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Updated January 2025
Key takeaways:
Citizens of specified countries can visit Malta visa-free.
ETIAS authorization is required before travel but is not a visa.
EU citizens and those with a valid Schengen visa are exempt.
Malta visa-free countries list 2025
Malta facilitates travel by allowing visa-free entry for citizens of specified countries. However, these travelers must obtain ETIAS authorization, a pre-screening security measure, before entering the Schengen Area.
Citizens of the following countries can visit Malta without a visa but need ETIAS:
- Albania
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
- El Salvador
- Georgia
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Israel
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- North Macedonia
- Palau
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Additionally, citizens of EU countries can travel to Malta without ETIAS authorization. Travelers with a valid Schengen visa are also exempt, as they have already undergone the necessary security screening.

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