Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Maldivan passport holders 11
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
AngolaVisa required→eVisa
AzerbaijaneVisa30 days→Visa-free90 days
BahraineVisa→Visa on arrival14 days
EgyptVisa required→Visa on arrival30 days
GhanaVisa required→Visa-free30 days
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
SerbiaVisa required→eVisa
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Harder for Maldivan passport holders 15
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
BhutanVisa-free14 days→Visa on arrival
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
KenyaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
NicaraguaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Papua New GuineaeTA60 days→eVisa
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
TürkiyeVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
Changes for visitors to Maldives 9
- AzerbaijanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
GrenadaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
GuyanaVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days- CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
KazakhstanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
Sri LankaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
MoroccoVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
MalaysiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes