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Visas and Passports
Although there
is a free 30 day Visa upon arrival for all visitors, all visitors will need a
passport. It is important still to review the following information:
►Visitors
entering the Republic of Maldives should fulfill the following requirement for
the grant of an entry permit into the country.
►Possession
of a valid international travel document issued by the Government of a Sovereign
State.
►Possession
of a valid return air ticket to a destination where the passenger has permission
to enter, together with necessary visas for the onward journey to the next
destination.
►Possession
of minimum of US$30.00 per person per day or confirmed hotel reservation for the
intended period of stay in the Maldives. Following are exempted from this
requirement.
●Diplomats
●UN
Personnel
●Approved
persons for employment
●Technical
and other experts attached to the Government
●Those who
have confirm bookings in registered tourist resort/hotels etc.
●Those
sponsored by Maldivians
►No prior
visa is required to enter the Republic of Maldives. Entry permit will be granted
to visitors on arrival at designated ports of entry, based on the immigration
requirements.
►An entry
permit does not allow an visitor to take up employment, set up any business or
exercise any profession whether paid or unpaid except with the consent and in
conformity with the pertinent laws and regulations of the Maldives. However, a
visitor or foreign delegation visiting the Maldives to conclude business
agreements, contracts or to negotiate business transactions with their
counterparts do not require work permits if the stay does not exceed the
duration granted on arrival.
►An
expatriate must obtain a work permit from the Ministry of Human Resources
Employment and Labor prior to arrival in Maldives to engage in employment.
►Visitors
who stay beyond the period for which they have been approved may be deported.
►The
Government of Maldives refuses admission and transit to holder of Merchant
Seaman books.
►Disembarkation
and Embarkation card shall be filled by every passenger and submitted to the
Immigration Officer on entry.
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Customs
The import of firearms, liquor, drugs and pornography are prohibited. An
official license is required for import of alcohol. Alcohol is available in all
the resorts and not sold / available in Male’. Dogs, Pigs, and pork products are
prohibited. Special permission should be sought to bring the personal pets (dogs
not allowed).
| Maldives Tourism Promotion Board has an information counter setup
at the airport
for ease of the tourists visiting the Maldives. Especially those who are
Free Independent Travelers or FITs. Any information including Maldives,
hotels and rates will be provided by the MTPB staff at the counter.
A ferry service is available from the airport island to the capital
around the clock. A special dhoni ferry leaves from the airport jetty to
the capital every 15 minutes which changes to one every 30 minutes after
midnight. |
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Regularly Scheduled Airlines
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Charter Airlines
| Name of Airlines | Country of Origin | Originating Sector |
| FIRST CHOICE | UNITED KINGDOM | LGW/MLE/LGW MAN/MLE/MAN |
| MALEV - HUNGARIAN AILINES | RUSSIA | BUD/DXB/MLE/DXB/BUD |
| BELAIR | SWITZERLAND | ZRH/MLE/ZHR |
| BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES | ITALY | MXP/CMB/MLE FCO/MXP/MLE/FCO/MXP |
| MY TRAVEL | UNITED KINGDOM | MAN/MLE/MAN LGW/MLE/LGW |
| EDELWEISS | SWITZERLAND | ZHR/CMB/MLE/ZHR ZHR/MLE/ZHR |
| MONARCH AIRLINES | UNITED KINGDOM | LGW/MLE/LGW |
| NEOS SPA | ITALY | MXP/FCO/MLE/FCO/MXP MXP/MLE/MXP |
| THOMSAN FLY | UNITED KINGDOM | MAN/MLE/MAN |
| TRANSAERO | RUSSIA | DME/MLE/DME LED/MLE/LED |
| AIR ITALY | ITALY | FCO/VRN/MLE/FCO/MXP |
| VOLARE | ITALY | MXP/FCO/MLE/FCO/MXP |
| XL AIRWAYS | FRANCE | CDG/MLE/CDG |
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