Visa requirements for Maldivian citizens

A Maldivian passport

Visa requirements for Maldivian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Maldives.

As of 2024, Maldivian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 96 countries and territories, ranking the Maldivian passport 57th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Visa requirements map

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Visa requirements for Maldivian citizens holding ordinary passports
  Maldives
  Visa not required
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required

Visa requirements

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Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Afghanistan Visa required[2]
 Albania eVisa[3][4]
  • 90 days visa free if hold a multiple entries visa issued by United States or United Kingdom, as well as multiple entries visa type C or D issued by Schengen Area Members
 Algeria Visa required[5]
 Andorra Visa required[6]
 Angola Visa required[7]
 Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required[8] 6 months
 Argentina Visa required[9]
 Armenia eVisa[10][11] 120 days
 Australia Visa required[12][13]
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
 Austria Visa required[14]
 Azerbaijan eVisa[15] 30 days
 Bahamas Visa not required[16] 3 months
 Bahrain eVisa / Visa on arrival[17] 14 days
 Bangladesh Visa not required[18] 3 months
 Barbados Visa not required[19] 6 months
 Belarus Visa required[20]
 Belgium Visa required[21]
 Belize Visa not required[22]
 Benin eVisa[23][24] 30 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
 Bhutan Visa on arrival[25][26]
 Bolivia Online Visa / Visa on arrival[27] 30 days[28]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required[29]
  • 30 days visa free if hold a valid multiple entry visa holders and residents of Ireland, Schengen Area member states, and United States
 Botswana Visa not required[30] 90 days
 Brazil Visa required[31]
 Brunei Visa not required[32] 14 days
 Bulgaria Visa required[33]
 Burkina Faso eVisa[34][35]
 Burundi Visa on arrival[36] 1 month
 Cambodia Visa not required[37] 30 days
 Cameroon eVisa[38][39]
 Canada Visa required[40]
 Cape Verde Visa on arrival[41]
 Central African Republic Visa required[42]
 Chad Visa required[43]
 Chile Visa required[44]
 China Visa not required[45][46] 30 days
 Colombia Online Visa[47][48]
 Comoros Visa on arrival[49] 45 days
 Republic of the Congo Visa required[50]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo eVisa[51][52] 7 days
 Costa Rica Visa not required[53] 90 days
 Côte d'Ivoire eVisa[54][55] 3 months
 Croatia Visa required[56]
 Cuba Tourist Card required[57] 90 days
  • Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
  • Tourist card must be obtained in advance via travel agency, airline or at the embassy.
 Cyprus Visa required[58]
 Czech Republic Visa required[59]
 Denmark Visa required[60]
 Djibouti eVisa[61][62] 90 days
 Dominica Visa not required[63] 6 months
 Dominican Republic Visa required[64]
 Ecuador Visa not required[65] 90 days
 Egypt Visa on arrival[66] 30 days
 El Salvador Visa required[67]
 Equatorial Guinea eVisa[68][69]
 Eritrea Visa required[70]
 Estonia Visa required[71]
 Eswatini Visa not required[72] 30 days
 Ethiopia eVisa[73][74] up to 90 days
 Fiji Visa not required[75] 4 months
 Finland Visa required[76]
 France Visa required[77]
 Gabon eVisa[78][79] 90 days
 Gambia Visa not required[80] 90 days
 Georgia eVisa[81] 30 days
  • 30 days within any 120 days period
 Germany Visa required[82]
 Ghana Visa required[83]
 Greece Visa required[84]
 Grenada Visa not required[85] 3 months
 Guatemala Visa required[86]
 Guinea eVisa[87][88] 90 days
 Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival[89] 90 days
 Guyana Visa required[90]
 Haiti Visa not required[91] 90 days
 Honduras Visa required[92]
 Hungary Visa required[93]
 Iceland Visa required[94]
 India Visa not required[95] 90 days
 Indonesia e-VOA / Visa on arrival[96] 30 days[97]
 Iran eVisa[98][99] 30 days
 Iraq Visa required[100]
 Ireland Visa not required[101] 90 days
 Israel Visa required[102]
 Italy Visa required[103]
 Jamaica Visa not required[104] 90 days
 Japan Visa required[105]
 Jordan eVisa / Visa on arrival[106][107]
  • Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
 Kazakhstan Visa not required[108] 30 days[109]
 Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation[110][111] 90 days
  • Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance.
  • eTA fee is USD 32.50.
  • Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable).
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
 Kiribati Visa not required[112] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 12-month period.
 North Korea Visa required[113]
 South Korea Visa required[114]
 Kuwait Visa required[115]
 Kyrgyzstan Visa not required[116] 30 days
 Laos eVisa / Visa on arrival[117] 30 days
 Latvia Visa required[121]
 Lebanon Visa required[122]
 Lesotho Visa not required[123] 90 days
 Liberia Visa required[124]
 Libya eVisa[125][126]
 Liechtenstein Visa required[127]
 Lithuania Visa required[128]
 Luxembourg Visa required[129]
 Madagascar Visa on arrival[130] 60 days
 Malawi Visa not required[131]
 Malaysia Visa not required[132] 90 days
 Mali Visa required[133]
 Malta Visa required[134]
 Marshall Islands Visa required[135]
 Mauritania Visa on arrival[136]
 Mauritius Visa not required[137] 90 days
 Mexico Visa required[138]
 Micronesia Visa not required[139] 30 days
 Moldova eVisa[140][141]
 Monaco Visa required[142]
 Mongolia Visa not required[143] 30 days
 Montenegro Visa required[144]
  • See Visa Exemptions below.
 Morocco Visa not required[145] 30 days
 Mozambique eVisa / Visa on arrival[146][147] 30 days
 Myanmar eVisa[148][149] 28 days
 Namibia Visa required[150]
 Nauru Visa required[151]
   Nepal Online Visa / Free visa on arrival[152] 90 days[153]
 Netherlands Visa required[154]
 New Zealand and territories Visa required[155]
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[156]
 Nicaragua Visa on arrival[157] 90 days
 Niger Visa required[158]
 Nigeria eVisa[159][160] 90 days
 North Macedonia Visa required[161]
  • See Visa Exemptions below.
 Norway Visa required[162]
 Oman Visa required[163]
  • The immigration authorities of Oman provides a visa exemption to Maldives nationals who hold a valid Schengen visa or visa from the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Japan.[164]
 Pakistan Visa not required[165] 3 months
 Palau Free visa on arrival[166] 30 days
 Panama Visa not required[167] 180 days
 Papua New Guinea eVisa[168][169] 60 days
 Paraguay Visa required[170]
 Peru Visa required[171]
 Philippines Visa not required[172] 30 days
 Poland Visa required[173]
 Portugal Visa required[174]
 Qatar Visa not required[175] 30 days
 Romania Visa required[176]
 Russia Visa not required[177] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.
 Rwanda Visa not required[178] 30 days
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required[179]
 Saint Lucia Visa not required[180] 6 months
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required[181] 3 month
 Samoa Visa not required[182] 60 days
 San Marino Visa required[183]
 São Tomé and Príncipe eVisa[184][185]
 Saudi Arabia eVisa / Visa on arrival[186][187] 90 days
 Senegal Visa required[188]
 Serbia Visa required[189]
 Seychelles Electronic Border System[190][191] 3 months
  • Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel.
  • Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles.
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
  • Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card.
  • Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
 Sierra Leone eVisa[192][193] 3 months
 Singapore Visa not required[194] 30 days
 Slovakia Visa required[195]
 Slovenia Visa required[192]
 Solomon Islands Free Visitor Permit on arrival[196] 3 months
  • 3 month with a year.
 Somalia Visa on arrival[197] 30 days
 South Africa Visa not required[198] 30 days
 South Sudan eVisa[199][200]
  • Obtainable online.
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
 Spain Visa required[201]
 Sri Lanka Visa not required[202] 90 days
  • Citizens of Maldives are exempt from the requirement of obtaining tourist standard e-Visa.[203]
 Sudan Visa required[204]
 Suriname Visa not required[205][206] 90 days
  • An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.[207]
  • Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[208]
 Sweden Visa required[209]
  Switzerland Visa required[210]
 Syria Visa required[211]
 Tajikistan Visa not required / eVisa[212][213] 30 days / 60 days
 Tanzania eVisa / Visa on arrival[214][215] 3 months
 Thailand Visa not required[216] 60 days
 Timor-Leste Visa on arrival[217] 30 days
 Togo eVisa[218][219] 15 days
 Tonga Visa required[220]
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required[221]
 Tunisia Visa not required[222] 90 days
 Turkey eVisa[223][224] 90 days
 Turkmenistan Visa required[225]
 Tuvalu Visa on arrival[226] 1 month
 Uganda eVisa[227][228] 3 months
 Ukraine Visa required[229][230]
  • e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended.
 United Arab Emirates Visa not required[231] 90 days
  • Extension possible with a fee.
 United Kingdom Visa not required[232] 6 months
 United States and territories Visa required[233]
 Uruguay Visa required[234]
 Uzbekistan eVisa[235] 30 days
  • 5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country.[236]
 Vanuatu Visa not required[237][238] 120 days
 Vatican City Visa required[239]
 Venezuela Visa not required[240] 90 days
 Vietnam eVisa[241][242] 90 days
 Yemen Visa required[244]
 Zambia Visa not required[245] 90 days
 Zimbabwe Visa not required[246] 3 months

