VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN
NATIONALS AS AT 12/05/2004

Citizens of the following countries do NOT require a visa to enter Malta, provided that the stay does not exceed 3 months:

Citizens of the following countries do NOT require a visa to enter Malta, provided that the stay does not exceed 3 months:

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria (1)(2), Belgium (1)(2), Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denimark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France (1)(2), Germany (1)(3), Greece (1), Guatemala, Hondura s, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy (1), Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein (1), Lithuania, Luxembourg ( 1 ) ( 2 ), Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal (1)(2), Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia (1), Spain (1)(2), Sweden, Switzerland (1)(2), The Netherlands ( 1 ), United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela

(1) May travel to Malta with a valid Identity Card
(2) May travel to Malta with a passport that has expired within the last 5 years
(3) May travel to Malta with a passport that has expired within the last year
Please note that those countries in italics are the last batch of countries which is
included in the visa exemption list.

Notes :
Chinese nationals holders of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) do not require a visa to enter Malta.

MACAO citizens in possession of a “Regio Administrativa Especial de Macao” passport do not require a visa to enter Malta.

Visas to holders of Turkish and Tunis ian passports are to be issued free. Visas to holders of Moroccan and Algerian passports are to be issued at half the visa fee. Visas to holders of Libyan passports are subject to 10 Libyan Dinars for the issuance of visa. All visa applicants except for Libyan, Turkish and Tunisian passport holders are subject the equivalent of Lm4 administration charge irrespective of whether visa is issued or not.
Visitors requiring a visa to enter Malta and who undertake day trips of less than 24 hours to another country are exempted from applying and paying for another visa on their re-entry to Malta. Citizens of countries not mentioned above NEED TO APPLY for an Entry or a Transit Visa before proceeding to Malta.

Malta Government (official web site)
Contains some useful information regarding foreign and economic policies, statistics and other similar information. www.gov.mt

APPLYING FOR A VISA
FOR ENTRY INTO MALTA

www.foreign.gov.mt/service/visa/reqs4foreigners shows all foreigners who do not require a visa to visit Malta. All other foreign nationals who are not listed have to apply for a Visa for Malta, which is issued by the Immigration Police . All foreigners who are currently residing in countries where there is an Embassy, High Commission or Consulate of Malta should preferably apply at any of these offices where applications are processed and visas may be issued or refused . If an applicant is residing in a country where no Maltese Embassy/High Commission or Consulate exists, the applicant may contact the Honorary Consul for Malta in order to be able to apply for the Visa . Honorary Consuls are not authorised to issue Visas but they can assist the applicant by contacting the Immigration Police to forward the Visa application and other relevant documents that might be required. Where there is no official Maltese representation in a country, the applicant should apply directly to the Immigration Police in Malta, with whom s/he should check all the requirements that are relevant to his/her passport. The applicant may obtain the required Visa Form for Entry into Malta by simply downloading it from the following websites:

English / French :
www.foreign.gov.mt/service/visa/
Eng-FrnVisaApplication.pdf
or in
English / Arabic
www.foreign.gov.mt/service/visa/
Eng-ArabVisaApplication.pdf

Duly filling it, and faxing it to the Commissioner of Police together with a photocopy of the passport of the applicant and other requested documents. The Immigration Police would then issue a statement, which is faxed to the applicant indicating whether the application for Visa has been approved or otherwise . In the case of approval, the applicant should present the letter of approval to the airline before proceeding to Malta. S/he would then be issued with a visa upon her/his arrival at the Malta International Airport.

For more information, please contact:

Police General Headquarters,
Immigration Department,
Floriana ,
Malta
Tel:(356) 2122 4001 (ask for Immigration Police )
Fax: (356) 2124 7777, 2123 5308

Malta Export Trade Corporation
This site provides an extensive list of Maltese manufacturers, exporters and other services providers. www.metco.com.mt

Malta Enterprise
Tel: (356) 2144 1888 Fax: (356) 2542 3401

Malta Maritime Authority
Tel: (356) 2125 0360 Fax: (356) 2124 11460

Malta Freeport Corp.
Tel: (356) 2225 0000, 2165 0392
Fax: (356) 2165 4814