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Maldives visa requirements for Timor-Leste citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa on arrival
Timor-Leste citizens get a visa on arrival for Maldives.
Entry details
Travelling to Maldives on a Timor-Leste passport, you get a visa on arrival — no embassy visit needed. The Timor-Leste passport currently ranks #99 of 199 worldwide, with 88 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Maldives is one of the world's more welcoming destinations, admitting 198 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #104 with 86 open destinations. Both sit in Asia, where regional agreements often shape entry rules. This is a mutual arrangement, with visa on arrival applying symmetrically between the two countries.
In the opposite direction, Maldives citizens travelling to Timor-Leste face: visa on arrival.
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