Visa Requirements for Maltese Nationals travelling abroad (as at 27/11/2013)

VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR MALTESE NATIONALS AS AT 27/11/2013

For an updated information please refer to the following website: http://www.foreign.gov.mt/Library/PDF/VISA%20REQUIREMENTS%20FOR%20MALTESE%20NATIONALS%2027%2011%202013.pdf

Maltese nationals do NOT require a visa to enter the following countries:

Albania	Guatemala	Republic of South Korea	Andorra	Herzegovina
Romania	Antigua & Barbuda	Honduras	Samoa	Argentina
Hungary	San Marino	Austria	Iceland	Serbia
Armenia	Ireland	Seychelles	Bahamas	Israel
Singapore	Barbados	Italy	Sierra Leone	Belgium
Jamaica	Slovak Republic	Belize	Japan	Slovenia
Bosnia	Kiribati	Solomon Islands	Botswana	Kosovo
South Africa	Brazil	Latvia	Spain	Bulgaria
Liechtenstein	St Lucia	Canada	Lithuania	St Vincent and the Grenadines
Chile	Luxembourg	Swaziland	Columbia	Malawi
Sweden	Costa Rica	Malaysia	Switzerland	Croatia
Maldives	The Gambia	Cyprus	Mauritius	Tonga
Czech Republic	Mexico	Trinidad and Tobago	Denmark	Moldova
Tunisia	Dominica	Monaco	Tuvalu	Ecuador
Montenegro	Uganda	El Salvador	Morocco	Ukraine
Estonia	Nauru	United Kingdom	Federal Republic of Germany	Nicaragua
Uruguay	Fiji	Netherlands	Vatican City	Finland
Norway	Vanuatu	France	New Zealand	Venezuela
FYROM (Macedonia)	Panama	United States (see notes below)	Greece	Paraguay
Zambia	Granada	Peru	Guyana	Poland
Georgia	Portugal

Notes

• Travelling for tourism purposes in the USA does not require a visa for a maximum of 90 days on the following conditions:
  1. One has to travel with a biometric passport.
  2. One has to fill in an e-form called ESTA at least 72 hrs prior to departure, such information has to be submitted via the US Embassy website: www.malta.usembassy.gov
  3. Any Maltese national who is still in possession of a valid entry visa on a non biometric passport, can still enter the USA.
  4. If any of the above mentioned criteria is not met than a Maltese national needs to apply for a US visa
• Businessmen, students, and missionaries only require visa for Colombia and Peru.
• Maltese nationals do not require a visa to visit Hong Kong for a period of up to 90 days.
• Maltese nationals travelling to the SULTANATE of OMAN will be given a visa, valid for a 14-day visit, upon arrival at Seeb International Airport. They do not require a sponsor from the Sultanate of Oman.
• Visa for the Philippines is not required for a period not exceeding 21days.
• Visa for Taiwan is not required for a period not exceeding 30 days.
• Visa for Brunei Darussalam is not required for a period not exceeding 30 days.
• Visa for Kuwait is issued upon arrival.
• Visa for Nepal is issued on arrival
• Visa for the Dominican Republic is issued on arrival
• Visa for St Kitts and Nevis is applied for online on the following website http://www.gov.kn by clicking on visiting and visitor information respectively. Maltese nationals do not require a visa to visit St Kitts and Nevis for a period of up to 90 days.
• Visa for Turkey can be obtained at the Turkish border gates until April 10, 2014. Following this date, only electronic visas will be applied and can be obtained online on the webpage: www.evisa.gov.tr. The E-visa has been applied since April 17, 2013.

Maltese nationals travelling to countries not mentioned above NEED TO APPLY for an Entry or Transit Visa before proceeding from Malta. For visa requirements and any other information kindly contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Department.