Maldives Immigration publishes what the declaration collects and when to submit it, but the live IMUGA form does not expose readable validation attributes, character limits or error text. These seven cards list the items the public pages confirm, and claim nothing about hidden form rules.
The first public step scans or uploads the passport data page. Have the passport itself, or a clear image of the data page, open before you start.
Personal details are named on the official tourist entry page. Copy them from the passport data page. A booking system's shortened or reordered name is not the reference.
Purpose of visit appears on the public first step. Answer it truthfully. The tourist visa issued at the counter covers a short visit, not employment or study.
The permit number is conditional. It appears only for travellers a permit applies to. If the portal does not ask you for one, there is nothing to fill in.
The expiry date is asked alongside the conditional permit number, and it comes from the permit document. It applies to the same travellers and to nobody else.
Travel information is named on the official tourist entry page. Use the itinerary for the arrival this declaration covers, and submit within the 96 hours before arrival.
Accommodation details are named on the official tourist entry page. Give the resort, guesthouse or hotel for the stay rather than only the island.
The official site shows a confirmation on screen. Screenshot it — that's your backup.
Keep whatever confirmation the portal returns. The declaration is free, so nothing about a payment step belongs in this flow.
Keep the submitted declaration available on arrival. It records the trip; the tourist visa itself is issued at the counter with no pre-approval step.
Screenshot is fine. PDF is fine. Even the email app open on your phone is fine.
The tourist visa on arrival has no pre-approval. The declaration does not replace it, and it does not decide admission.
The IMUGA portal does not publish regexes, character limits or error text for the live form, so none appear here. This guide covers the items the public first step and the official tourist entry page confirm.
Submit within the 96 hours before arrival. Submitting earlier than the window opens is not the goal; being finished before you reach the airport is.
Departure is not part of this. Since 15 August 2024, outbound travellers submit nothing.
The first public step scans or uploads the passport data page. Have the passport itself, or a clear image of the data page, ready before you open the portal. Photograph the whole page in even light rather than cropping to the printed number.
Personal details are named on the official tourist entry page. Copy them from the passport data page. A name shortened or reordered by an airline booking system is not the reference.
The public first step asks for the purpose of the visit. Answer it as it is. The tourist visa issued at the counter covers a short visit, not employment or study, so a purpose chosen to look convenient can create a problem it was meant to avoid.
These two are conditional. They appear only for travellers a permit applies to, and they come from the permit document itself. If the portal does not ask you for them, there is nothing to fill in and nothing missing.
Use the itinerary for the arrival this declaration covers. One declaration goes with one arrival, submitted inside the 96-hour window.
Give the resort, guesthouse or hotel for the stay. The official page asks for accommodation details, so an island name on its own is thinner than what is being requested.
Keep whatever confirmation the portal returns available on arrival. The declaration is free, so a payment screen has no place in this flow. The tourist visa is still issued at the counter, and the declaration does not decide admission.
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