Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. business.egov.mv
- Check access requirements. Account required: No. Local ID required: No.
- Plan budget. Price range: USD 0.00. Payment methods: Not published; confirm at source.
- Anticipate friction. Captcha / 2FA: Unknown. English UI: Yes.
- Plan turnaround. Expected: Unknown.
- Verify recency. Last verified: 4 Sept 2026. Confirm current pricing at the official registry before submitting.
TL;DR. https://business.egov.mv is titled Home Page - Business Portal - Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. Its public Business Registry is at https://business.egov.mv/BusinessRegistry, where you can search by business name or registration number with no account field on the form. A company profile there (for example Vantric Holdings Pvt Ltd) shows the entity type Company, the status Registered, the managing director, the board and the shareholders. No fee table appears on those pages, so search costs are unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
What is the official Maldives business registry?
The portal is https://business.egov.mv. Its footer reads Ministry of Economic Development, Transport & Trade, Velaanaage, Male’; Help Centre 1500, while its title uses Ministry of Economic Development & Trade. www.business.egov.mv does not resolve; use the bare address.
Homepage blocks: Name Reservation (availability check), Business Registry (registered businesses), Verification (/Verify profile-sheet code), and Sign in to manage your business (/Account/Login). Sign-in is for managing a business rather than a barrier to the public registry list.
What can you search?
Business Registry page:
- Input: Type business name or registration number to search (
SearchText) - Recent list showing Sole Proprietorship, Company and Partnership rows with status Registered and View Details links
A company profile page (one Company record):
- Entity type Company
- Status Registered
- An identifier in the heading (example format C37062026) plus a second code on that page
- SME Classification (example: Not an SME)
- Managing Director
- Board of Directors (name, appointed date)
- Shareholders (name, join date)
- Sections for Business Names, Business Activities, Permits, Licenses (those were empty on the sample)
Other identifier formats, and status values such as Suspended or Cancelled, did not appear on that sample, which showed Registered only; confirm at source.
/Verify is a Profile Sheet Verification page with a code entry form.
How much does it cost?
| Item | Cost (MVR) | Cost (USD, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Registry search | Unknown | Unknown |
| Entity profile view | Unknown | Unknown |
| Profile sheet verification | Unknown | Unknown |
| Certified extract | Unknown | Unknown |
The pages carry no fee table and no free label, so the rows above read unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
Do you need a local account or ID?
There is no account field on the public Business Registry search or on the sample profile. Sign in is a separate manage-your-business path. The eFaas national identity service does not appear on these pages, and whether a captcha is used is not stated; confirm at source.
Is the website in English?
Yes. Homepage, registry list, and sample profile are English.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. The portal publishes no turnaround time; confirm at source.
Is there an API?
No public API is documented on business.egov.mv.
What you legally cannot do
The portal publishes no full terms-of-use page. The registry pages invite readers to report errors to the ministry email address or on 1500. Do not bulk-scrape the site. No public beneficial ownership register is documented there.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- Use business.egov.mv/BusinessRegistry. Name or registration number.
- Sign in is not the public search. It is labelled for managing a business.
- Profile pages can show directors and shareholders, as one Company record did. That is not a beneficial ownership register.
- FATF and APG mutual evaluation status is not stated on this site; confirm at source.
Alternatives if you cannot use the portal
- Registry: https://business.egov.mv/BusinessRegistry
- Verification: https://business.egov.mv/Verify
- OpenCorporates (https://opencorporates.com): the site is online, but its per-jurisdiction listing path returns a challenge page rather than a listing. A non-official aggregator whose Maldives coverage is not confirmed here.
Local data suppliers
No Maldives credit bureau has been confirmed.
FAQ
Can a foreign company search without an account?
The Business Registry search form has no account field.
Is search free?
Not stated. The pages carry no fee table; confirm at source.
What statuses appear?
The list and the sample profile both showed Registered. Other status labels are not confirmed here; confirm at source.
Is there a public UBO register?
No. Director and shareholder names on a company profile are not a beneficial ownership register.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: https://business.egov.mv and its /BusinessRegistry public search. No fees or turnaround times are published there. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.