China → Maldives
Ordinary Chinese passport holders may enter visa-free for 30 days; admission remains subject to immigration clearance.
Passport/travel document must have an MRZ and at least 1 month validity; passports with extended validity are not accepted. IMUGA Traveller Declaration is required. Traveller must hold return/onward tickets, confirmed accommodation or pre-approved sponsorship, sufficient funds, onward-destination entry documents, and yellow-fever certificate if applicable. Actual business-visa applications are submitted through the Business Portal and are granted for 30 to 90 days at a time, capped at 180 days per calendar year.
Based on passport-specific data. · as of 2026-06-18
Official source ↗Common questions
No advance Maldives visa is needed because of the US visa. Ordinary Chinese passport holders have a sourced 30-day visa-free basis; Maldives Immigration still requires standard entry documents and the IMUGA Traveller Declaration. A US visa is not listed as a Maldives waiver condition.
An actual business visa is not automatically issued on arrival; Maldives Immigration states that business visa applications must be submitted through the Business Portal and processed by the ministry and Immigration. Tourist entry rules cover travel as a tourist.
No sourced Maldives waiver was found. The ABTC is a pre-clearance arrangement among APEC economies, and Maldives is not listed as an APEC member economy. Maldives business visas remain subject to the Business Portal process.
No advance visa or ETA is required. The tourist visa is granted on arrival, but entry is not automatic and the traveller must satisfy Maldives Immigration entry requirements.
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Visa policy changes without notice and this page is reference information that may contain errors. Before travel, verify via the official sources below or contact the destination country's embassy / consulate / immigration authority directly; final admission is at the destination government's discretion.