Maldives visa for Pakistan: free 30-day visa on arrival.

No prior visa is required. Pakistani passport holders receive a free 30-day tourist visa on arrival at Velana International Airport (MLE) — this is the same visa-on-arrival policy the Maldives extends to nationals of nearly every country. You do not apply anywhere in advance; you do not pay a fee; you do not visit an embassy. The only mandatory online step is the IMUGA declaration (see below) which must be submitted within 96 hours before travel. Provided you arrive with a valid passport, a return ticket, confirmed accommodation, and proof of sufficient funds, immigration clears the visa at the counter in Malé in 2–4 minutes.

Zero. The 30-day tourist visa on arrival is free of charge for Pakistani passport holders, as it is for most nationalities. If a website or agent asks for a Maldives visa fee for Pakistani applicants, they are misrepresenting the process — there is no fee payable to Maldives Immigration. Costs associated with a Maldives trip for a Pakistani traveller include the flight, the resort / guesthouse, the speedboat or seaplane transfer, travel insurance (recommended), and the green-tax / GST the resort automatically adds to the bill (roughly $6–12 per person per night). None of these are visa fees. You should reject any intermediary that charges a "visa processing" fee before arrival.

Five things, carried on your person when you clear immigration at Malé: (1) passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival, (2) a confirmed return or onward ticket leaving the Maldives before the 30-day visa expires, (3) confirmed accommodation for the full length of stay (resort booking confirmation, guesthouse booking confirmation, or cruise itinerary), (4) proof of sufficient funds — a credit card with adequate limit is accepted; a bank statement or cash is also accepted, and (5) the IMUGA arrival-declaration QR code, submitted online within 96 hours before travel. That is the entire list — no letter of invitation, no yellow fever certificate, no additional forms beyond IMUGA. Many Pakistani travellers are surprised at how short the list is relative to UK or Schengen visa requirements.

IMUGA (Immigration Maldives) is a free online arrival-declaration portal — imuga.immigration.gov.mv — that every traveller to the Maldives must complete within 96 hours before travel. It is not a visa application; it is a public-health and immigration information form that replaces the paper card you used to fill on the plane. You enter your passport details, flight number, accommodation address, and a few public-health tick-boxes, then receive a QR code by email. Present the QR code at Malé immigration along with your passport. There is no fee, no processing time beyond the few minutes you spend filling the form, and no approval — submission is itself the approval. Resortlife handles the form on behalf of clients booking through us, as part of the booking workflow.

30 days from the date of arrival. If you need to stay longer than 30 days, you must apply for a visa extension before the initial 30 days expire; extensions of up to 60 additional days are granted in 30-day increments and do carry a processing fee at the immigration office in Malé. Most leisure trips from Pakistan run 5–14 days, so the initial 30-day grant covers it comfortably. The visa is single-entry — if you depart the Maldives and return (e.g. via a short detour to Sri Lanka), immigration issues a new 30-day visa on your return arrival, not a reactivation of the original.

There are no direct flights between Pakistan and the Maldives as of 2026. The standard routings are: (1) Karachi (KHI) or Lahore (LHE) via Dubai (DXB) on Emirates or FlyDubai — total 9–11 hours including a 1–3 hour layover, (2) Karachi or Islamabad (ISB) via Doha (DOH) on Qatar Airways — 10–12 hours total, (3) Islamabad or Lahore via Colombo (CMB) on SriLankan — 8–10 hours total (usually the cheapest), (4) Karachi via Abu Dhabi (AUH) on Etihad — 10–12 hours. Typical economy round-trip fares from Pakistan are PKR 190,000–320,000 in peak season (Dec–Mar) and PKR 130,000–220,000 in shoulder season. Book 3–5 months ahead for best Emirates / Qatar fares.

No Pakistani transit visa is needed for international airside transits through Dubai International (DXB) or Abu Dhabi (AUH) — you stay in the international transit area of the terminal and never clear UAE immigration. If your connecting ticket is on separate PNRs (which Emirates and Etihad discourage but some budget combinations require), you might need to clear immigration in Dubai, collect baggage, and recheck — in that case a UAE visa may be needed. For single-ticket itineraries, transit is straightforward. The Maldives visa on arrival applies only on landing at Velana, not at the Dubai connection. Similar logic applies to Doha (Qatar) and Colombo (SriLankan) hubs.

Yes, the Maldives is a safe destination for travellers of all nationalities including Pakistani nationals. Crime rates on resort islands are essentially zero — resort islands are staffed and isolated, access is controlled. Malé city has normal urban-crime expectations but is generally safe. The population is 100% Muslim, Sunni, and prayer calls are broadcast five times daily from Malé and local islands (resort islands have no mosques by convention). Halal food is widely available — most resorts serve halal-certified kitchens by default; we confirm with each resort before arrival for our Pakistani clients. Alcohol is permitted only on resort islands; guesthouses on local islands are alcohol-free by law. Pakistani travellers generally report the cultural experience as familiar and welcoming.