Malta Update - Entry requirements for arrivals

Entry requirements for arrivals:

CURRENT TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL PASSENGERS FROM RED LISTED COUNTRIES/ZONES

1) All passengers are required to present a completed Public Health Travel Declaration and Passenger Locator Form ​(PLF). The Digital Passenger Locator Form can be accessed from https://app.euplf.eu​ . Systems are in place to verify the origins of passengers arriving in Malta. A false declaration will be considered a criminal offence.

2) A valid vaccination certificate recognised by the Superintendent of Public Health (age 12+) for a full course of vaccination (2 doses or 1 dose of a single dose vaccine) with EMA approved vaccines (Comirnaty [Pfizer], Jannsen [Johnson & Johnson], Spikevax [Moderna], Vaxzevria [AstraZeneca]), with batches that are authorized by the national regulatory authority of the administering country, with 14 days after the last dose.

The recognised vaccine certificates include:

-The Maltese vaccination certificate
-The EU Digital COVID vaccination certificate, issued by EU, EEA and non-EU countries connected to the EUDCC ​gateway. The EU Digital COVID vaccination certificate now includes certificates from Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Ukraine and Vatican City.
-The United Kingdom NHS (paper or digital) Certificate
-The UAE Al Hosn vaccine certificate
-The UAE vaccine certificate issued by the Dubai Health Authorities
-The Turkish certificate
-The United States CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card.
-The Serbian Certificate”

-The Gibraltar, Jersey and Guernsey vaccination certificate
-The Covid 19 vaccination certificate issued by the Ministry of Public Health, Doha, Qatar
-The Albanian Digital Covid Certificate // Certifikate dixhitale shqiptare COVID
-The Australian COVID-19 Digital Certificate as verified through Medicare Express Plus App.

Red Countries/Zones:

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
​Belgium
Belize
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
China (including Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong)
Croatia​
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Iran
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Norway
Panama
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Vietnam
United States of America (limited to the following states: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia,​ Federated States of Micronesia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,​ Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, ​Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,​ Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,​ Northern Mariana Islands, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,​ Oklahoma, Oregon,​ Palau, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico,​ Republic of Marshall Islands, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,​ Utah, Vermont, Virginia,​Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin​, Wyoming.

REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAVELLERS ARRIVING IN MALTA FROM COUNTRIES/ZONES ON DARK RED LIST

Travel from Dark Red (Travel Ban) countries/zones is only permitted for essential travel in exceptional circumstances and only with prior authorisation in accordance with the procedure listed below.


Specific authorisation is required for travellers from the following countries subject to an effective travel ban in accordance with the legal notice Travel Ban. It is important to note that 14 days quarantine at the quarantine hotel at a fee is mandatory for all authorised travellers to Malta from dark red zones/coutries, irrespective of vaccination or residency status.

Anyone writing to covid19.vetting@gov.mt after the 1st September 2021 will recieve an automated email directing them to the new online form as described below. Requests recieved on the email system recieved prior to the 1st September 2021 will still be processed as per previous procedure. Any new applications after this date are to be made via the online form for Travel Authorisation​ which is available on this website.
Who can apply?​

Exceptional approval for essential travel may be granted for persons travelling from Dark Red countries/zones (irrespective of vaccination status), for:

(i) Returning Maltese citizens or residents for long stay/repatriation (not for vacation)
(ii) Other travel considered to be essential by the Superintendent of Public Health in exceptional circumstances only (such considerations may include serious medical reasons, adoption, reunification of spouse/partner/minor/child with parents)