passport which will be valid for six months from the date of submission

Maldives Visa Eligibility Requirements

Maldives Tourist Visa: This type of visa is given to those who are just on a visit to the place for 30 days and do not seek employment. There are varied types of the visa and these include the T1 and the E1.

T1 visa type is for the foreign visitors who do not gain any profit in the city and wish to stay there for 30 days, and they can extend their visa on request for 90 days. These are the documents required:

• Application Form
• Passport Size Photo
• Passport
• Return Ticket
• Sponsorship Declaration
• Health Insurance

E1: This type of Maldives Tourist Visa applies to the foreigners of countries where the Maldivian government has a bilateral agreement. Documents Required are as follows:

• Application Form
• Passport
• Passport Size photo
• Health Insurance

The Maldives Diplomatic visa allows the foreign government official to engage in duties or activities on behalf of the national government.

The Diplomatic Visa (D1) is granted to those to stay in the Maldives for some time granted to a foreign national, whom the government of Maldives takes in like an entitled diplomatic immunity pursuant. A person can be allowed a maximum of 3 years for this type. Documents required are as follows:

• Application Form endorsed by the Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs/High Commission
• Passport size photo
• Valid Diplomatic Passport

The Diplomatic Family Visa (D11) is granted to the immediate family of a Diplomatic Visa holder. The maximum period for this visa is three years. These are the documents required:

• Application Form endorsed by the Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs/High Commission
• Passport Size Photo
• Valid Diplomatic Visa

The Non-Diplomatic Visa (D2) is issued to employees of foreign missions based in the Maldives which does not have diplomatic immunity. This visa can be applied to a maximum of three years. For you to be issued with one, you will need the following documents:

• Application Form which has to be endorsed by the relevant High Commission/Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Passport
• Passport Size photo

The Non-Diplomatic Family Visa (D2) is issued to the immediate family of a Non-Diplomatic Visa holder. The visa is mainly valid for three years. These are the documents that are required:

• Passport
• Passport Size Photo
• Application form should be endorsed by relevant high commission/Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Maldives Student Visa (S1) is issued to the person seeking education in the place and might be granted for one academic year. Documents required are as follows:

• Application Form
• Passport Size Photo
• Passport
• Health Insurance
• Letter From registered College
• Medical Report

The Maldives Business visa is permitted to persons to engage in business or professional work in the Maldives. Documents required are as follows:

• Application Form
• Registration Copy from the Association
• Passport
• Qualification Certificates
• Health Insurance
• Application Form
• Security Screening of NGO volunteers
• Security Screening Foreign Journalism or Media

The Maldives Dependent Visa (A11) is granted to the person who is an immediate family of Maldives holding a professional category visa. It is valid till the validity of the specific work visa. These are the documents that are required:

• Application Form
• Passport
• Passport Size photo
• Valid work visa / Employment Approval (Copy)
• Marriage certificate
• If Children (Birth Certificate)
• Health Insurance
• Medical Report

A Maldives Work Visa is permitted to the person who is indulging in work approved by the Maldives government. Documents required are as follows:

• Application form

The Maldives Resident Visa (B1) is granted to the person married to a Maldivian nationalist, and this would be allowed for a maximum of one year. The documents required are as follows:

• Application Form endorsed by Family court
• Passport
• Valid Passport
• Health Insurance
• Medical Report

The Maldives Special Visa (N1) is issued to the foreign national who is visiting the Maldives for purposes which might be one of these:

• Humanitarian Work
• Parents of a Maldivian Citizen
• Volunteer of the Government project
• Medical Treatment
• Organizing Social, Cultural or Economic programs
• Sports activities (Approved by Sports Association)

Documents required are inclusive of the following:

• Application Form
• Passport
• Passport Size Photo
• Letter from Relevant Government Authority
• Maldives Visa Fees
• Maldives Visa Cost