Malta citizenship: list of visa-free countries
A Malta passport is considered one of the most desirable passports in the world due to the large number of countries, 186, that can be visited without arranging for a visa in advance. In 31 of these countries, a visa is issued upon arrival, while in another 11 countries, an electronic travel authorization (eTA) is required. In the remaining 144 countries, a visa is not required.
The list of visa-free countries and entry requirements are constantly changing due to the geopolitical situation in the world. Therefore, we recommend that before traveling you check the current entry conditions on the website of the consulate of the country you are going to visit.
List of visa-free countries for Maltese citizens
|
No. |
Country |
Entry conditions |
|
1 |
Armenia |
Visa-free |
|
2 |
Bahrain |
Visa on arrival |
|
3 |
Bangladesh |
Visa on arrival |
|
4 |
Brunei |
Visa-free |
|
5 |
Cambodia |
Visa on arrival |
|
6 |
Georgia |
Visa-free |
|
7 |
Hong Kong |
Visa-free |
|
8 |
Indonesia |
Visa-free |
|
9 |
Iran |
Visa on arrival |
|
10 |
Iraq |
Visa-free |
|
11 |
Israel |
Visa-free |
|
12 |
Japan |
Visa-free |
|
13 |
Jordan |
Visa on arrival |
|
14 |
Kazakhstan |
Visa-free |
|
15 |
Kuwait |
Visa on arrival |
|
16 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Visa-free |
|
17 |
Laos |
Visa on arrival |
|
18 |
Lebanon |
Visa on arrival |
|
19 |
Macao |
Visa-free |
|
20 |
Malaysia |
Visa-free |
|
21 |
Maldives |
Visa on arrival |
|
22 |
Mongolia |
Visa on arrival |
|
23 |
Nepal |
Visa on arrival |
|
24 |
Oman |
Visa-free |
|
25 |
Pakistan |
Electronic travel authorization |
|
26 |
Palestinian territories |
Visa-free |
|
27 |
Philippines |
Visa-free |
|
28 |
Qatar |
Visa-free |
|
29 |
Saudi Arabia |
Visa on arrival |
|
30 |
Singapore |
Visa-free |
|
31 |
South Korea |
Visa-free |
|
32 |
Sri Lanka |
Electronic travel authorization |
|
33 |
Taiwan |
Visa-free |
|
34 |
Tajikistan |
Visa on arrival |
|
35 |
Thailand |
Visa on arrival |
|
36 |
Timor-Leste |
Visa-free |
|
37 |
Turkey |
Visa-free |
|
38 |
UAE |
Visa-free |
|
39 |
Uzbekistan |
Visa-free |
|
No. |
Country |
Entry conditions |
|
1 |
Botswana |
Visa-free |
|
2 |
Burkina Faso |
Visa on arrival |
|
3 |
Cape Verde |
Visa-free |
|
4 |
Comoro Islands |
Visa on arrival |
|
5 |
Egypt |
Visa on arrival |
|
6 |
Eswatini |
Visa-free |
|
7 |
Gabon |
Visa on arrival |
|
8 |
Gambia |
Visa-free |
|
9 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Visa on arrival |
|
10 |
Kenya |
Visa on arrival |
|
11 |
Lesotho |
Visa-free |
|
12 |
Madagascar |
Visa on arrival |
|
13 |
Malawi |
Visa on arrival |
|
14 |
Mauritania |
Visa on arrival |
|
15 |
Mauritius |
Visa-free |
|
16 |
Mayotte |
Visa-free |
|
17 |
Morocco |
Visa-free |
|
18 |
Mozambique |
Visa on arrival |
|
19 |
Reunion |
Visa-free |
|
20 |
Rwanda |
Visa on arrival |
|
21 |
Saint Helena |
Visa on arrival |
|
22 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Visa-free |
|
23 |
Senegal |
Visa-free |
|
24 |
Seychelles |
Visa on arrival |
|
25 |
Sierra Leone |
Visa on arrival |
|
26 |
Somalia |
Visa on arrival |
|
27 |
South Africa |
Visa-free |
|
28 |
Tanzania |
Visa-free |
|
29 |
Togo |
Visa on arrival |
|
30 |
Tunisia |
Visa-free |
|
31 |
Uganda |
Visa-free |
|
32 |
Zambia |
Visa-free |
|
33 |
Zimbabwe |
Visa-free |
|
No. |
Country |
Entry conditions |
|
1 |
Andorra |
Visa-free |
|
2 |
Austria |
Visa-free |
|
3 |
Belarus |
Visa-free |
|
4 |
Belgium |
Visa-free |
|
5 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Visa-free |
|
6 |
Bulgaria |
Visa-free |
|
7 |
Croatia |
Visa-free |
|
8 |
Cyprus |
Visa-free |
|
9 |
Czech Republic |
Visa-free |
|
10 |
Denmark |
Visa-free |
|
11 |
Estonia |
Visa-free |
|
12 |
Faroe Islands |
Visa-free |
|
13 |
Finland |
Visa-free |
|
14 |
France |
Visa-free |
|
15 |
Germany |
Visa-free |
|
16 |
Gibraltar |
Visa-free |
|
17 |
Greece |
Visa-free |
|
18 |
Hungary |
Visa-free |
|
19 |
Iceland |
Visa-free |
|
20 |
Ireland |
Visa-free |
|
21 |
Italy |
Visa-free |
|
22 |
Kosovo |
Visa-free |
|
23 |
Latvia |
Visa-free |
|
24 |
Liechtenstein |
Visa-free |
|
25 |
Lithuania |
Visa-free |
|
26 |
Luxembourg |
Visa-free |
|
27 |
Malta |
Visa-free |
|
28 |
Moldova |
Visa-free |
|
29 |
Monaco |
Visa-free |
|
30 |
Montenegro |
Visa-free |
|
31 |
Netherlands |
Visa-free |
|
32 |
Norway |
Visa-free |
|
33 |
Poland |
Visa-free |
|
34 |
Portugal |
Visa-free |
|
35 |
Romania |
Visa-free |
|
36 |
Russia |
Visa-free |
|
37 |
San Marino |
Visa-free |
|
38 |
Serbia |
Visa-free |
|
39 |
Slovakia |
Visa-free |
|
40 |
Slovenia |
Visa-free |
|
41 |
Spain |
Visa-free |
|
42 |
Sweden |
Visa-free |
|
43 |
Switzerland |
Visa-free |
|
44 |
Ukraine |
Visa-free |
|
45 |
United Kingdom |
