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Malta Visit Visa Requirements and Procedure

Malta’s visit visa gives you a chance to not only visit the Island itself but also access to 25 other member Schengen states (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland). The country, with every passing year, is becoming the hub of international tourism.

Last year alone, it issued 4,654 visit visas even having travel restrictions imposed. Whereas in 2019, it issued 27,701 short-term visit visas including MEV’s with an approval rate of more than 80%. In 2021, more tourists are expected to visit Malta but mostly from EU countries. The next year could well be a boom of tourists in the country as per new predictions.

Malta Visit visa regulation

The visa constitution implements the procedures and rules for registering for a visit visa. A visit visa is a short-term residential allowance.  Its time duration ranges from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 6 months. So, if you are looking to go to Malta, you will have to follow the exact process and rules implemented by the visa constitution.

Practical information about the work visa of Malta.

LanguageMaltese, English
CurrencyEuro
English jobs availabilityYes
Population493,559
Courtesy Wikipedia

Types of visit visas of Malta

  • Trade fair visa
  • Exhibitions visa
  • Medical treatment visa
  • Pay a visit to family and friends
  • Student visa
  • Job and work visa
  • Business visa
  • Training visa
  • Research visa
  • Language learning visa

Key points for applying for a Malta visit visa

Keep in mind these basic yet essential key points while applying for Malta visit visa:

  • Use the correct visa application form. You can download it via the website. Also, you can get it via Malta’s diplomatic mission abroad (or from VAC);
  • The application should be written by hand;
  • The application form should meet all the required data and information;
  • Sign the application form after its completion;

Documentation required

Here is the list of the documents required for the Malta visit visa application:

  • A valid passport or a legitimate travel document;
  • Letter of invitation from your host in Malta (if required);
  • Enough financial support to bear your expenses in Malta. It depends on your conditions such as: how long you will stay and if you will stay in a hotel, or with relatives or friends;
  • You should be able to convince the immigration service officer that you will leave Malta at the end of your trip, Convince the immigration officer that you have a relationship – such as a job, home, financial assets, or family that will take you back to your country;
  • The most important thing is that you have a clean history record and have no immigration-related convictions;
  • Details of hotel bookings if you are traveling for sightseeing;
  • In support of an application for a short-term or travel visa, applicants must show that they are in possession of adequate and valid individual or group Travel Medical Insurance,the minimum coverage is €30,000 for the intended period of stay.

Category-wise Required Documents

Personal documents

  • Personal passport with more than 6 months of expiry duration
  • Visa application form
  • Passports sized photographs with white background
  • Family details if married and have children

Trip documents

  • Cover letter mentioning your full details of the planned trip
  • Accommodation proof for an intended stay in Malta
  • Return ticket reservation proof
  • Any reservations that you have made for your other visits during your stay in Malta

Financial documents

  • Complete details of your personal or sponsored financial status,
  • Job confirmation letter in case you work full or part-time,
  • Salary slips of last six months (optional but extremely important),
  • Bank bank statements,
  • Any traveler’s cheques or bonds,
  • Holidays approval letter from your employer,
  • Income tax returns of previous years (options but important),
  • Business details if you are self-employed,
  • Business registration certificate,
  • Details of tax your company or business entity pays,
  • National tax number,
  • Any agreement details if the business is divided into partners,
  • Visiting card with details of business email and contact numbers,
  • In case you get the visa, who will bear your responsibilities in your absence,
  • Business and personal bank statements,
  • Other income sources,

Ties documents

  • You must present proper documents that show that you have ties with your country of origin,
  • For married people, marriage registration certificate and children’s birth certificates,
  • For single people, any property proofs, job or studies bonding .

Declaration of proof form

If you will be hosted by someone else in Malta, who is already living in there, he will also write a declaration letter for you. This letter will reveal that you will be connected with him/her during your visit. And he/she will cover all your expenditures. This letter will be approved after an investigation.

This letter must verify the following things,

  • The aim of your collaboration by the host;
  • Relationship with the host like family or friend (if any);
  • The identity data of host;
  • The contact data of the host like contact number and email etc.;
  • The address of the host;
  • The exact duration of the visit;
  • It must reveal that the host will support you financially throughout the visit.

What if any of the required data by the host is incorrect?

Before signing the verification letter, the host must review it twice or thrice. And he/she will have to ensure that all the data written in it is authentic.

If any of the data after investigation will found to be incorrect. The host will be considered a criminal according to the rules of Malta state. The host will be declared as a criminal according to articles 188 and 189 of the criminal constitution of Malta. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the host to provide authentic information. Otherwise, he will be at a great loss along with his/her company.

How to apply for the visa?

The Visa application system is easy. Visa applications may only be lodged, examined, and decided upon by the Consulate in whose jurisdiction the applicant legally resides. A visa application lodged by a third-country national, legally present but not residing in its jurisdiction, may be accepted if the Central Visa Unit considers that the justification provided by the applicant on the submission of application to a particular Consulate of Malta, is both coherent and credible. In a country where Malta has no Consular Representation, an application may be submitted with the Consul of another Member State with which Malta has a bilateral agreement.

Steps to apply for the visa

  • Fill in the visa application form
  • Get the supporting documents ready
  • Book/reserve the hotel
  • Book/reserve the tickets
  • Get the appointment from the Maltese Embassy/Consulate/VAC
  • Submit the visa application by paying the fees

Visa processing time

Mostly, the visit visa application is processed within the period of two weeks. The duration of the verification for some applications is one month. But in rare cases, the verification took a maximum of 2 months.

So, if you are planning a trip to Malta, go for the applying process at least a month ago. Because there is no set-aside time idea about the verification period.

Visa application fees

All Schengen member states must accept the same rate of fees for the visa applications as follows:

Schengen Visa CategoryFee in EUR
Adult80€
Child between 6-12 years of age40€
Child younger than 6 years of ageFree
Holders of diplomatic, official, or service passports traveling for official purposesFree

Important application and visa forms

Important contact details of Identity Malta

EMAILTELEPHONEADDRESS
visa.ima@gov.mtMalta: (+356) 2590 4550Gozo: (+356) 2215 6124Central Visa Unit, Head Office, Valley Road, Msida, MSD 9020Eresidence Unit, St. Francis Square, Victoria, Gozo, VCT 1335
Courtesy https://www.identitymalta.com/

How to appeal against a negative decision


You may appeal against the decision of the immigration officer to Immigration Appeals Board within 15 days of the decision served. Whenever a visa application is refused, annulled, or revoked by the Maltese authorities, the applicant is issued a refusal letter notifying him/her of the reasons for such refusal. You should include your letter of refusal (copy) and other supporting documents justifying your grounds. The appeal should be written in English and can either be sent to the following postal address:

The Secretary
Immigration Appeals Board
109,
Triq Zekka
Valletta VLT 1517

Or to the email address at

visa.appeals@gov.mt

Furthermore, the Immigration Appeals Board will notify the person lodging the appeal and the Central Visa Unit of its decision in due time.

List of countries that require visas to travel to Malta

Country nameEmbassy or Consulate CountryCity
AFGHANISTANEmbassy of ItalyKabul
ALBANIAEmbassy of AustriaTirana
ANGOLAEmbassy of ItalyLuanda
ARGENTINAEmbassy of AustriaBuenos Aires
ARMENIAEmbassy of ItalyYerevan
AZERBAIJANEmbassy of ItalyBaku
BAHRAINEmbassy of ItalyManama
BANGLADESHEmbassy of ItalyDhaka
BENINConsulate of FranceCotonou
BELARUSEmbassy of ItalyMinsk
BOLIVIAEmbassy of ItalyLa Paz
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINAEmbassy of AustriaSarajevo
BOTSWANAEmbassy of the Federal Republic of GermanyGaborone
BRAZILEmbassy of AustriaBrasilia
 Embassy of ItalySan Paolo
BULGARIAEmbassy of AustriaSofia
BURKINA FASOConsulate of FranceOuagadougou
CAMBODIAConsulate of FrancePhnom Penh
CAMEROONConsulate of FranceYaounde
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICConsulate of FranceBangui
CHADConsulate of FranceN’Djamena
CHILEEmbassy of AustriaSantiago
 Embassy of GermanySantiago
CHINA – HONG KONGConsulate General of AustriaHong Kong
COLOMBIAEmbassy of ItalyBogota
COMOROSEmbassy of FranceMoroni
CONGOEmbassy of FranceBrazzaville
COSTA RICAEmbassy of SpainSan Jose
COTE D’IVOIREConsulate of FranceAbidjan
CUBAConsulate of SpainHavana
DJIBOUTIEmbassy of FranceDjibouti
DOMINICAN REPUBLICEmbassy of SpainSanto Domingo
ECUADORConsulate of SpainQuito
EL SALVADOREmbassy of SpainSan Salvador
ERITREAEmbassy of ItalyAsmara
ETHIOPIAEmbassy of AustriaAddis Ababa
NORTH MACEDONIAEmbassy of ItalySkopje
GEORGIAEmbassy of ItalyTbilisi
GHANAEmbassy of ItalyAccra
GUINEAEmbassy of the Federal Republic of GermanyConakry
GUATEMALAEmbassy of SpainGuatemala
HAITIEmbassy of SpainPort-au-Prince
HONDURASEmbassy of SpainTegucigalpa
INDONESIAEmbassy of AustriaJakarta
IRANEmbassy of PolandTeheran
IRAQEmbassy of ItalyBaghdad
JAPANEmbassy of AustriaTokyo
JORDANEmbassy of ItalyAmman
KAZAKHSTANEmbassy of ItalyAstana
KENYAEmbassy of AustriaNairobi
LAOSEmbassy of FranceVientiane
LEBANONEmbassy of ItalyBeirut
MALAYSIAEmbassy of AustriaKuala Lumpur
MALIGeneral Consulate of FranceBamako
MAURITANIAEmbassy of FranceNouakchott
MAURITIUSEmbassy of FrancePort-Louis
MEXICOEmbassy of AustriaMexico City
MOLDOVAEmbassy of the Federal Republic of GermanyChisnau
MONGOLIAEmbassy of the Federal Republic of GermanyUlan Bator
MONTENEGROGeneral Consulate of ItalyPodgorica
MOROCCOEmbassy of ItalyRabat
MOZAMBIQUEEmbassy of ItalyMaputo
MYANMAREmbassy of ItalyYangon
NAMIBIAEmbassy of ItalyWindhoek
NEW ZELANDEmbassy of GermanyWellington
NICARAGUAEmbassy of ItalyManagua
NIGEREmbassy of FranceNiamey
NIGERIAConsulate of ItalyLagos
OMANEmbassy of SpainMuscat
PAKISTANConsulate General of ItalyKarachi
 Consulate General of ItalyIslamabad
PANAMAEmbassy of ItalyPanama
PARUGUAYEmbassy of SpainAscunción
PERUEmbassy of AustriaLima
QATAREmbassy of ItalyDoha
ROMANIAEmbassy of AustriaBucharest
SENEGALEmbassy of AustriaSenegal
SEYCHELLESEmbassy of FranceVictoria
SINGAPOREEmbassy of ItalySingapore
SOUTH AFRICAConsulate of ItalyCape Town
 Embassy of ItalyPretoria
SRI LANKAEmbassy of ItalyColombo
SUDANEmbassy of ItalyKhartoum
TAIWANGerman InstituteTaipei
TANZANIAEmbassy of ItalyDar es Salaam
THAILANDEmbassy of AustriaBangkok
TOGOEmbassy of GermanyLome
TRINIDAD & TOBAGOEmbassy of the Federal Republic of GermanyPort of Spain
UGANDAEmbassy of ItalyKampala
UKRAINEEmbassy of SpainKiev
URUGUARYConsulate of ItalyMontevideo
UZBEKISTANEmbassy of ItalyTashkent
VENEZUELAEmbassy of AustriaCaracas
VIETNAMEmbassy of FranceHanoï
 General Consulate of FranceHô Chi Minh-Ville
YEMENEmbassy of ItalySana’a
ZAMBIAEmbassy of ItalyLusaka

Transit visa rules for third countries

The third-country nationals who must be in possession of an airport transit visa when passing through an EU airport international transit areas are:

AfghanistanBangladeshThe Democratic Republic of the Congo
EritreaEthiopiaGhana
IranIraqNigeria
PakistanSomaliaSri Lanka

