Quick answer
Do Bangladeshis need a visa for Maldives?
Yes, but Bangladeshi passport holders can get the visa on arrival in Maldives. Processing usually takes 0 working days. There is no visa fee. Stay duration: Not officially fixed — decided on arrival.
What changed recently?
- Entry to the Maldives stopped being granted on Israeli passports. This doesn't affect Bangladeshi passport holders.
What documents do I need for a Maldives visa?
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Who is applying?
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How much does a Maldives visa cost?
Per person. Official fees are paid to the embassy, visa centre or portal; our service fee is separate.
| Fee | Per person |
|---|---|
| Tourist visa on arrival | Free |
| IMUGA Traveller Declaration (mandatory, per traveller)Paid online | Free |
| FlyNext service feePaid to FlyNext | Ask us |
| Total before our service fee | ≈ ৳0 |
How do I apply for a Maldives visa?
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Book your return ticket and accommodation first
Arrange confirmed return or onward tickets and a prepaid confirmed booking at a registered hotel or resort before you fly, or arrange Immigration-approved sponsorship instead.
- 2
Submit the IMUGA Traveller Declaration
Within 96 hours of your flight's arrival time, complete the free declaration online at imuga.immigration.gov.mv for every traveller in your party, including children. Ignore any third-party site that charges a fee for this.
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Check your passport meets the 1-month rule
Confirm your passport has a Machine-Readable Zone and at least 1 month's validity left from your arrival date; a handwritten "extended validity" note is not accepted.
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Fly to Malé
Carry your Yellow Fever vaccination certificate if you're arriving from, or have recently transited, a yellow-fever-risk country.
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Clear immigration on arrival
Present your passport, IMUGA confirmation, return ticket and accommodation proof (and evidence of funds if asked). The free tourist visa is granted at the immigration officer's discretion, with the length of stay confirmed at that point — an itinerary alone doesn't guarantee entry.
What else do people ask about the Maldives visa?
No. A free tourist visa is granted on arrival to all nationalities, aside from an exception for Israeli passports since 15 April 2025 that doesn't affect Bangladeshis, as long as you meet the entry conditions: a confirmed return ticket, a prepaid confirmed accommodation booking (or approved sponsorship) and evidence of funds.
Maldives Immigration doesn't publish a maximum number of days on its tourist-visa page — the length is decided by the immigration officer at the port of entry, based on your itinerary. FlyNext checks the current allowance against your travel dates before you fly.
It's a mandatory, free, online pre-arrival declaration that every traveller, including children, must submit individually within 96 hours of their flight's arrival time, at imuga.immigration.gov.mv.
No — both are free of charge on the official portals. Maldives Immigration explicitly warns against third-party sites that wrongly charge a fee for IMUGA submission.
Yes — a prepaid confirmed booking at a registered accommodation facility is required, unless you hold Maldives-Immigration-approved sponsorship instead.
None is officially published. The requirement is only general "sufficient funds to cover the stay," with no stated amount or number of months of bank statements.
No — the official rule is unusually lenient: a Machine-Readable Zone and just 1 month's remaining validity from your arrival date, not the 6-month rule assumed for most countries. A passport with a handwritten "extended validity" note is not accepted.
No. Only the embassy, high commission or immigration authority decides whether a visa is granted, so no agency can honestly guarantee it. What we do is make sure your application is complete, consistent and matches the official checklist, which removes the most common reasons for refusal. Be wary of anyone who promises a guaranteed visa for an extra payment.
Yes. Send us the refusal letter and the documents you submitted. We look at the reason the embassy gave, such as weak financial proof, an unclear travel purpose or missing papers, and fix that before you apply again. Reapplying with the same file usually brings the same result. Tell the embassy about the earlier refusal whenever the form asks: hiding it can lead to a longer ban.
Embassy requirements can change at any time. Contact us to confirm the latest checklist before you apply.
