MaldivesFamily
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The route is for a foreign national legally married to a Maldivian citizen.
A Marriage Visa is a resident visa granted to a foreign national who is legally married to a Maldivian citizen.
The Maldivian spouse sponsors the foreign national; before arrival, the Maldivian sponsor must submit a Sponsorship Declaration through IMUGA and obtain Immigration approval.
The Sponsorship Declaration must be submitted by the Maldivian sponsor through the IMUGA Portal and approved by Immigration before the foreign national travels to the Maldives.
Relationship proof consists of the marriage certificate, the application form (IM20) endorsed by the Family Court, and a copy of the Maldivian spouse's National Identity Card.
Completed Application Form (IM20), endorsed by the Family Court
Marriage Certificate Copy of the Maldivian spouse's National Identity Card
First-time applicants must provide valid health insurance. The official source does not state any financial-maintenance or accommodation requirement.
Valid health insurance (first-time applicants only)
Applications are made electronically through the IMUGA Portal; a foreign national already in the Maldives on another valid visa may change visa category after the marriage is legally registered. The visa permits the foreign spouse to reside in the Maldives. The initial visa is issued for one year and may then be renewed for periods of up to five years, subject to continued eligibility and Immigration approval; renewals are filed within one month before expiry. Residence eligibility can continue after dissolution of the marriage where the foreign national has a Maldivian child, or after the Maldivian spouse has died, where they remain eligible under the applicable laws.
Applications must be submitted electronically through the IMUGA Portal.
Note: Foreign nationals already residing in the Maldives on another valid visa may apply for a change of visa category after the marriage has been legally registered.
The visa permits the foreign spouse to reside in the Maldives in accordance with the Maldives Immigration Act.
The initial Marriage Visa is issued for a period of one (1) year. Marriage Visas may subsequently be renewed for periods of up to five (5) years, subject to continued eligibility and approval by Immigration.
Renewal applications should be submitted within one month before the expiry of the current Marriage Visa.
Foreign nationals who retain eligibility to reside in the Maldives following the dissolution of a marriage to a Maldivian citizen where they have a Maldivian child; and
Foreign nationals whose Maldivian spouse has passed away and who remain eligible for residence under applicable laws and regulations.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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