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Malta Passport Visa Free Countries 2024

The Maltese passport is one of the highly respected EU passports in the world. Maltese citizens have visa free access to 190 countries and territories making 5th powerful passport in the world as of according to Henley Passport Index 2024.

Please find below full list of visa free countries and territories with maltese passport..

Visa Free Countries

DestinationVisa RequirementCondition
AfghanistanVisa required 
AlbaniaVisa not required90 days
AlgeriaVisa required 
Andorra
Visa not required
 
AngolaVisa not required30 days
Antigua and BarbudaVisa not required3 months
ArgentinaVisa not required90 days
ArmeniaVisa not required180 days
AustraliaeVisitor90 days
AustriaVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
AzerbaijaneVisa30 days
BahamasVisa not required3 months
BahraineVisa / Visa on arrival14 days
BangladeshVisa on arrival30 days
BarbadosVisa not required3 months
BelarusVisa not required30 days
BelgiumVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
BelizeVisa not required1 month
BenineVisa / Visa on arrival30 days / 8 days
BhutanVisa required 
BoliviaVisa on arrival90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not required90 days
BotswanaVisa not required90 days
BrazilVisa not required90 days
BruneiVisa not required90 days
BulgariaVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival1 month
BurundiVisa required 
CambodiaeVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
CameroonVisa required 
CanadaVisa not required6 months
Cape VerdeVisa not required30 days
Central African RepublicVisa required 
ChadVisa required 
ChileVisa not required90 days
ChinaVisa required 
ColombiaVisa not required180 days
ComorosVisa on arrival 
Republic of the CongoVisa required 
Democratic Republic of the CongoVisa required 
Costa RicaVisa not required90 days
Côte d’IvoireeVisa3 months
CroatiaVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
Cuba
Tourist Card required
 
CyprusVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
Czech RepublicVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
DenmarkVisa not required
Freedom of movement (DK) ID card valid
DjiboutieVisa31 days
DominicaVisa not required90 days
Dominican RepublicVisa not required90 days
EcuadorVisa not required90 days
EgypteVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
El SalvadorVisa not required3 months
Equatorial GuineaVisa required 
EritreaVisa required 
EstoniaVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
EswatiniVisa not required30 days
EthiopiaeVisaup to 90 days
FijiVisa not required4 months
FinlandVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
FranceVisa not required
Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) ID card valid
GaboneVisa / Visa on arrival90 days
GambiaVisa not required90 days
GeorgiaVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
GermanyVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
GhanaVisa required 
GreeceVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
GrenadaVisa not required3 months
GuatemalaVisa not required90 days
GuineaeVisa90 days
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
GuyanaVisa required 
HaitiVisa not required90 days
HondurasVisa not required3 months
HungaryVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
IcelandVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
Indiae-Visa60 days
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days
IraneVisa30 days
IraqVisa on arrival60 days
IrelandVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
IsraelVisa not required3 months
ItalyVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
Jamaica
Visa not required
 
JapanVisa not required90 days
Jordan
Free visa on arrival
 
KazakhstanVisa not required30 days
KenyaeVisa / Visa on arrival3 months
KiribatiVisa not required90 days
North KoreaVisa required 
South KoreaVisa not required90 days
KuwaiteVisa / Visa on arrival3 months
KyrgyzstanVisa not required60 days
LaoseVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
LatviaVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
LebanonVisa on arrival1 month
Lesotho
Visa not required
 
LiberiaVisa required 
LibyaVisa required 
LiechtensteinVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
LithuaniaVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
LuxembourgVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
MadagascareVisa / Visa on arrival90 days
MalawieVisa / Visa on arrival90 days
MalaysiaVisa not required30 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days
MaliVisa required 
Marshall IslandsVisa not required90 days
MauritaniaVisa on arrival 
MauritiusVisa not required90 days
MexicoVisa not required180 days
MicronesiaVisa not required90 days
MoldovaVisa not required90 days
Monaco
Visa not required
 
