What the Haiti visa rules mean for Maldives travellers
Maldives citizens can enter Haiti without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Maldives passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Haiti applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The Embassy of Haiti in Washington says tourists' passports must be valid for at least 6 months, and the UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's country list says proof of yellow fever vaccination is required for travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries at risk for yellow fever transmission.
- Vaccinations: Hepatitis A, typhoid and routine vaccines: Not an entry condition. The US CDC recommends hepatitis A vaccination for unvaccinated travelers one year old or older, typhoid vaccination for most travelers and up-to-date routine vaccines; it says active cholera tran…
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Haiti. Canada's travel advice says physicians and hospitals generally expect immediate cash payment for care even if you have proof of valid tra…
Haiti entry rules compared
Haiti lets 181 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 3 and requires an embassy visa from 14. Maldives citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Brunei. Overall the Maldives passport ranks #102 in the world with 54 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Maldives passport you can also visit 14 countries in the region without a visa, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador and Grenada.
In the other direction, Haiti citizens need visa on arrival to visit Maldives.