Sri Lanka
Maldives passportEdit check
Visa-free, 90 days
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions1 to check
- The 90-day entitlement is granted under the bilateral reciprocal agreement between Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Your stay
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Official wording
As per the reciprocal and Bilateral agreements following countries are also eligible to obtain tourist visa (ETA) free of charge … Singapore and Seychelles - 30 days … Maldives – 90 days
Aevamo’s reading
Regulation 2 of the Immigrants and Emigrants Regulations 1956, made under section 48 of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act No. 20 of 1948, requires every person to whom section 10 of the Act applies to hold a visa to enter Sri Lanka; that is the instrument that creates the visa obligation which the Department's ETA system and the 2026 fee-waiver scheme implement and apply.
The eta-fees bilateral clause grants Maldives a 90-day tourist visa (ETA) free of charge, and the eta-excem page exempts Maldives from the ETA requirement, so Maldivian nationals enter visa-free with a 90-day entitlement.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
immigration-notice: 'With effect from 25.05.2026', page footer 'Last Update : 2026-08-20'; eta-fees: 'With effect from 25.05.2026'; qatar-embassy-notice: dated 20/02/2026; immigrants-regulations: reprint of the 1956 regulations with amendments.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.