MongoliaVisa on arrival30 days
MontenegroVisa not required90 days
MoroccoVisa not required90 days
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days
MyanmareVisa28 days
NamibiaVisa required 
NauruVisa required 
NepalVisa on arrival90 days
NetherlandsVisa not required
Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) ID card valid
New ZealandElectronic Travel Authority3 months
NicaraguaVisa not required90 days
NigerVisa required 
NigeriaVisa required 
North MacedoniaVisa not required90 days
NorwayVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
OmaneVisa30 days
Pakistan
Electronic Travel Authorization
 
PalauVisa not required90 days
PanamaVisa not required180 days
Papua New GuineaeVisa60 days
ParaguayVisa not required90 days
PeruVisa not required90 days
PhilippinesVisa not required30 days
PolandVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
PortugalVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
QatarVisa not required90 days
RomaniaVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
RussiaeVisa16 days
RwandaeVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not required3 months
Saint LuciaVisa not required90 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required90 days
SamoaVisa not required90 days
San Marino
Visa not required
 
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa not required15 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa / Visa on arrival90 days
SenegalVisa not required90 days
SerbiaVisa not required90 days
SeychellesVisa not required3 months
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival 
SingaporeVisa not required90 days
SlovakiaVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
SloveniaVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
Solomon IslandsVisa not required90 days
SomaliaVisa on arrival 
South AfricaVisa not required90 days
South SudanElectronic Visa 
SpainVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
Sri LankaeVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
SudanVisa required 
SurinameE-tourist card90 days
SwedenVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
SwitzerlandVisa not required
Freedom of movement ID card valid
SyriaVisa required 
TajikistanVisa on arrival45 days
TanzaniaVisa not required90 days
ThailandVisa on arrival15 days
Timor-LesteVisa not required90 days
TogoVisa on arrival7 days
TongaVisa not required90 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa not required90 days
TunisiaVisa not required3 months
TurkeyVisa not required90 days
TurkmenistanVisa required 
TuvaluVisa not required90 days
UgandaVisa not required3 months
UkraineVisa not required90 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa not required90 days
United KingdomVisa not required6 months
United StatesVisa Waiver Program90 days
UruguayVisa not required90 days
UzbekistanVisa not required30 days
VanuatuVisa not required90 days
Vatican City
Visa not required
 
VenezuelaVisa not required90 days
VietnameVisa30 days
YemenVisa required 
ZambiaVisa not required90 days
ZimbabweVisa not required3 months

Territories

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

Europe

  • Abkhazia — Visa required.
  • Artsakh — Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months).
    Travellers with Artsakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Artsakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
  • 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.
  • Belarus Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days.
  • Autonomous Republic of Crimea Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
  • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.
  • United Nations 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.
  • Guernsey Alderney – Visa not required.
  • Guernsey Sark – Visa not required.
  • Isle of Man — Visa not required.
  • Norway 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.
  • Russia 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.
  • Sudan 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.
  • Iran Kish Island — Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
  • Macao — Visa not required for 90 days.
  • Malaysia Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
  • Maldives 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.
  • North Korea outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city. Tourists may leave the capital only with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving).
  • Palestine — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
  • Taiwan — Visa not required for 90 days.
  • Tajikistan 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.
  • China Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
  • United Nations Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
    United Nations UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
  • Vietnam 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 180 days.
  • Netherlands 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.
  • Venezuela 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 — Electronic authorization for 30 days.
  • Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
  • France Clipperton Island — special permit required.
  • Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.
  • Fiji 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 US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.
  • Tokelau — Entry permit required.
  • United States 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 — eVisa for 3 months within any year period.
  • 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, Australia Australian Antarctic Territory, Antártica Chilena Province Chilean Antarctic Territory, Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norway Peter I Island, Norway Queen Maud Land, New Zealand Ross Dependency

Source: Wikipedia and MFA

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