Consulates and Embassies of Malta

AFGHANISTANEmbassy of ItalyKabul
ALBANIAEmbassy of AustriaTirana
ANGOLAEmbassy of ItalyLuanda
ARGENTINAEmbassy of AustriaBuenos Aires
ARMENIAEmbassy of ItalyYerevan
AZERBAIJANEmbassy of ItalyBaku
BAHRAINEmbassy of ItalyManama
BANGLADESHEmbassy of ItalyDhaka
BENINConsulate of FranceCotonou
BELARUSEmbassy of ItalyMinsk
BOLIVIAEmbassy of ItalyLa Paz
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINAEmbassy of AustriaSarajevo
BOTSWANAEmbassy of the Federal Republic of GermanyGaborone
BRAZILEmbassy of AustriaBrasilia
 Embassy of ItalySan Paolo
BULGARIAEmbassy of AustriaSofia
BURKINA FASOConsulate of FranceOuagadougou
CAMBODIAConsulate of FrancePhnom Penh
CAMEROONConsulate of FranceYaounde
THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICConsulate of FranceBangui
CHADConsulate of FranceN’Djamena
CHILEEmbassy of AustriaSantiago
 Embassy of GermanySantiago
CHINA – HONG KONGConsulate General of AustriaHong Kong
COLOMBIAEmbassy of ItalyBogota
COMOROSEmbassy of FranceMoroni
CONGOEmbassy of FranceBrazzaville
COSTA RICAEmbassy of SpainSan Jose
COTE D’IVOIREConsulate of FranceAbidjan
CUBAConsulate of SpainHavana
DJIBOUTIEmbassy of FranceDjibouti
DOMINICAN REPUBLICEmbassy of SpainSanto Domingo
ECUADORConsulate of SpainQuito
EL SALVADOREmbassy of SpainSan Salvador
ERITREAEmbassy of ItalyAsmara
ETHIOPIAEmbassy of AustriaAddis Ababa
NORTH MACEDONIAEmbassy of ItalySkopje
GEORGIAEmbassy of ItalyTbilisi
GHANAEmbassy of ItalyAccra
GUINEAEmbassy of the Federal Republic of GermanyConakry
GUATEMALAEmbassy of SpainGuatemala
HAITIEmbassy of SpainPort-au-Prince
HONDURASEmbassy of SpainTegucigalpa
INDONESIAEmbassy of AustriaJakarta
IRANEmbassy of PolandTeheran
IRAQEmbassy of ItalyBaghdad
JAPANEmbassy of AustriaTokyo
JORDANEmbassy of ItalyAmman
KAZAKHSTANEmbassy of ItalyAstana
KENYAEmbassy of AustriaNairobi
LAOSEmbassy of FranceVientiane
LEBANONEmbassy of ItalyBeirut
MALAYSIAEmbassy of AustriaKuala Lumpur
MALIGeneral Consulate of FranceBamako
MAURITANIAEmbassy of FranceNouakchott
MAURITIUSEmbassy of FrancePort-Louis
MEXICOEmbassy of AustriaMexico City
MOLDOVAEmbassy of the Federal Republic of GermanyChisnau
MONGOLIAEmbassy of the Federal Republic of GermanyUlan Bator
MONTENEGROGeneral Consulate of ItalyPodgorica
MOROCCOEmbassy of ItalyRabat
MOZAMBIQUEEmbassy of ItalyMaputo
MYANMAREmbassy of ItalyYangon
NAMIBIAEmbassy of ItalyWindhoek
NEW ZELANDEmbassy of GermanyWellington
NICARAGUAEmbassy of ItalyManagua
NIGEREmbassy of FranceNiamey
NIGERIAConsulate of ItalyLagos
OMANEmbassy of SpainMuscat
PAKISTANConsulate General of ItalyKarachi
 Consulate General of ItalyIslamabad
PANAMAEmbassy of ItalyPanama
PARUGUAYEmbassy of SpainAscunción
PERUEmbassy of AustriaLima
QATAREmbassy of ItalyDoha
ROMANIAEmbassy of AustriaBucharest
SENEGALEmbassy of AustriaSenegal
SEYCHELLESEmbassy of FranceVictoria
SINGAPOREEmbassy of ItalySingapore
SOUTH AFRICAConsulate of ItalyCape Town
 Embassy of ItalyPretoria
SRI LANKAEmbassy of ItalyColombo
SUDANEmbassy of ItalyKhartoum
TAIWANGerman InstituteTaipei
TANZANIAEmbassy of ItalyDar es Salaam
THAILANDEmbassy of AustriaBangkok
TOGOEmbassy of GermanyLome
TRINIDAD & TOBAGOEmbassy of the Federal Republic of GermanyPort of Spain
UGANDAEmbassy of ItalyKampala
UKRAINEEmbassy of SpainKiev
URUGUARYConsulate of ItalyMontevideo
UZBEKISTANEmbassy of ItalyTashkent
VENEZUELAEmbassy of AustriaCaracas
VIETNAMEmbassy of FranceHanoï
 General Consulate of FranceHô Chi Minh-Ville
YEMENEmbassy of ItalySana’a
ZAMBIAEmbassy of ItalyLusaka