What the Maldives visa rules mean for Suriname travellers
Suriname passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Maldives for stays of up to 30 days. There is nothing to apply for in advance — the visa is issued at the airport or land border after you pay the fee. Bring cash in a major currency, a passport valid for at least six months, a return ticket and the address of your first night's accommodation, and expect a queue at busy airports.
The main option is the Tourist Visa on Arrival, which costs Free.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Maldives applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Maldives Immigration says you need a passport or travel document with a machine-readable zone and at least 1 month's validity; the UK Foreign Office says your passport must have an expiry date at least one month after t…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: Maldives Immigration says you must present a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate if arriving from, or having recently travelled through, a country with risk of yellow fever transmission; children under one year o…
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for the Maldives; the basic entry requirements Maldives Immigration lists for tourists do not include insurance.
- Return or onward ticket: Maldives Immigration lists a complete travel itinerary including confirmed return journey tickets among the entry requirements for tourists.
Maldives entry rules compared
Maldives does not grant visa-free entry to any passport, offers a visa on arrival to 197. Suriname citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. Overall the Suriname passport ranks #129 in the world with 37 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Suriname passport you can also visit 10 countries in the region without a visa, including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Oman, Philippines and Qatar.
In the other direction, Maldives citizens need eta to visit Suriname.