Territories and disputed areas

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Visa requirements for Maldivian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:

Visitor to Visa requirement Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Kosovo Visa not required[247] 90 days within 6 months period
 Taiwan Visa required[248]

Other dependent territories

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Territory Conditions of access Notes
China
 Hong Kong Visa not required[249] 90 days
 Macau Visa on arrival[250] 30 days
Denmark
 Faroe Islands Visa required[251]
 Greenland Visa required[252]
France
 French Guiana Visa required[253]
 French Polynesia Visa required[254]
France French West Indies Visa required Visa required for overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin
 Mayotte Visa required[255]
 New Caledonia Visa required[256]
 Réunion Visa required[257]
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa required[258]
 Wallis and Futuna Visa required[259]
Netherlands
 Aruba Visa not required[260]
Netherlands Caribbean Netherlands Visa not required[261] Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
 Curaçao Visa not required[262]
 Sint Maarten Visa not required[263]
New Zealand
 Cook Islands Visa not required[264] 31 days
 Niue Visa required[265]
 Tokelau Visa required[266]
United Kingdom
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia Visa required[267] Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[268]
 Anguilla Visa not required[269] Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[270]
 Bermuda Visa not required[271]
 British Indian Ocean Territory Special permit required Special permit required.[272]
 British Virgin Islands Visa not required[273]
 Cayman Islands Visa not required[274]
 Falkland Islands Visa required[275]
 Gibraltar Visa not required[276] 6 months
 Montserrat Visa not required[277]
 Pitcairn Islands Visa not required 14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[278][279][280]
 Ascension Island eVisa[281][282]
  • 3 months within any year period
 Saint Helena Visitor's Pass required Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[283]
 Tristan da Cunha Permission required Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[284]
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Permit required Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[285][286]
 Turks and Caicos Islands Visa required[287] Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
 American Samoa Visa required[288]
 Guam Visa required[289]
 Northern Mariana Islands Visa required[290]
 Puerto Rico Visa required[291]
 U.S. Virgin Islands Visa required[292]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australia Australian Antarctic Territory, Antártica Chilena Province Chilean Antarctic Territory, Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norway Peter I Island, Norway Queen Maud Land, New Zealand Ross Dependency.[293][294][295][296][297][298][299][300][301][302][303][304]
Other territories
Territory Conditions of access Notes
 Belarus
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park
Visa not required 3 days;[305] must first obtain an electronic pass[306]
 China
Hainan
Visa on arrival[307] 15 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (5 or more people)[308]
 China
Tibet Autonomous Region
TTP required Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[309][310][311]
Autonomous Republic of Crimea Crimea Visa required Visa issued by Russia is required.[312]
 Ecuador
Galápagos
Pre-registration required Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[313]
 Eritrea outside Asmara Travel permit required To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[314]
 Greece
Mount Athos
Special permit required Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[315][316]
 India PAP/RAP PAP/RAP required Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh.
Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[317][318]
 Iran
Kish Island
Visa not required Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[319]
 Iraqi Kurdistan Visa on arrival Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.[320]
 Fiji
Lau Province
Special permission required Special permission required.[321]
 France
Clipperton Island
Special permit required Special permit required.[322]
 Kazakhstan Special permission required Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[323]
 North Korea outside Pyongyang Special permit required People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
 Malaysia Sabah and Sarawak Visa not required These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[324]
 Maldives outside Malé Permission required With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[325]
 Norway
Jan Mayen
Permit required Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[326] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[327]
 Novorossiya Restricted area Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[328]
 Russia Special authorization required Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[329]
 Sudan outside Khartoum Travel permit required All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
 Sudan
Darfur
Travel permit required Separate travel permit is required.[330]
 Tajikistan
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
OIVR permit required OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[331][332][333]
United Nations UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus Access Permit required[334] Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
United Nations Korean Demilitarized Zone Restricted zone.
United Nations UNDOF Zone and Ghajar Restricted zone.
United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Special permits required Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[335][336][337][338][339][340][341]
 Venezuela
Margarita Island
Visa not required All visitors are fingerprinted.[342]
 Vietnam
Phú Quốc
Visa not required 30 days[343]
 Yemen outside Sana’a or Aden Special permission required Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[344]

