Maldives Arrival Card

Details: By THAIest Team; Updated: 03 December 2024

Every visitor traveling to Maldives must complete Maldives Immigration Form also known as Maldives Arrival Card or Maldives Traveller Declaration. How to fill up the form correctly?

Maldives Immigration Form was normally given out during the flight so you could fill up the form on the plane and save time at the airport. You could also find plenty of forms available at the airport.

Maldives Immigration Form – Maldives Arrival Card

Starting from July 2020, the previous paper form was changed to the digital one and now all travellers are required to submit the Traveller Declaration within 96 hours to the flight time, during arrival and departure.

There are several things you should know before entering Maldives:

Foreigners entering Maldives should possess a genuine passport/travel document which include machine readable zone (MRZ) with a validity of at least 1 month.
Traveller Declaration must be filled in and submitted within 96 hours to the flight time. The form has to be submitted electronically.
Visitors are advised to check their passport/travel document for immigration endorsements before they leave the check point.
Staying in Maldives without a valid visa is an offence.

Maldives Immigration Form

Maldives Traveller Declaration must be filled online on this website.

The information that needs to be provided electronically is similar to the previous Maldives Immigration Form that consisted of 3 parts – Arrival Card, Health Information and Customs Service. Tips for filling up the form are provided below.

Maldives Arrival Card should be filled out in English. You should write clearly in capital letters to avoid misunderstandings.

On the immigration form you need to provide the following information:

Full name as it appears on the passport
Nationality
Date of birth in DD-MM-YY format
Sex (Male/Female)
Passport number
Country of birth
Date of passport expiry (must be at least 1 month from your arrival)
Length of stay in days (in most cases shouldn’t be more than 30 days)
Flight No. as it is displayed on your ticket (for the flight landing at Maldives)
Address in Maldives (normally the name of hotel or resort is enough)
Purpose of visit – you need to choose from Holiday, Transit, Business, Conference, Official, Employment, Visit friends/relatives and Others (in such a case another reason should be provided)
Resident permit holders must fill additional fields – Category & Last permit No., Permit expiry date (DD-MM-YYYY format)

Maldives Arrival Card must also be signed by the passport holder in the dedicated field.

Maldives Immigration Form – Maldives Arrival Card

Health Information

A Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate is required for travelers coming from Yellow Fever endemic-areas – South America and Africa.

On this part of Maldives Arrival Card you need to provide the list of the countries visited in the last 14 days. When coming from Yellow Fever area, you must provide the date of Yellow Fever vaccination and Lot no.

Health Information

Maldives Customs Service

The last part of Maldives Arrival Card is dedicated to customs. You will need to provide the following information:

Name (full name)
Passport number
Nationality
Number of hand baggage
Number of checked baggage

This part of the form must be signed once again. Don’t miss it!

You also need to mention if you have some of these:

Goods obtained overseas with a total value exceeding MVR 6,000 (Approximately USD 390) in addition to personal effects such as clothes, reasonable amount of jewelry, wrist watches, pens, camera, personal radio, laptop and toiletries.
Samples for business and/or goods in commercial quantity.
Cash equivalent or exceeding USD 10,000 in any currency (in such a case you must fill up the Cash Declaration Form).

Maldives Immigration Form – Maldives Arrival Card