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Visa-Free Countries for Malta Passport Holders (2026)

Malta passport holders can visit 198 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 154 visa-free, 19 with an electronic travel authorization and 25 with a visa on arrival. 28 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 15 require a visa before travel. That puts the Malta passport at #5 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 154
  • ETA 19
  • On arrival 25
  • E-visa 28
  • Visa 15
  • Special 5
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Visa-free access

198

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#5 of 208

E-visa online

28

Visa required

15

Visa-free for Malta passport holders

154 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania90 daysAndorra90 daysAngola30 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and Barbuda180 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia180 daysAruba90 daysAustriaFree movement (EU)Bahamas90 daysBarbados90 daysBelarus30 daysBelgiumFree movement (EU)Belize30 daysBermuda180 daysBonaire90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBotswana90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysBrunei90 daysBulgariaFree movement (EU)Cayman Islands180 daysChile90 daysChina30 daysColombia90 daysCook Islands31 daysCosta Rica180 daysCroatiaFree movement (EU)Curaçao90 daysCyprusFree movement (EU)CzechiaFree movement (EU)DenmarkFree movement (EU)Dominica180 daysDominican Republic30 daysEcuador90 daysEl Salvador180 daysEstoniaFree movement (EU)Eswatini30 daysFalkland Islands30 daysFaroe Islands90 daysFiji120 daysFinlandFree movement (EU)FranceFree movement (EU)French GuianaFree movement (EU)French PolynesiaFree movement (EU)Gambia90 daysGeorgia360 daysGermanyFree movement (EU)Gibraltar180 daysGreeceFree movement (EU)Greenland90 daysGrenada90 daysGuadeloupeFree movement (EU)Guatemala90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungaryFree movement (EU)IcelandFree movement (EU)IrelandFree movement (EU)ItalyFree movement (EU)Jamaica180 daysJapan90 daysJeju Island90 daysKazakhstan30 daysKiribati90 daysKosovo90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLatviaFree movement (EU)Lesotho90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuaniaFree movement (EU)LuxembourgFree movement (EU)Macau90 daysMalawi90 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMartiniqueFree movement (EU)Mauritius180 daysMayotteFree movement (EU)Mexico180 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMongolia30 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat180 daysMorocco90 daysNetherlandsFree movement (EU)New CaledoniaFree movement (EU)Nicaragua90 daysNiue30 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysNorwayFree movement (EU)Oman14 daysPalau90 daysPalestinePanama90 daysParaguay90 daysPeru90 daysPhilippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysPolandFree movement (EU)PortugalFree movement (EU)RéunionFree movement (EU)RomaniaFree movement (EU)Rwanda30 daysSaba90 daysSaint BarthélemyFree movement (EU)Saint Helena90 daysSaint Lucia90 daysSaint MartinFree movement (EU)Saint Pierre and MiquelonFree movement (EU)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines180 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSao Tome and Principe15 daysSenegal90 daysSerbia90 daysSingapore90 daysSint Eustatius90 daysSint Maarten90 daysSlovakiaFree movement (EU)SloveniaFree movement (EU)Solomon Islands90 daysSouth Africa90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpainFree movement (EU)Suriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementSwedenFree movement (EU)SwitzerlandFree movement (EU)Taiwan90 daysTajikistan30 daysTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste90 daysTonga90 daysTransnistria45 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTunisia90 daysTurkey90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysTuvalu90 daysUganda90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 daysUruguay90 daysUzbekistan30 daysVatican City90 daysVenezuela90 daysWallis and FutunaFree movement (EU)Zambia90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Malta passport holders

19 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

American Samoa30 daysAustralia90 daysCambodia30 daysCanada180 daysCape Verde30 daysGuam90 daysIsrael90 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia90 daysNew Zealand90 daysNorthern Mariana Islands90 daysPakistan30 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSeychelles90 daysSri Lanka30 daysThailand30 daysUnited Kingdom180 daysUnited States90 daysUS Virgin Islands90 days

Visa on arrival for Malta passport holders

25 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBangladesh30 daysBolivia30 daysBurkina Faso30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEgypt30 daysEthiopia90 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysIndonesia30 daysJordan90 daysKurdistan Region of Iraq30 daysKuwait90 daysLaos30 daysLebanon30 daysMadagascar90 daysMaldives30 daysMozambique30 daysNepal90 daysQatar90 daysSaudi Arabia90 daysSierra Leone30 daysSomaliland30 daysSyriaVanuatu120 days

E-visa for Malta passport holders

28 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Ascension Island90 daysAzerbaijan30 daysBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysCameroon180 daysChadCuba90 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysGabon180 daysGuinea90 daysGuyanaIndia180 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMyanmar28 daysNigeria90 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysRussia30 daysSomaliaSouth SudanTogo90 daysVietnam90 days

Visa required for Malta passport holders

15 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AfghanistanAlgeriaCentral African RepublicEritreaGhanaMaliNamibiaNigerNorth KoreaRepublic of the CongoSouth OssetiaSudanTokelauTurkmenistanYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

5 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

AbkhaziaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenNauruWestern Sahara

Home: Malta. Malta passport holders don't need anything beyond their passport or ID to enter Malta.

Malta passport: common questions

How many countries can Malta passport holders visit without a visa?

198 destinations: 154 visa-free, 19 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 25 with a visa on arrival. Another 28 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Malta passport holders need a visa for the United States?

No visa, but Malta passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (ESTA, US$40.62 (from 2026-10-16; US$10.62 if denied)) before they travel to the United States, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do Malta passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

No visa, but Malta passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (UK ETA, GBP 20 (from 2026-04-08)) before they travel to the United Kingdom, for stays of up to 180 days.

Do Malta passport holders need a visa for France?

No. Malta passport holders have freedom of movement (EU) in France, so they can enter with a passport or national ID and no visa.

Do Malta passport holders need a visa for Italy?

No. Malta passport holders have freedom of movement (EU) in Italy, so they can enter with a passport or national ID and no visa.

Do Malta passport holders need a visa for Spain?

No. Malta passport holders have freedom of movement (EU) in Spain, so they can enter with a passport or national ID and no visa.

Which countries need an ETA for Malta passport holders?

American Samoa, Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Guam, Israel, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands and Pakistan and 7 more. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Malta passport holders?

15 destinations, including Afghanistan, Algeria, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ghana, Mali, Namibia, Niger, North Korea and Republic of the Congo. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Switzerland#4 · 199 destinationsBelgium#5 · 198 destinationsCanada#5 · 198 destinationsNorway#5 · 198 destinationsPoland#5 · 198 destinationsPortugal#5 · 198 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.