Visa-free |
|
46 |
Vatican City |
Visa-free |
|
No. |
Country |
Entry conditions |
|
1 |
American Samoa |
Electronic travel authorization |
|
2 |
Australia |
Electronic travel authorization |
|
3 |
Cook Islands |
Visa-free |
|
4 |
Fiji |
Visa-free |
|
5 |
French Polynesia |
Visa-free |
|
6 |
Guam |
Electronic travel authorization |
|
7 |
Kiribati |
Visa-free |
|
8 |
Marshall Islands |
Visa-free |
|
9 |
Micronesia |
Visa-free |
|
10 |
New Caledonia |
Visa-free |
|
11 |
New Zealand |
Electronic travel authorization |
|
12 |
Niue |
Visa-free |
|
13 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
Electronic travel authorization |
|
14 |
Palau Islands |
Visa-free |
|
15 |
Papua New Guinea |
Visa on arrival |
|
16 |
Samoa |
Visa-free |
|
17 |
Solomon Islands |
Visa-free |
|
18 |
Tonga |
Visa-free |
|
19 |
Tuvalu |
Visa-free |
|
20 |
Vanuatu |
Visa-free |
|
No. |
Country |
Entry conditions |
|
1 |
American Virgin Islands |
Electronic travel authorization |
|
2 |
Anguilla |
Visa-free |
|
3 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Visa-free |
|
4 |
Bahamas |
Visa-free |
|
5 |
Barbados |
Visa-free |
|
6 |
Belize |
Visa-free |
|
7 |
Bermuda |
Visa-free |
|
8 |
British Virgin Islands |
Visa-free |
|
9 |
Canada |
Electronic travel authorization |
|
10 |
Cayman Islands |
Visa-free |
|
11 |
Costa Rica |
Visa-free |
|
12 |
Dominica |
Visa-free |
|
13 |
Dominican Republic |
Visa-free |
|
14 |
El Salvador |
Visa-free |
|
15 |
French West Indies |
Visa-free |
|
16 |
Greenland |
Visa-free |
|
17 |
Grenada |
Visa-free |
|
18 |
Guatemala |
Visa-free |
|
19 |
Haiti |
Visa-free |
|
20 |
Honduras |
Visa-free |
|
21 |
Jamaica |
Visa-free |
|
22 |
Mexico |
Visa-free |
|
23 |
Montserrat |
Visa-free |
|
24 |
Nicaragua |
Visa-free |
|
25 |
Panama |
Visa-free |
|
26 |
Puerto Rico |
Electronic travel authorization |
|
27 |
St Kitts and Nevis |
Visa-free |
|
28 |
St Lucia |
Visa-free |
|
29 |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
Visa-free |
|
30 |
Sint Maarten |
Visa-free |
|
31 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Visa-free |
|
32 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
Visa-free |
|
33 |
USA |
Electronic system for travel authorization |
|
No. |
Country |
Entry conditions |
|
1 |
Argentina |
Visa-free |
|
2 |
Aruba |
Visa-free |
|
3 |
Bolivia |
Visa-free |
|
4 |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba |
Visa-free |
|
5 |
Brazil |
Visa-free |
|
6 |
Chile |
Visa-free |
|
7 |
Colombia |
Visa-free |
|
8 |
Curacao |
Visa-free |
|
9 |
Ecuador |
Visa-free |
|
10 |
Falkland Islands |
Visa-free |
|
11 |
French Guiana |
Visa-free |
|
12 |
Paraguay |
Visa-free |
|
13 |
Peru |
Visa-free |
|
14 |
Uruguay |
Visa-free |
|
15 |
Venezuela |
Visa-free |
Visit Schengen countries visa-free with a Malta passport
Maltese citizens can visit the Schengen Zone visa-free. Moreover, they can stay there without any time limit, and they are entitled to study and work there without any additional permits.
Malta citizenship helps the holder in the following ways:
- move to a safe country with a high standard of living;
- access modern medicine;
- work and set up a business in Europe;
- change tax jurisdiction;
- educate their children in European universities.
Relocation, setting up a business or education in Europe are the main reasons for obtaining Maltese citizenship.
Other popular travel destinations with a Malta Passport
With a Maltese passport, you can travel visa-free to the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
UK. Maltese citizens can visit the UK easily and freely. However, after Brexit, citizens of Malta and other EU countries need to carry their passport with them rather than just an ID card.
United States. Maltese citizens can visit the United States and stay there for up to 90 days. To do this, they need to obtain an entry permit through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).
The permit is valid for tourism, visits to friends and relatives, meetings with business partners and other short-term visits. However, for permanent work or long-term studies, you have to apply for a visa.
Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. Holders of a Malta passport can visit Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore and stay there for up to 90 days. This is particularly useful for investors with business interests in Asia.
Maltese citizenship can be obtained through naturalization for exceptional services through direct investment. The minimum investment amount is €690,000, depending on the composition of the family: passports can be obtained by the investor's spouse, children and parents.
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