Malta
Rank 7·Mobility score 154
125Visa Free63%
25Visa on Arrival13%
29eVisa15%
6ETA3%
12Visa Required6%
World reach
Africa85%
Asia93%
Europe100%
Americas100%
Oceania93%
94%
Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories
Visa requirements for Maltese passport holders for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries, and restricted zones.
Other
Abkhazia
Visa required.
Monastic community of 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
Gibraltar
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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. [ citation needed ]
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar
restricted zones. [ citation needed ]
Phú Quốc
can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
Yemen
Special permission needed for travel outside Sanaa or Aden.
Anguilla
Aruba
Visa not required for 180 days.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Visa not required for 3 months.
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Visa not required for 1 month (extendable).
Cayman IslandsColombia
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.
GreenlandMargarita 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
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.
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
Guam
Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
New Caledonia
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
Falkland Islands
Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arriva.
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.
Residency by Investment
from EUR 500,000 · a complete, well-prepared application commonly reaches a Letter of Approval in Principle within 4-6 months of submission; a Temporary Residence option can place the applicant in Malta within about 2 months while the permanent application is processed
Visa map
Destinations
Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories
Visa requirements for Maltese passport holders for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries, and restricted zones.
Other
Abkhazia
Visa required.
Monastic community of 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.
Gibraltar
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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. [ citation needed ]
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar
restricted zones. [ citation needed ]
Phú Quốc
can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
Yemen
Special permission needed for travel outside Sanaa or Aden.
Aruba
Visa not required for 180 days.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Visa not required for 3 months.
British Virgin Islands
Visa not required for 1 month (extendable).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Guam
Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
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.
Falkland Islands
Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arriva.
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.
