Editing Maldives (section)

====Visitors====
{{see also|#Transportation|Visa policy of Maldives}}

[[File:Maldives Airport-Maldives-Andres Larin.jpg|thumb|left|Sign outside the Velana International Airport]]

Visitors to the Maldives do not need to apply for a visa pre-arrival, regardless of their country of origin, provided they have a passport with at least 1 month validity, a complete [[travel itinerary]] (including return journey confirmed tickets, prepaid confirmed booking at a registered facility,<ref>{{cite web |title=Tourist Facilities |url=https://www.tourism.gov.mv/en/overview/19 |website=tourism.gov.mv |publisher=Ministry of Tourism and Environment, Republic of Maldives |access-date=20 April 2025}}</ref> proof of financial means for sufficient funds to support the stay in Maldives, and entry requirements for their onward destinations—such as visa and passport validity), a Traveller Declaration form (which must be filled out and submitted by all foreigners arriving in the Maldives within 96 hours of the flight), and a Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate, if applicable.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Yellow Fever Endemic Countries |url=https://www.immigration.gov.mv/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/YELLOW-FEVER-COUNTRIES-2.pdf |access-date=27 March 2024 |website=Maldives Immigration}}</ref> However, entry is denied to Israeli passports.<ref name="doi">{{Cite web |title=Entry into Maldives |url=https://immigration.gov.mv/tourist-visa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114164448/https://immigration.gov.mv/tourist-visa/ |archive-date=14 January 2021 |access-date=9 February 2012 |website=Maldives Immigration}}</ref>

Most visitors arrive at [[Velana International Airport]], on [[Hulhulé]] Island, adjacent to the capital Malé. The airport is served by flights to and from [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Doha]], [[Dubai]], [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Singapore]], [[Dhaka]], [[Istanbul]], and major airports in [[Southeast Asia|South-East Asia]] like [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur International]] in [[Malaysia]], as well as charters from [[Europe]] like [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Charles De Gaulle]] in [[France]]. [[Gan International Airport|Gan Airport]], on the southern atoll of Addu, also serves an international flight to [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Malpensa]] in [[Milan]] several times a week. [[British Airways]] offers direct flights to the Maldives from [[Heathrow Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Flights to Maldives |url=https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/destinations/maldives/flights-to-maldives |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020220431/https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/destinations/maldives/flights-to-maldives |archive-date=20 October 2022 |access-date=20 October 2022 |website=[[British Airways]]}}</ref>