Whatever your reason for visiting the Maldives, make sure you take out travel or expatriate health insurance for you and your family. That way, you can leave with peace of mind and avoid any unexpected financial, health or legal risks. Cover for repatriation, hospitalization, civil liability and other emergency medical expenses is essential, whatever your destination.
Political system: Republic
Capital: Malé
Surface area: 297.8 km²
Population: 436 330
Languages spoken : divehi
Currency: Maldivian rupee
Maldives visas
Whatever your nationality, you don’t need a visa for a stay of up to 30 days. All you need is a passport valid for at least six months, and the authorities will issue you with a free 30-day visa on arrival.
Embassy of France to the Maldives
In residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
89 Rosmead place – PO box 880 – Colombo 7
Tel: 94 269 88 15
Fax: 94 269 90 39
Embassy of the Maldives in Nice
9 bis, rue Defly
06000 Nice
Tel: 04.93.85.95.19
Vaccines and Safety in the Maldives
Vaccination
- Vaccines and compulsory certificates: lTravelers from endemic areas must present a yellow fever vaccination certificate.
- Recommended vaccinations and certificates: Make sure you’re up to date on the vaccination schedule, especially for typhoid, rabies, DTP, and viral hepatitis A and B. And if you’re planning an extended stay in rural areas, we recommend you get vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis.
- Local diseases: Mosquito bites can transmit dengue fever or lymphatic filariasis. Avoid all contact with dogs and wild animals, or you risk contracting rabies. No malaria has been reported. Be vigilant about the hygienic conditions of the food and drink you consume. However, dengue fever has been present since the beginning of 2019, so take measures to protect yourself against mosquitoes.
Safety in the Maldives
The Maldives are experiencing the effects of climate change, rising seas and the monsoon season. Assaults and robberies on foreigners are very rare, but we advise you to be on your guard. Maldivian law is very clear on the subject of narcotics: the consumption, export and import of drugs is strictly forbidden. Alcohol consumption is tolerated only in tourist resorts and outside the capital, Malé.
Maldives health insurance
Why take out international health insurance when traveling or living in the Maldives? Quite simply because healthcare costs can quickly reach very high levels abroad. On the other hand, health insurance is compulsory in the Maldives in order to receive treatment in a public or private establishment. Repatriation cover is also an essential criterion. In the event of a serious accident, medical repatriation to the nearest medical center or to the country of residence may be necessary. Depending on where you are at the time of the accident, and the medical prognosis, it may be necessary to charter a helicopter or medical aircraft.
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