Visa requirements for Maltese citizens

Visa requirements for Maltese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Malta. In February 2016, Maltese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 168 countries and territories, ranking the Maltese passport 9th in the world (the highest ranking of all the recent new member states of the EU) according to the Visa Restrictions Index.

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Visa requirements for Maltese citizens

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  Limited visa on arrival

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  Pre-approved visa pick up on arrival

  Visa required prior to arrival

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required
Albania	Visa not required	90 days; ID card valid
Algeria	Visa required
Andorra	Visa not required	ID card valid
Angola	Visa required
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required	3 months
Argentina	Visa not required	90 days
Armenia	Visa not required	180 days
Australia	eVisitor	90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted
Austria	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Azerbaijan	Visa required
Bahamas	Visa not required	3 months
Bahrain	Visa on arrival	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required	3 months
Belarus	Visa required
Belgium	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Belize	Visa not required	1 month
Benin	Visa required
Bhutan	Visa required
Bolivia	Visa on arrival	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required	90 days; ID card valid
Botswana	Visa not required	90 days
Brazil	Visa not required	90 days
Brunei	Visa not required	90 days
Bulgaria	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	1 month
Burundi	Visa required
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	30 days. Visa is also obtainable online.
Cameroon	Visa required
Canada	Visa not required	6 months; eTA required if arriving by air from March 15, 2016.
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival
Central African Republic	Visa required
Chad	Visa required
Chile	Visa not required	90 days
China	Visa required	72-hours visa free visit when in transit at Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Shanghai, Shenyang and Xi'an.
Colombia	Visa not required	180 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival
Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Costa Rica	Visa not required	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required
Croatia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement - Transitional restrictions on the free movement of workers may apply; ID card valid
Cuba	Tourist Card required
Cyprus	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Czech Republic	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Denmark	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (DK); ID card valid
Djibouti	Visa on arrival
Dominica	Visa not required	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa not required	90 days (10 USD Tourist Card must be purchased upon arrival)
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival	30 days
El Salvador	Visa not required	3 months
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required
Eritrea	Visa required
Estonia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Ethiopia	Visa required
Fiji	Visa not required	4 months
Finland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
France	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (in Regions of France); ID card valid
Gabon	eVisa	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required	90 days
Georgia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days; ID card valid
Germany	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Ghana	Visa required
Greece	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Grenada	Visa not required	90 days in any 180-days
Guatemala	Visa not required	90 days
Guinea	Visa required
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	90 days
Guyana	Visa required
Haiti	Visa not required	90 days
Honduras	Visa not required	3 months
Hungary	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Iceland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
India	e-Tourist Visa	30 days
Indonesia	Visa not required	30 days. Not available at all entry points.
Iran	Visa on arrival	30 days
Iraq	Visa required	Visa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
Ireland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Israel	Visa not required	3 months
Italy	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Jamaica	Visa not required
Japan	Visa not required	90 days
Jordan	Free visa on arrival	Conditions apply
Kazakhstan	Visa required
Kenya	eVisa	3 months
Kiribati	Visa not required	90 days
North Korea	Visa required
South Korea	Visa not required	90 days
Kuwait	eVisa	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required	60 days
Laos	Visa on arrival	30 days
Latvia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	1 month extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	Visa not required
Liberia	Visa required
Libya	Visa required
Liechtenstein	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Lithuania	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Luxembourg	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Macedonia	Visa not required	90 days; ID card valid
Madagascar	Free visa on arrival	30 days
Malawi	Visa on arrival
Malaysia	Visa not required	30 days
Maldives	Visa on arrival	30 days
Mali	Visa required
Marshall Islands	Visa not required	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required	90 days
Mexico	Visa not required	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required	90 days
Monaco	Visa not required	ID card valid
Mongolia	Visa required
Montenegro	Visa not required	90 days; ID card valid
Morocco	Visa not required	90 days
Mozambique	Visa on arrival	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa	28 days, eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports.
Namibia	Visa required
Nauru	Visa required
Nepal	Visa on arrival	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (European Netherlands); ID card valid
New Zealand	Visa not required	3 months
Nicaragua	Visa not required	90 days
Niger	Visa required
Nigeria	Visa required
Norway	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Oman	Visa on arrival
Pakistan	Visa required	Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.
Palau	Visa not required	90 days
Panama	Visa not required	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Free visa on arrival	60 days
Paraguay	Visa not required	90 days
Peru	Visa not required	90 days
Philippines	Visa not required	30 days
Poland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Portugal	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Qatar	Visa on arrival	1 month
Romania	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Russia	Visa required	Visa on arrival (72 hours) for Kaliningrad Oblast (70 €) with appointment at least 72 hours in advance
Rwanda	Visa required	Visa is obtained online.
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required	90 days in any 180-days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required	90 days in any 180-days
Samoa	Visa not required	90 days in any 180-days
San Marino	Visa not required	ID card valid
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required	15 days
Saudi Arabia	Visa required
Senegal	Visa not required	90 days
Serbia	Visa not required	90 days; ID card valid
Seychelles	Visa not required	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required
Singapore	Visa not required	90 days
Slovakia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Slovenia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Solomon Islands	Free Visitor's permit on arrival	3 months
Somalia	Visa on arrival	30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.
South Africa	Visa not required	90 days
South Sudan	Visa required
Spain	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization	30 days
Sudan	Visa required
Suriname	Tourist Card on arrival	90 days
Swaziland	Visa not required	30 days
Sweden	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Switzerland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement; ID card valid
Syria	Visa required
Tajikistan	Visa on arrival	45 days at Dushanbe International Airport. Visa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points.
Tanzania	Visa on arrival
Thailand	Visa on arrival	15 days
Timor-Leste	Visa not required	90 days in any 180-days
Togo	Visa on arrival	7 days
Tonga	Visa not required	90 days in any 180-days
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required	90 days in any 180-days
Tunisia	Visa not required	3 months
Turkey	eVisa	3 months ; ID card valid
Turkmenistan	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa not required	90 days
Uganda	Visa not required	3 months. May apply online.
Ukraine	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
United Kingdom	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (in Constituent countries); ID card valid
United States	Visa Waiver Program	90 days on arrival from overseas; ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship.
Uruguay	Visa not required	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa required
Vanuatu	Visa not required	90 days in any 180-days
Vatican City	Visa not required	ID card valid
Venezuela	Visa not required	90 days
Vietnam	Visa required
Yemen	Visa required
Zambia	Visa not required	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa not required	3 months

