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Maldives visa requirements for Vatican City citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa on arrival
Vatican City citizens get a visa on arrival for Maldives.
Entry details
Travelling to Maldives on a Vatican City passport, you get a visa on arrival — no embassy visit needed. The Vatican City passport currently ranks #59 of 199 worldwide, with 135 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. Access is lopsided in your favour: Maldives citizens must deal with visa required going the other way.
In the opposite direction, Maldives citizens travelling to Vatican City face: visa required.
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