Bought the wrong plan? An unused, never-activated eSIM can be refunded in full within 30 days of purchase. See our refund policy for the full terms.
Fixed data plans give you a set amount of data, for example 1 GB or 5 GB, to use at full speed for the whole plan period. When it runs out, you top up or buy again. Pick this if you know roughly how much you'll use.
Unlimited plans have no total data cap for the plan period, but each day includes a high-speed allowance. Once you use that day's allowance, you carry on at a reduced speed. Reduced-speed data has a daily limit too, and if you reach it, data pauses until the allowance resets 24 hours after you activate the eSIM. Pick this for heavier or less predictable use. A fair-use policy applies.
Pay As You Go is not a plan at all. You add credit once and it comes off by the megabyte at the local rate as you use it, so you never pay for data you do not finish. Credit never expires, data pauses when the balance hits zero, and the same eSIM keeps working across every country we cover. It costs more per gigabyte than a plan, so pick this for light or hard to predict use rather than heavy days.
Only two operators hold nationwide telecom licences, Dhiraagu and Ooredoo Maldives, so wherever you get mobile signal in the Maldives, it comes from one of them.
Viber is a big deal here: Dhiraagu describes it as widely used, with many family and office groups. If you're staying on a local island, it's worth having alongside WhatsApp.
Every arrival needs the free online IMUGA traveller declaration, filled in during the days before your flight lands (UK travel advice gives the exact window). Maldives Immigration says to submit it yourself on the official portal, never through a paid agent.
There's no single number, so save all three.
Pick a row, watch the phone.
Everything you need to know before you buy.
Your Maldives eSIM roams onto tier-1 local partner networks, connecting automatically to the strongest available signal — with no roaming setup beyond turning the eSIM on.

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