Substitute

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Maldivian Passport holders are sometimes exempted from applying for a visa to certain countries that they would otherwise be required to apply for, provided they hold a specific visa for a specific country.

Country Exemption provided to Stay Duration Notes
 Macedonia Valid UK, US, or Canadian resident visa holders[345] Up to 15 Days and not to exceed 3 Months within a 6 Month period[345] Visa has to be valid for 5 (five) days beyond dates of intended travel[345]
 Montenegro Valid UK, Schengen, and US resident visa holders.[346] 30 Days[346]
 Serbia Valid UK, Schengen, EU and US resident visa holders.[347] 90 Days every 6-month period.[347]

Maldives and Turkey signed agreement on mutual abolishing of visas, and that agreement is yet to be ratified.[348]

Non-visa restrictions

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Blank passport pages

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Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[349] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

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Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[350] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[351]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[352][353]

Passport validity length

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Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[354][355] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[356]

Some countries, such as Japan,[357] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[358] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[359] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[360] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[361] Philippines,[362] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[363]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[364] and South Africa.

Criminal record

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Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[365] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

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The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[366]

Israeli stamps

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Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait,[367] Lebanon,[368] Libya,[369] Syria,[370] and Yemen[371] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

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Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[372]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[373][374] Argentina,[375] Brunei, Cambodia,[376] China,[377] Ethiopia,[378] Ghana, Guinea,[379] India, Japan,[380][381] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[382] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[383] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[384] Singapore, South Korea,[385] Taiwan, Thailand,[386] Uganda,[387] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation),[388][389][390] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[391]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports[392] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[393][394] The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to greatly increase the biometric data it collects at US borders.[395] In 2018, Singapore began trials of iris scanning at three land and maritime immigration checkpoints.[396][397]

See also

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References and Notes

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References
  1. ^ "The Official Passport Index Ranking". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  2. ^ Visa information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.
  3. ^ Visa regime for foreign citizens, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania.
  4. ^ "Albania eVisa".
  5. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  6. ^ Travel to Andorra, Ministry of External Affairs of Andorra.
  7. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  8. ^ Countries exempt from visa, Department of Immigration of Antigua and Barbuda.
  9. ^ Visa regime, National Directorate of Migrations of Argentina (in Spanish).
  10. ^ Visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.
  11. ^ "Armenia eVisa".
  12. ^ Visitor visa options, Department of Home Affairs of Australia.
  13. ^ "Australia Subclass 600".
  14. ^ Schengen visa, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria.
  15. ^ "Azerbaijan eVisa".
  16. ^ eVISA Online Services – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Bahamas, Government of the Bahamas
  17. ^ Bahrain eVisas, Ministry of Interior of Bahrain.
  18. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  19. ^ Barbados Visa Requirements and Reciprocal Arrangements, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, 1 July 2020.
  20. ^ Visa-free travel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.
  21. ^ Schengen visa, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria.
  22. ^ "Visa Who Qualify".
  23. ^ Visa, Emigration and Immigration Directorate of Benin.
  24. ^ "Benin eVisa".
  25. ^ Visa, Tourism Council of Bhutan.
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