Maldives visa for Japanese passport holders

A Japanese passport holder gets a visa on arrival in Maldives for up to 30 days.

Best-effort passport visa-free data — verify against the official source.

Visa on arrival
Tourist entry
30
Days per visit
2
Visa routes tracked

Staying longer: every Maldives visa route

The tourist entry above is for visits. To live and work remotely in Maldives, these are the routes the catalogue tracks — income thresholds, costs and processing times are on the country page, each linked to its official source.

RouteTypeStayIncome neededWorkResidency path
Student VisastudentLength of the course, renewable———
Tourist Visa on Arrivaltourist30 days (free); extendable to 90 days———
Maldives: requirements, costs and official sources

Where to live in Maldives, and what it costs

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Maldives for other passports

Visa rules change often — verify against the official government source linked on the Maldives page before you travel or apply.