Where to Apply for Maldives Visa for Indians? Maldives Visa Eligibility Requirements Maldives Tourist Visa: This type of visa is given to those who are just on a visit to the place for 30 days and don't seek employment. T1: This visa type is for the foreign visitors who do not gain any profit in the city and wish to stay there for 30 days, and they can extend their visa on request for 90 days.
Documents Required: Application Form Passport Passport Size photo Health Insurance Maldives Diplomatic Visa: This visa allows the foreign government official to engage in duties or activities on behalf of the national government. Diplomatic Visa D1 : To stay in the Maldives for some time granted to a foreign national, whom the Government of Maldives take in as an entitled diplomatic immunity pursuant. A person can be allowed a maximum of 3 years for this type.
The maximum period for this visa is three years. This visa can be applied to a maximum for three years. With the maximum validity of three years. Maldives Student Visa S1 : It is issued to the person seeking education in the place and might be granted for one academic year. It is valid till the validity of the specific work visa.
Documents Required: Application form Maldives Resident Visa : B1: It is granted to the person married to a Maldivian nationalist, and this would be allowed for a maximum one year.
This visa would be granted for five years. Student Visa: Ruffiya for every three months or part of it. Business Visa: For every three months or part of it would be Ruffiya Dependent Visa: Ruffiya for every three months or part of it.
As a tourist, you can go for various options like: Seaplane : Which can be Maldivian Air Taxi or Trans Maldivian Airways which can carry 15 passengers but these are not available at night.
Speedboat: For the travellers who love adventure can check this one out. Cycle: The best way to explore a place you can get these at your resorts also. Obtaining A Quota All employers excluding the government must obtain a quota to recruit a foreigner before applying for the work permit. Before the application is made for a quota, the employer must advertise the vacancies in a local newspaper for three consecutive days.
It is essential that the advertisement contains the following basic information. Job title Basic salary and other remuneration Worksite Minimum qualification required Working hours Quota application forms are available free of charge from the Work Permit Section. Quota application will be generally processed within 3 — 5 days.
An approved quota which is not utilized for 6 months will automatically be cancelled without further notice. Quota application must be filled in and submitted along with relevant documents as stated overleaf on the application form. Obtaining A Prior Approval Once the quota is approved, the employer needs to obtain prior approval before the foreigner arrives in the Maldives for employment.
This has to be submitted to Immigration authorities at the Airport for necessary Immigration clearance. The completed forms should be submitted to the Work Permit Section with the following documents. A copy of the passport data page. Original police clearance certificate from the home country.
A copy of the residential registry Only for domestic servants. Copy of the company certificate or the certificate of the Investment. Educational and experience papers. Other relevant documents. Normally days will be taken to process the approval. Obtaining The Work Permit The employer then applies for the work permit within the 15 days after the arrival of the worker.
The following documents are required when applying for the work permit. The original Prior Approval Form. Original employment contract. Employee passport to be checked and returned. A valid medical report from a recognized clinic either in the Maldives or overseas. Once the work permit is processed, the employer must obtain a subsequent resident visa for the employee from the Department of Immigration and Emigration within thirty days after the arrival of the worker.
However, if the employer does not apply before 30 days, the application will not be accepted and the worker will be asked to leave the country. Work Permit Collection All documents pertaining to expatriate employment can be collected by the employer himself or by a person assigned by him legally. Work Permit Renewal Normally days will be taken to process the work permits extension. Work Visa is the permit issued for a foreigner to stay in Maldives for the purpose of employment.
A person traveling to the Maldives for the purpose of employment will be given 15 days from the date of arrival. In order to acquire this pre period, the foreign national should possess a valid Employment Approval, which does not exceed 90 days from date of issue.
Moreover, the foreign national should provide the same passport on arrival for which the Employment Approval was issued.
Re-entry on Employment Approval without obtaining a visa is possible unless the Employment Approval remains valid within 90 days from date of issue.
The following documents are required to apply for Work Visa and the employer or a representative of the employer shall submit the application for visa. Marriage Visa is the permit to remain in the Maldives granted to a foreign national who is married to a Maldivian national. A foreigner travelling to Maldives to marry with a Maldivian, or a foreigner who is married to a Maldivian and travels to Maldives to register their marriage in Maldives, shall be sponsored prior to the arrival.
After the arrival, the foreigner must complete the legal marriage process, and apply for Marriage Visa within the given period of 30 days. If the foreigner is already residing in the Maldives, visa transfer has to be made to Marriage Visa once the legal procedure of the marriage is completed.
However, Marriage Visa extensions are issued to the validity of the passport from March Dollars or more in a government approved real estate project. Cooperate Resident Visa has to be applied to Ministry of Economic Development, and thus, visa will be granted after the approval from the Ministry. Business visa is the permit issued to a foreign national to stay in Maldives for the purpose of business or work, approved by the concerned Government authority.
This visa is issued for a specific period of time, and it does not allow the foreigner to work as an employee in the Maldives. The foreigner shall not board to flight to travel to Maldives before the visa is approved, as the entry to Maldives will not be granted before the visa approval.
To obtain the Business Visa, application has to be emailed to bv immigration. Emailed applications should be named with the name and passport number of the foreigner and all the related documents should be attached separately to the email.
When the Business Visa is approved and informed via email, the original form set of the application should be submitted to the Immigration Office at Velana International Airport and pay the visa fee of MVR, at least prior to an hour of the arrival of the foreigner.
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