You may visit the following online portal of Department of National Registration for ID Card services.

https://online.dnr.gov.mv/

Maldivians residing in Malaysia (does not apply for those on tourist visa) can renew their passports for the following reasons:

• Newborn
• Expiry of passport
• Damaged passport
• Lost passport

The application for a passport can be made in THREE ways.

1. The applicant can submit all the attached documents to the Maldives Immigration’s Online portal (https://imuga.immigration.gov.mv) by him/herself.
2. To send the attached documents to the high commission and we can upload them through the High Commission account.
3. Apply through the High Commission. If so, the applicant will have to be present at the High Commission along with the requested documents and wear a dark dress or veil (if wearing hijabi) for the passport photo.
4. When applying to renew the passport, the applicant can opt to collect the renewed passport through the High Commission, or collect it directly from Maldives Immigration (through the contact person). The contact person’s details should be informed to the Immigration at the time of submitting the application.
5. Payment for the passport has to be made directly to the Maldives Immigration by the applicant, through the link provided by the Immigration.
6. Upon receiving the new passport, the applicant MUST cancel the old passport by submitting it to the High Commission.

Time Period
The High Commission will usually be able to handover the new passport to the applicant within 10 working days, given that all the documentation requirements are met by the applicant, and there are no delays during scheduled courier service arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives.