The Embassy of the Maldives in the United States is located in New York rather than in Washington, D.C., according to the Congressional Directory; it represents the Maldives in the United States.
Contact Details
| Address | 801 Second Avenue, Suite 201, New York, NY 10017, United States |
| Telephone | +1 212-599-6194 |
| Fax | +1 212-661-6405 |
| Head of Mission | Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed, Ambassador |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published in the Congressional Directory. Call or e-mail the embassy before visiting.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
- Location: The embassy is in the Tudor City area of New York, about 5.1 km in a straight line from New York City Hall; the nearest large airport is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), about 9 km away. The nearest subway station is Grand Central–42nd Street (less than 1 km). (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Embassy of the Maldives in the United States
The ambassador is Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed, who presented the credentials on 12 December 2022, according to the State Department’s Order of Precedence. The Congressional Directory lists no consular offices of the Maldives elsewhere in the United States. In the Maldives, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka (mv.usmission.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.
Do Maldivian citizens need a visa for the United States?
The Maldives is not one of the 42 countries in the US Visa Waiver Program (Department of Homeland Security), so Maldivian citizens normally need a US visa before travelling to the United States, also for short visits; visas are issued by US embassies and consulates abroad, not by the Maldivian embassy in the United States.
Other embassies in New York
10 other countries are represented in New York: Andorra (embassy), Comoros (embassy), Kiribati (embassy), Nauru (embassy), Samoa (embassy), San Marino (embassy), Seychelles (embassy), Solomon Islands (embassy), São Tomé and Príncipe (embassy), Tuvalu (embassy).
Closing days
The eleven US federal holidays are New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January), Washington’s Birthday (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Juneteenth (19 June), Independence Day (4 July), Labor Day (first Monday in September), Columbus Day (second Monday in October), Veterans Day (11 November), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) and Christmas Day. A holiday that falls on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before, one that falls on a Sunday on the Monday after – in 2027, for example, on 18 June, 5 July and 24 December. The embassy may also close on public holidays of the Maldives.
Emergency assistance
In an emergency, Maldivian citizens should call the embassy on +1 212-599-6194. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in the Maldives can contact the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka.
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Details checked on 21 October 2026. Sources: Congressional Directory, 119th Congress – Diplomatic Offices (20 February 2026), U.S. Department of State – Diplomatic Corps Order of Precedence (as of 5 October 2026), U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Visa Waiver Program, U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help).
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