Territories

Visa requirements for Maltese citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Europe

• Abkhazia — Visa required.
• Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
• Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
• Faroe Islands — Visa not required.
• Gibraltar — Visa not required.
• Guernsey – Visa not required.
• Alderney – Visa not required.
• Sark – Visa not required.
• Isle of Man — Visa not required.
• Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
• Jersey – Visa not required.
• Kosovo — visa free for 90 days.
• Nagorno-Karabakh Republic — Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months). Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
• Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required.
• South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
• Transnistria — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

Africa

• Eritrea (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months.
• Somaliland — Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).
• Sudan — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
• Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.

Asia

• Hong Kong — Visa not required for 90 days.
• India — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
• Iraqi Kurdistan — Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
• Kazakhstan — Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
• Kish Island — Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
• Macao — Visa not required for 90 days.
• Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
• Maldives — With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.
• Palestine — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
• Taiwan — Visa not required for 90 days.
• Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
• Turkmenistan — A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
• Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
• Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
• Phú Quốc — can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
• Yemen — Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

• Anguilla — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Aruba — Visa not required for 30 days.
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Bermuda — Visa not required for 21 days (extendable).
• British Virgin Islands — Visa not required for 1 month (extendable).
• Cayman Islands — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Colombia — Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.
• Curacao — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Montserrat — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Greenland — Visa not required.
• Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted.
• Puerto Rico — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon — Visa not required.
• Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa not required for 90 days.
• U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.

Oceania

• American Samoa — Visa required (entry permit).
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
• Clipperton Island — special permit required.
• Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.
• Lau Province — Special permission required.
• French Polynesia — Visa not required.
• Guam — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
• New Caledonia — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
• Northern Mariana Islands — Visa not required.
• Pitcairn Islands — 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
• Tokelau — Entry permit required.
• United States Minor Outlying Islands — special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
• Wallis and Futuna — Visa not required.

South Atlantic and Antarctica

• Falkland Islands — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arriva.
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  • Ascension Island — Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).
  • Saint Helena — Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival.
  • Tristan da Cunha — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
• Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
• Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.

Passport validity

Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.

Countries requiring passport validity of at least 6 months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (except when arriving at Basra - 3 months and Erbil or Sulaimaniyah - on arrival), Israel, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, countries requiring passport validity of at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia, Zambia, countries requiring passport validity of at least 3 months on arrival include Georgia, Honduras, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Moldova, Nauru, Panama, United Arab Emirates and countries requiring passport validity of at least 1 month on arrival include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Macao, New Zealand, South Africa. Other countries require either a passport valid on arrival or passport valid throughout the period of intended stay.

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of various categories of official Maltese passports have additional visa-free access to the following countries - China (diplomatic or service passports), Libya (diplomatic, official or service passports) and Russia (diplomatic passports). Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.

Right to consular protection in non-EU countries

When in a non-EU country where there is no Maltese embassy, Maltese citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.

See also

• Visa requirements for the European Union citizens
• Maltese passport
• Foreign relations of Malta
• Visa policy in the European Union