Citizenship passes from a Maldivian citizen parent; there is no unrestricted birthright-by-territory rule, and citizens must be Muslim.
not verified against primary law — Not verified against primary law.
A child born to a Maldivian citizen is a citizen by descent regardless of birthplace (Constitution art. 9).
Naturalization is highly restrictive: an applicant must be Muslim (a non-Muslim cannot become a citizen under Constitution art. 9(d)), with roughly twelve years of legal residence, Dhivehi proficiency, and good character; grant is discretionary.
Where a licence connected to Maldives can be exchanged, based on mapped official lists. Search every issuing country.
Licence issued in Maldives
1 mapped destinationExchange normally requires residence in the destination and replaces the original licence. The official authority still decides validity, deadlines, classes, and any extra checks.