India Tourist Visafor 🇲🇻 Maldivian citizens travelling to 🇮🇳 India
Maldivian passport holders do not require a visa to enter India. You may travel directly without any advance application or prior approval. You may stay up to 90 days per entry.
Maldivian nationals are visa-free to India for up to 90 days (Tourism/Medical/Business). Bilateral arrangement since March 1979, reaffirmed by the 17 Dec 2018 visa-facilitation agreement. Verified 2026-07-02 (High Commission of India, Malé; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_India).
Apply Now — Official Portal ↗📋Required Documents6
- ✓Credit or debit card for online payment
- ✓Digital colour photograph (white background, 51×51mm, face occupying 70–80%)
- ✓Email address (e-Visa grant letter will be sent by email)
- ✓Hotel booking or accommodation proof for entire stay
- ✓Return or onward flight booking confirmation
- ✓Valid passport (minimum 6 months validity, minimum 2 blank pages)
ℹ️What to Expect
As a Maldivian passport holder, you can enter India without applying for a visa in advance. Present your valid passport at the port of entry and confirm your intended stay is within up to 90 days. Border officers may ask for proof of onward travel, sufficient funds, and accommodation details. Always verify current requirements at the official government portal before booking travel.
📎Supporting Documents (may strengthen your application)
- ○Bank statement or proof of sufficient funds
Conditional — may be requested at port of entry
🌐Why Maldivian passport holders do not need a visa for India
Maldivian passport holders can enter India without a visa because of an existing bilateral visa-waiver agreement or diplomatic arrangement between the two countries. This means Maldivian citizens benefit from streamlined entry and do not need to apply in advance — a valid passport is sufficient at the border.
⚠️Common Reasons India Tourist Visa Applications Are Refused6
- !Poor-quality uploads — a passport bio-page scan with glare, a cropped or blurred machine-readable zone (MRZ), or a photograph with shadows, wrong dimensions or a non-plain background — failing the e-Visa system’s automated verification.
- !Any mismatch between the application and the passport — a single wrong character in the name order, passport number or date of birth, or using initials instead of the full given name/surname — triggers automated rejection.
- !An ineligible travel document — passport not valid for at least six months from arrival with two blank pages, or a Diplomatic / Official / Refugee / temporary travel document (the e-Visa is only for ordinary passports).
- !Purpose mismatch — applying for the e-Tourist visa for activities it does not permit (business, paid work, journalism, study, missionary/research work, or treatment that requires an e-Medical visa).
- !Pakistani nationality, or Pakistani origin through a parent, grandparent or spouse, or birth in present-day Pakistan — such applicants must apply for a regular sticker visa, not the e-Visa; likewise an undisclosed criminal record.
- !An existing valid Indian visa for the same dates, a prior overstay, or a previous deportation / blacklisting on the immigration record.
Refusal grounds are at the discretion of the deciding officer and can change. This list is informational — always verify current requirements at the official government portal.
Requirements last reviewed: June 2026 · Source: official government portal
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