With the constant developments in travel guidelines, we encourage you to obtain information from your government and airline for the latest travel advice. For more information and updates regarding travel guidelines to Maldives, please refer to: https://immigration.gov.mv/faq-for-visiting-the-maldives/
Traveller Health Declaration
In accordance to health requirements, all international travellers are required to submit an Online Health Declaration Form within 24 hours before their arrival and departure to and from the Maldives. Please complete the form via this link: https://imuga.immigration.gov.mv/ethd/create
Pre-Arrival (PCR Testing)
To ensure the safety of all, Maldives' Health Protection Agency has made it a mandatory requirement for all tourists to present a Negative result for a PCR test for COVID-19 on arrival effective 10th September 2020. The sample for the said test must be taken not more than 96 hours prior to the scheduled time of departure from the first port of embarkation en route to Maldives. However, please be informed that infants aged less than one-year-old are exempted from the aforementioned testing requirement. Additionally, local health authorities may conduct random testing, at no cost to travelers. A health declaration card will be required as part of the on-arrival procedure.
Travelers to the Maldives are required to comply with the requirements of the Maldives' Ministry of Health/Health Protection Agency and policies adopted by hotels in connection with the COVID-19 situation.
The wellbeing of our guests and associates is of the utmost importance to us and we will unfortunately not be able to accommodate confirmed COVID-19 positive guests or guests showing symptoms of COVID-19. Guests will be solely responsible for bearing any associated expenses related being confirmed as COVID-19 positive or having symptoms of COVID-19, including any quarantine requirements or flight cancellations. We encourage you to obtain information from the embassies and airlines for the latest travel advice before traveling, and strongly recommend taking out appropriate travel insurance cover prior to your departure.
Pre-Departure (On-Site PCR Testing)
Aligned with expert protocols and led by Marriott's Cleanliness Council, The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort is able to take PCR test swabs directly at the resort three days prior to departure.
Following the most recent requirements from certain airlines and countries for their travelers, the resort is facilitating PCR testing which will be carried out by our well-trained medical team on site. The resort's medical officer will receive the test results electronically and inform guests through their personal Butler prior to departure. We are deploying terms and conditions in order for our team to prioritize and arrange the testing for our valued guests:
- On-site PCR testing charges will be USD 165.00 subject to 23.2% Service Charge & T-GST per person.
- Reservations for PCR testing should be made latest 72 hours prior to departure.
- Departing guests who require a negative PCR certificate to return to their home country or final destination will be prioritized.
Inter-Resort Transfer
To encourage and allow tourists to experience more than one resort and to enable longer stays, tourism authorities in the Maldives have allowed visitors to stay in more than one resort on the condition that each of the resorts meet specific health and safety guidelines approved by the Health Protection Agency.
Terms and conditions:
1. Reservations for split stays can only be made at resorts that fulfill all requirements under the Health Protection Agency split-stay guideline.
2. Split stays may be taken between two resorts that both have no suspected, reported, or any confirmed case of COVID-19.
3. Requests for approval of split-stays must be submitted to the tourism ministry two days prior to the travelling date.
4. Guest would require to take a PCR test 72 hours prior to departure and must present a Negative result to be able to travel from one resort to another.
Please note that the resort you are staying at is responsible to request the tourism ministry approval for inter-resort travel, subject to the Negative PCR test result.