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Maldives IMUGA Traveller Declaration

The official IMUGA Traveller Declaration is free. Prepare it in the 96 hours before your arrival flight time, and distinguish the arrival declaration from any visa or entry requirements.

Official form cost: Free

Requirements reviewed: 2 October 2026. How we check information

Requirements checklist Travel details, explained

Document checklist

What you need to apply

Have your passport and confirmed travel details to hand. Match every detail to your documents.

A travel declaration is not a visa. Immigration authorities make the final decision on entry. Check any separate visa requirements for your passport before travelling.

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01Machine-readable passport with at least 1 month validity
02Confirmed return journey
03Prepaid booking at a registered accommodation
04Funds for your stay or approved sponsorship

Requirements vary by traveler and itinerary. Use the official authority’s instructions to check any additional information required.

Submission and timing

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iVisaPortal
Current service availability
Submissions currently unavailable
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Government information
Official submission window
Within 96 hours before your arrival flight time
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After official submission
Follow the authority’s instructions
Confirmation and entry decisions belong to the authority. This application preview does not send a declaration or issue an official document.

Before you travel

Check your passport and visa separately

The IMUGA records travel information. It does not establish your visa eligibility or permitted stay in Maldives. Those rules depend on nationality, residence, travel purpose and route.

Use the passport you will carry when you travel.
Check passport validity and any visa requirement with the authority.
Check separate rules for transit, children and residents.

Plan your declaration

Preparing your IMUGA

Practical details for your next step. Immigration requirements can change; check the authority’s current instructions before submission.

Use the official 96-hour window

The IMUGA portal states that the declaration must be submitted within 96 hours before the flight time for arrival. It provides separate options to create, edit and verify a declaration.

For an itinerary with connections, keep the details of the flight arriving in the Maldives to hand. If you are uncertain which time or flight to enter, follow the field instructions and seek clarification through the official portal rather than guessing.

The official declaration is free

Maldives Immigration says there is no charge for submitting the Traveller Declaration and advises travelers to use IMUGA directly. A private service fee is not an official IMUGA fee.

Keep any official declaration record separate from your resort booking and other travel documents. A booking confirmation or a private enquiry does not show that a declaration has been submitted.

Arrival and departure are different

Maldives Immigration removed the outbound Traveller Declaration requirement from 15 August 2024. Its announcement retains the declaration for arrivals. Be careful with older guides that still instruct every departing passenger to complete another form.

Before a new trip, check the current arrival instructions again instead of reusing a previous journey’s record. Completing the declaration does not settle separate questions about your passport, visa or admission.

Prepare a useful support question

Have your arrival flight date, passport-issuing country and accommodation details ready for the official process. For a general enquiry, describe the question and travel date without attaching passport scans or sensitive identification numbers.

If a flight change affects a submitted declaration, use IMUGA’s edit or verification options and follow its current instructions. Keep the latest record easy to identify among your travel documents.

Information sources

Maldives Immigration: IMUGA timing, free submission, edit and verify
Maldives Immigration: departure declaration discontinued

A simpler start

Small details. A better prepared trip.

Application assistance for Maldives.

Clear document checklists

See the details to prepare, organize your checklist and understand the information your document needs.

Important dates, explained

Keep destination-specific submission windows in view and plan around the dates of your trip.

A place for your questions

Prepare a question about your destination, a change of plans or an existing application.

Clear answers

Frequently asked questions

Practical answers about the Maldives IMUGA Traveller Declaration.

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IMUGA is the Maldives arrival declaration. The departure declaration requirement ended on 15 August 2024.

The IMUGA portal specifies the 96 hours before your flight time for arrival. Follow the timing shown on the official form.

No. Tourist visas are granted on arrival subject to entry requirements and restrictions. A declaration is not approval to enter.

Yes. The official IMUGA declaration is free. Any iVisaPortal service fee is separate from the government form.

Maldives Immigration requires an individual declaration for each arriving foreign traveler, including children.

We are not accepting submissions or payments at present. No review or government-processing time is promised by this application preview.

Plan your next step

Questions about your Maldives IMUGA Traveller Declaration?

Include your passport-issuing country, destination and travel date so your question has the right context. A declaration and a visa serve different purposes.

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