Maldives
Asia
Tourist visa on arrival for every nationality, and a temporary-resident tax carve-out that leaves foreign remote income untaxed. The advertised remote-work visa is announced but not yet launched.
General information
This page is orientation, not advice. What actually applies to you depends on your corridor - where you live, your nationality, who employs you and how long you stay. The personal assessment works that out for your exact situation.
At a glance
Remote-work friendliness
Nomad visa
No dedicated nomad visa
Standard visa-free days
30 daysfor many nationalities
Tax complexity
Labor law strength
Healthcare access
Employer complexity
Common risks
Patterns that often catch cross-border workers here. Whether they apply to you depends on your setup.
No launched nomad visa yet, so remote work runs on the tourist-visa grey area
Almost no tax treaties, only the UAE from the common corridors
No data protection law in force
Framework memberships
No framework memberships recorded for Maldives.
Treaty relationships
What NaVi has mapped between Maldives and other countries. None known means no data yet - not proof that no treaty exists.
- None known
Tax treaty with Australia
- None known
Tax treaty with Belgium
- None known
Tax treaty with Brazil
- None known
Tax treaty with Canada
- None known
Tax treaty with France
- None known
Tax treaty with Germany
- None known
Tax treaty with Indonesia
- None known
Tax treaty with Italy
- None known
Tax treaty with Netherlands
- None known
Tax treaty with Poland
- None known
Tax treaty with Portugal
- None known
Tax treaty with Singapore
- None known
Tax treaty with Spain
- In force
Tax treaty with United Arab Emirates
UAE - Maldives double taxation agreement
- None known
Tax treaty with United Kingdom
- None known
Tax treaty with United States
- None known
Social security agreement with Australia
- None known
Social security agreement with Belgium
- None known
Social security agreement with Brazil
- None known
Social security agreement with Canada
- None known
Social security agreement with France
- None known
Social security agreement with Germany
- None known
Social security agreement with Indonesia
- None known
Social security agreement with Italy
- None known
Social security agreement with Netherlands
- None known
Social security agreement with Poland
- None known
Social security agreement with Portugal
- None known
Social security agreement with Singapore
- None known
Social security agreement with Spain
- None known
Social security agreement with United Arab Emirates
- None known
Social security agreement with United Kingdom
- None known
Social security agreement with United States
Rule coverage
38 rules in the engine for this country.
Rules are sourced, versioned and reviewed before they count as verified. A personal assessment shows which ones apply to your corridor.