--- title: "Maldives Corporate resident visa 2026: from $250k needed" url: https://settleanywhere.com/countries/maldives/corporate-resident/ lang: en updated: 2026-10-12 --- Maldives · Investing # Maldives Corporate resident visa **Investment needed:** from $250k Checked against official sources on 12 Oct 2026 [Change log](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/) - **Investment needed:** from $250k (An investment of at least $1,000,000 · Investment made in Maldives within preceding three financial years. An investment of at least $250,000 · Alternative: invest in a project approved by Government of Maldives. Savings of at least $250,000 · Alternative: maintain fixed deposit in a bank licensed in Maldives for five years.) - **Who can apply:** Any passport (Available to eligible foreign nationals.) - **Tax angle:** Tax relief (Temporary residents taxed on Maldives-derived income only: Foreigners who meet the residence criteria, are permitted to stay under the Immigration Act and are not married to a Maldivian are temporary residents, taxed only on income derived from the Maldives, while residents are taxed on worldwide income.) ## Key facts Corporate resident visa is an investing route for Maldives. Applicants need an investment from $250k. Checked 2026-10-12 against the official source. - **Money needed:** from $250k ## Cost, time and long term **Shown, not spent: $250k+** - $250,000 Alternative: maintain fixed deposit in a bank licensed in Maldives for five years. **Invested and held: $1M+ · $250k+** - $1,000,000 Investment made in Maldives within preceding three financial years. - $250,000 Alternative: invest in a project approved by Government of Maldives. **Renewal: Renewable** Renewal applications are submitted through ONEGov 90 days before the visa expires. [Government of Maldives](https://one.gov.mv/support/guidelines/business-visa-corporate-resident-visa-81) **Processing: Official timeline** No processing time is published on the Maldives Immigration page or the ONEGov guideline. [Maldives Immigration](https://www.immigration.gov.mv/visa/resident) [Government of Maldives](https://one.gov.mv/support/guidelines/business-visa-corporate-resident-visa-81) ### What you'll need #### What you must show - Option A: an investment of USD 1,000,000 made in Maldives within the preceding three financial years. - Option B: an investment of USD 250,000 in a project approved by the Government of Maldives. - Option C: a fixed deposit of USD 250,000 in a bank licensed in Maldives, maintained for five years. #### Steps 1. The applicant satisfies one of the statutory investment alternatives. 2. Apply through the ONEGov portal. 3. The visa validity period is not published on the Maldives Immigration page. ## What happens at day 183 How Maldives decides tax residence and treats foreign-source income, from its tax records. - **Tax residence:** - **More than 183 days in any 12-month period commencing or ending in the tax year** Presence (or intended presence) makes a person resident; foreigners meeting the other conditions become temporary residents - **Foreign-source income:** **Territorial (temporary resident)** Foreigners who meet the residence criteria, are permitted to stay under the Immigration Act and are not married to a Maldivian are temporary residents, taxed only on income derived from the Maldives, while residents are taxed on worldwide income. - **Special regime:** **Temporary residents taxed on Maldives-derived income only** · Tax relief [All tax rules for Maldives](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/maldives/tax/) Tax records checked 12 Oct 2026 **Full official text** Resident visa for foreign investors who meet one of three investment conditions; applications go through the ONEGov portal. (source 1) #### What you must show - An investment of at least $1,000,000 · Investment made in Maldives within preceding three financial years. (source 1) - An investment of at least $250,000 · Alternative: invest in a project approved by Government of Maldives. (source 1) - Savings of at least $250,000 · Alternative: maintain fixed deposit in a bank licensed in Maldives for five years. (source 1) #### Requirements - Option A: an investment of USD 1,000,000 made in Maldives within the preceding three financial years. (source 1) - Option B: an investment of USD 250,000 in a project approved by the Government of Maldives. (source 1) - Option C: a fixed deposit of USD 250,000 in a bank licensed in Maldives, maintained for five years. (source 1) - The applicant satisfies one of the statutory investment alternatives. (source 1) - Apply through the ONEGov portal. (source 1) - The visa validity period is not published on the Maldives Immigration page. (source 1) #### Stay - The Maldives Immigration page states no validity period for this visa. The five years on that page is how long the USD 250,000 fixed deposit must be kept. #### Nationality Available to eligible foreign nationals. #### Work Corporate residence permission does not by itself establish employment rights; use the appropriate work visa/work permit for employment. #### Family Marriage-based resident visas exist separately. Checked 2026-10-12 ## Official sources 1. [Resident and Corporate Resident Visa categories](https://www.immigration.gov.mv/visa/resident) · Maldives Immigration · checked 2026-10-10 2. [Business Visa & Corporate Resident Visa service guideline](https://one.gov.mv/support/guidelines/business-visa-corporate-resident-visa-81) · Government of Maldives (oneGov) · checked 2026-10-11 ## Corporate resident visa and its alternatives | Route | Money needed | Stay | Work | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Corporate resident visa | Needs an investment from $250k | – | – | | [LTR · Wealthy Global Citizen](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/thailand/ltr-wealthy-global-citizen/) Thailand | Needs an investment of $500k+ | 5 yr, renewable | Yes | | [Golden Visa · Portfolio $350k](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/indonesia/e28c-golden-capital-market-investor/) Indonesia | Needs an investment from $350k | 5 yr, renewable | – | | [Golden · AED 2M deposit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/united-arab-emirates/golden-investor-public-investment/) United Arab Emirates | Needs an investment of AED 2M+ ≈ $545k | 10 yr, renewable | – | | [Global Investor Programme](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/singapore/global-investor-programme/) Singapore | Needs an investment from SGD 10M ≈ $7.8M | – | – | ## Questions people ask ### How much money do I need for the Corporate resident visa? An investment of at least $1,000,000. Investment made in Maldives within preceding three financial years. An investment of at least $250,000. Alternative: invest in a project approved by Government of Maldives. Savings of at least $250,000. Alternative: maintain fixed deposit in a bank licensed in Maldives for five years. ### How long can I stay on the Corporate resident visa? The Maldives Immigration page states no validity period for this visa. ### How long does the Corporate resident visa take to process? No processing time is published on the Maldives Immigration page or the ONEGov guideline. ### Can I work on the Corporate resident visa? Corporate residence permission does not by itself establish employment rights; use the appropriate work visa/work permit for employment. ### Can I bring my family on the Corporate resident visa? Marriage-based resident visas exist separately. ### Is there a tax break for Corporate resident visa holders in Maldives? Temporary residents taxed on Maldives-derived income only: Foreigners who meet the residence criteria, are permitted to stay under the Immigration Act and are not married to a Maldivian are temporary residents, taxed only on income derived from the Maldives, while residents are taxed on worldwide income. It's separate from the visa and has its own conditions. ## Tax Special regime ### [Temporary residents taxed on Maldives-derived income only](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/maldives/tax/#tax-mv-temporary-resident-source-basis) Tax relief Foreign-source income: Territorial (temporary resident) **Details** - On: Income derived from the Maldives for temporary residents and non-residents - Who: Foreigner permitted to stay in the Maldives under the Maldives Immigration Act Foreigners who meet the residence criteria, are permitted to stay under the Immigration Act and are not married to a Maldivian are temporary residents, taxed only on income derived from the Maldives, while residents are taxed on worldwide income. #### Taxed on Income derived from the Maldives for temporary residents and non-residents; worldwide income for residents. #### Who it applies to - Foreigner permitted to stay in the Maldives under the Maldives Immigration Act. - Not married to a Maldivian. - Meets a residence criterion: permanent place of living in the Maldives, or present or intending to be present more than 183 days in a 12-month period commencing or ending in the tax year. #### Exclusions - Foreigners married to a Maldivian who meet the residence criteria are residents taxed on worldwide income. #### Days in the country - More than 183 days in any 12-month period commencing or ending in the tax year · Presence (or intended presence) makes a person resident; foreigners meeting the other conditions become temporary residents #### Tax residence Non-residents are persons who are neither residents nor temporary residents. #### Visas The Immigration Act permission to stay is one of the conditions for temporary-resident status. #### Other taxes Goods and services tax and other fees apply separately. Checked against official sources on 12 Oct 2026 [Change log](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/) [Full page →](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/maldives/tax/) ## More in Maldives [Work visa](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/maldives/work-visa/) ## Investment visas elsewhere [🇲🇾 Premium Visa (PVIP)](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malaysia/pvip/) [🇻🇳 Investor visa ĐT1](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/vietnam/investor-dt1/) [🇰🇷 D-8-1 Business Investment](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/south-korea/d8-1-corporate-investment/) [🇹🇼 Plum Blossom · Business](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/taiwan/aprc-investor-business/) [🇭🇰 New CIES · HK$30M](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/hong-kong/new-cies/) [🇵🇭 SIRV · $75k](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/philippines/sirv/) ≈ USD figures are approximate: daily reference rates from ExchangeRate-API, dated 12 Oct 2026, refreshed when the site is updated. ## How this was checked **Checked on 2026-10-12 against 2 official sources.** Status: verified against the official sources. Every figure on this page comes from the official source it links to. The record was researched against these sources, then reviewed separately, with special attention to effective dates and amendments. Where a source does not state something, the page leaves it out. 1. [Resident and Corporate Resident Visa categories](https://www.immigration.gov.mv/visa/resident) · Maldives Immigration · checked 2026-10-10 2. [Business Visa & Corporate Resident Visa service guideline](https://one.gov.mv/support/guidelines/business-visa-corporate-resident-visa-81) · Government of Maldives (oneGov) · checked 2026-10-11 Tracked since 2026-10-10. Rule changes and corrections are listed on the [changes page](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/), and the [methodology page](https://settleanywhere.com/methodology/) explains how facts are checked. Found something out of date? Email [contact@stayglobe.app](mailto:contact@stayglobe.app?subject=Correction) with a link to the official source.