Malta has the 8th powerful passport in the world in 2021, with visa free access to 184 destinations, according to Henley passport index. Malta is EU member state and also a member of schengen area.
Below are the full list of visa free countries that apply to maltese citizens and ordinary passport holders. All travellers usually need a passport valid for at least 90 days following their departure date from countries, although this requirement may vary. It is strongly recommended to travel with a 6 month-validity passport at all times.
List of Countries
| Afghanistan | Visa required | ||
| Albania | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid |
| Algeria | Visa required | ||
| Andorra | Visa not required | ID card valid | |
| Angola | eVisa | 30 days | Visitors who have been granted an online pre-visa or have requested such pre-visa from the consulates of Angola abroad, are then issued with a visa on arrival at the country’s border check points. For a maximum total stay of 90 days within a one year period. Besides having printed confirmation that a visa will be issued upon arrival, passengers must: have a return/onward ticket, and have a hotel reservation confirmation. |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Argentina | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Armenia | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Australia | eVisitor | 90 days | 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted |
| Austria | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Azerbaijan | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 14 days | |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Belarus | Visa not required | 30 days | Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport. |
| Belgium | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Belize | Visa not required | 1 month | |
| Benin | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days / 8 days | Must have an international vaccination certificate. |
| Bhutan | Visa required | ||
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Brunei | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Bulgaria | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Burundi | Visa required | ||
| Cambodia | eVisa / 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. |
| Cape Verde | Visa not required | 30 days | Must register online at least five days prior to arrival. |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | ||
| Chad | Visa required | ||
| Chile | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| China | Visa required | 24-hour visit without a visa when in transit through China (unless arriving in Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Huangshan Tunxi International Airport, Mudanjiang Hailang Airport, Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport and Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport). 72-hour visit without a visa when in transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin. 144-hours visit without a visa when in transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi’an.Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan do count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours visa-free transit (TWOV) policies. |
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| Colombia | Visa not required | 180 days | 90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period |
| 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 | eVisa | 3 months | eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport. |
| Croatia | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Cuba | Tourist Card required | ||
| Cyprus | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Czech Republic | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Denmark | Visa not required | Freedom of movement (DK) ID card valid |
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| Djibouti | eVisa | 31 days | |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Dominican Republic | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Egypt | eVisa / 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 |
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| Eswatini | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Ethiopia | eVisa | up to 90 days | eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months | |
| Finland | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| France | Visa not required | Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) ID card valid |
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| Gabon | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Georgia | Visa not required | 1 year | ID card valid |
| Germany | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Ghana | Visa required | ||
| Greece | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Grenada | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Guinea | eVisa | 90 days | |
| 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 |
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| Iceland | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| India | e-Visa | 60 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2] An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year. |
| 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 |
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| Israel | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Italy | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Jamaica | Visa not required | ||
| Japan | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Jordan | Free visa on arrival | Conditions apply | |
| Kazakhstan | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Kenya | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months | |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| North Korea | Visa required | ||
| South Korea | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Visa on arrival is available at international airports Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane, and at 4 land borders Friendship Bridge,[Note 3] and at 13 border crossings[Note 4] as well as Tanalaeng train station in Vientiane, which connects to the train station in Nongkai, Thailand. Visa on arrival facility will be gradually phased out at various border crossings starting January 2020. eVisa may be used to enter Laos through the following entry points — Wattay International Airport and the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge Entry points Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou are open only to visa holders. Visa on arrival is extendable up to 60 days. |
| Latvia | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| 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 |
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| Lithuania | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Luxembourg | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Mali | Visa required | ||
| Marshall Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| 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 | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Moldova | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Monaco | Visa not required | ID card valid | |
| Mongolia | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Visa may be obtained on arrival only at Ulaanbaatar Airport. The consular department of the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia advises for visa to be applied for prior to arrival. |
| Montenegro | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid for 30 days |
| 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 or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. |
| Namibia | Visa required | ||
| Nauru | Visa required | ||
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Netherlands | Visa not required | Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) ID card valid |
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| New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority | 3 months | International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Niger | Visa required | ||
| Nigeria | Visa required | ||
| North Macedonia | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid |
| Norway | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Oman | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Pakistan | Electronic Travel Authorization | Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes Online Visa eligible |
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| Palau | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Panama | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa / Free visa on arrival | 60 days | |
| Paraguay | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Peru | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Poland | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Portugal | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Qatar | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Romania | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Russia | eVisa | 16 days | e-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints |
| Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| San Marino | Visa not required | ID card valid | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required | 15 days | |
| Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Senegal | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Serbia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid |
| Seychelles | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | ||
| Singapore | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Slovakia | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Slovenia | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Solomon Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | Available at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports. 30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. |
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| South Africa | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| South Sudan | Electronic Visa | Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel |
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| Spain | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Sudan | Visa required | ||
| Suriname | E-tourist card | 90 days | Multiple entry eVisa is also available. |
| Sweden | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| Switzerland | Visa not required | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
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| 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 not required | 90 days | |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | 15 days | |
| Timor-Leste | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | 7 days | |
| Tonga | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Tunisia | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Turkey | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | ||
| Tuvalu | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Uganda | Visa not required | 3 months | May apply online. |
| Ukraine | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| United Kingdom | Visa not required | 6 months | ID card valid until 1 October 2021. |
| 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 not required | 30 days | |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Vatican City | Visa not required | ID card valid | |
| Venezuela | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Vietnam | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Yemen | Visa required | ||
| Zambia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Zimbabwe | Visa not required | 3 months |
Territories
Below are 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. |
| Brest and Grodno | Visa not required for 10 days. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 180 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 | Electronic authorization for 30 days. |
| 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 US$35 or tax of US$5 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 | 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, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency |