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Malta
Travel Regulations
Last updated on August 13, 2021
Source: International Air Transport Association (IATA)
1. Until 31 August 2021, passengers are not allowed to enter.
- This does not apply to:
- Nationals and residents of Malta with:
- a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by Malta showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a digital EU Digital Covid Certificate (EU DCC) showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Gibraltar, Jersey and Guernsey or United Kingdom showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Turkey with a QR Code, showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by Dubai Health Authority with a QR Code, showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a "Digital Green Certificate" issued in Serbia, with a QR code and showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by Qatar Ministry of Public Health showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate "Certifikate Dixhitale Shqiptare" issued by Albania; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in the USA showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival. The vaccination certificate must be verified through the VeriFLY app;
- a "COVID-19 Digital Certificate" issued in Australia and verified through the Medicare Express Plus App;
- a medical certificate showing pregnancy or an antenatal record card.
- Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech;
- passengers arriving from Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China (People's Rep.), Croatia, Cuba Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Faroe Isl., Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland (Rep.), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo (Rep.), Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Micronesia (Federated States), Moldova (Rep.), Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Macedonia (Rep.), Northern Mariana Isl., Norway, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Samoa, (American), San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA (only the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Carolina,Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Colombia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois,Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin or Wyoming), Vatican City (Holy See) or Vietnam. They must have been in one of these countries for at least 14 days before arrival and must have:
- a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by Malta showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a digital EU Digital Covid Certificate (EU DCC) showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Gibraltar, Jersey and Guernsey or United Kingdom showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Turkey with a QR Code, showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by Dubai Health Authority with a QR Code, showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a "Digital Green Certificate" issued in Serbia, with a QR code and showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by Qatar Ministry of Public Health showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate "Certifikate Dixhitale Shqiptare" issued by Albania; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in the USA showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival. The vaccination certificate must be verified through the VeriFLY app;
- a "COVID-19 Digital Certificate" issued in Australia and verified through the Medicare Express Plus App;
- a medical certificate showing pregnancy or an antenatal record card.
- Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech;
- passengers arriving on humanitarian, medevac or repatriation flights;
- merchant Seamen.
2. Passengers between 5 and 11 years must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. More details can be found at https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/health-promotion/covid-19/Pages/travel.aspx
3. Passengers must complete a "Public Health Travel Declaration Form" and "Passenger Locator Form" found at https://www.maltairport.com/declarationforms/ or https://app.euplf.eu/#/ and present it upon arrival.
4. Merchant seamen must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure. The test result must be in English or accompanied by a certified English translation.
5. Passengers could be subject to quarantine for 14 days.
- This does not apply to:
- passengers between 5 and 11 years traveling with their fully vaccinated parents/guardians;
- passengers with a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival; or
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by Malta showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- passengers with a digital EU Digital Covid Certificate (EU DCC) showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Gibraltar, Jersey and Guernsey or United Kingdom showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Turkey with a QR Code, showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by Dubai Health Authority with a QR Code, showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- passengers with a "Digital Green Certificate" issued in Serbia, with a QR code and showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by Qatar Ministry of Public Health showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; or
- passengers with a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate "Certifikate Dixhitale Shqiptare" issued by Albania; or
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in the USA showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival. The vaccination certificate must be verified through the VeriFLY app;
- passengers with a "COVID-19 Digital Certificate" issued in Australia and verified through the Medicare Express Plus App.
- Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech.
More details can be found at https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/health-promotion/covid-19/Pages/travel.aspx
Other Info
Last updated on May 26, 2021
Source: Re-open Europe/ Foreign travel advice, Gov.UK/ US State Dept. COVID-19 Country Specific Information/
🗞Latest News
Self-isolation at own accommodation- subject to categorisation.
Travellers arriving from corridor countries who fail to produce a Covid-19 test may be tested upon arrival in Malta and may be subject to quarantine.
🤒Certification Status
COVID-19 negative certification required for entering the country- subject to categorisation.
All travellers coming from a corridor country or allowed to enter Malta are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative PCR test. The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival. For increased security, random swab tests may be conducted on passengers upon arrival at the Malta International Airport.
Random swab tests may be conducted on passengers upon arrival at the Malta International Airport. The list includes the following countries: Australia, China, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, United Kingdom.
🗺Travel Restrictions
Latest news
Government plans to fully reopen for tourism on 1 June . Malta to resume flights and reopen its embassy in Libya .
International Restrictions
From within the EU
Malta adopts its own national classification of risk areas, hence travel restrictions for Malta are not based on the common "EU Traffic Lights" map.
Entry restrictions depend on whether the traveller is coming from a country that is included among Malta’s corridor countries.
Travellers coming from one of Malta’s corridor countries are allowed to enter the country, while travellers coming from countries on the "Red" list are allowed to enter Malta as long as they have stayed in a "corridor country" for a minimum of 14 days. People coming to Malta cannot transit through airports located outside the list of corridor countries.
Is a coronavirus test required?
All travellers coming from a corridor country or allowed to enter Malta are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative PCR test.
The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival.
For increased security, random swab tests may be conducted on passengers upon arrival at the Malta International Airport.
Is a quarantine required?
Travellers arriving from corridor countries who fail to produce a Covid-19 test may be tested upon arrival in Malta and may be subject to quarantine.
Mandatory Travel Documentation
All persons travelling to Malta must complete the Public Health Travel Declaration and the Passenger Locator Form.
Find out more:
Health.gov.mt
Contact Points for Malta:
Covid-19 Helpline: 111
Email: covid19.health@gov.mt
Documents you need to travel in Europe</a>
Health cover for temporary stays
Transit
As a general rule, passengers in transit in the
EU citizens entering the EU from a third country, as well as their family members, irrespective of their nationality, are exempted from the travel restrictions regardless of whether or not they are returning to their country of nationality or residence.
Passengers travelling from a non-EU country to another non-EU country may transit through the international transit area of airports located in the Schengen area. Rules regarding airport transit visa requirements continue to apply.
Additionally, for Malta, the following rules apply:
Transit is only permitted for people who can declare that they have been staying in a Public Health Corridor (PHC) country for the two weeks prior to travelling to Malta.
Find out more:
From Third Countries
Malta adopts its own national classification of risk areas, hence travel restrictions for Malta are not based on the common "EU Traffic Lights" map.
Entry restrictions depend on whether the traveller is coming from a country that is included among Malta’s corridor countries.
Travellers coming from one of Malta’s corridor countries are allowed to enter the country, while travellers coming from countries on the "Red" list are allowed to enter Malta as long as they have stayed in a "corridor country" for a minimum of 14 days. People coming to Malta cannot transit through airports located outside the list of corridor countries.
Is a coronavirus test required?
All travellers coming from a corridor country or allowed to enter Malta are subject to the requirement for a pre-departure negative PCR test.
The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival.
Travellers who fail to produce such a test may be tested upon arrival in Malta and may be subject to quarantine. For increased security, random swab tests may be conducted on passengers upon arrival at the Malta International Airport. The list includes the following countries:
- Australia</li>China</li>New Zealand</li>Rwanda</li>South Korea</li>United Arab Emirates</li>Canada</li>Indonesia</li>Japan</li>Jordan</li>Lebanon</li>Morocco</li>Thailand</li>Tunisia</li>Turkey</li>Uruguay
- United Kingdom</li>
Is a quarantine required?
Travellers arriving from corridor countries who fail to produce a Covid-19 test may be tested upon arrival in Malta and may be subject to quarantine.
Mandatory Travel Documentation
All persons travelling to Malta must complete the Public Health Travel Declaration and the Passenger Locator Form.
Find out more:
Internal Restrictions
Travel in Malta
Passengers on public transport, including the Gozo ferry and clients of commercial entities must wear face masks. Travel to Gazo is currently limited to essential journeys until at least 10 May.
Public spaces and services
Museums and tourist sites, non-essential shops and services such as hairdressers reopened on 26 April. Celebration of Mass is allowed and schools are open. Organized sport is not permitted. Restaurants and snack bars will remain closed until 10 May when they will reopen but will be required to close by 5pm and only 4 people will be permitted to share a table. Currently only takeaway service is allowed. Bars and gyms remain closed. Hotel restaurants are currently closed with only room service or takeaway allowed. Discos and nightclubs are closed. Boat parties are not allowed. Groups in public places are limited to 4 people unless from the same household. Masks are mandatory in all public spaces, indoor and outdoor (under 3s are exempt). Fines will be levied for non- compliance.
Full details of exemptions from mask wearing are available online. Medical exemptions must be certified by a medical professional.
A maximum of 4 households are allowed to meet indoors, although it is recommended not to gather in private residences. Those found to be breaching the limit will be fined. Home working is encouraged. Social distancing of 2 metres is encouraged. Vulnerable people including those over 65 may return to work and leave their homes. Full information is available on the coronavirus advice page.
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April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
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April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
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April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
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April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
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April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
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April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
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April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
SourceAir Malta
April 16, 2021
Malta Air to operate five air routes this summer (La Valetta- Brindisi, Cagliari, Chania, Genoa, and Trapani).
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