Maldives, on a Chinese passport
Visa-free entry.
Length of stay — 30 days.
All visa-free countries with a Chinese passport
Unchanged between the 12 January 2025 and 17 February 2026 datasets: visa-free, 30 days.
Applications go through Maldives Immigration. It is the only source that counts.
Open the official portal- Malé · MLE — airside connection, nothing to show
International-to-international connection, single booking, same airport. Exemptions for holders of certain visas or residence permits are not assumed.
All 166 layovers for this passportThis country has a scheme for remote workers: Maldives Remote Work (2021). It takes over when the entry period is no longer enough.
A Maldives passport travelling to China: visa-free.
South Asia: with a Chinese passport, none of the 7 other countries in the region opens visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.
- Visa on arrival (3)
- Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka
- Consulate visa (2)
- Afghanistan, India
Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave.
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