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Malta: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Malta. 184 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 7 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 144Visa-free
  • 17ETA
  • 23On arrival
  • 30eVisa
  • 12Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Malta
Rank7
No prior visa184
CodeMLT

Passport strength

One of the strongest passports in the world 7

Rank 7 of 199. 184 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 20.

United KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesETA90 daysCanadaETA180 daysAustraliaETA90 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 42

A prior visa is needed for 42 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

IndiaeVisaVietnameVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAzerbaijaneVisaBenineVisaBhutaneVisa
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Malta passport gives

79of 100
rank 21 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility95184 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law71score 0.66 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life92HDI 0.924
  • Health and longevity9083.3 years life expectancy
  • Education85education index 0.86
  • Taxes45up to 35%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access50no E-2, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 144

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 180 daysAustriaEuropeBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericas · 30 daysBermudaAmericas · 21 daysBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 daysBruneiAsia · 90 daysBulgariaEuropeCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceaniaCosta RicaAmericas · 180 daysCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominicaCaribbean · 90 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 180 daysEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEuropeGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 60 daysLatviaEuropeLesothoAfrica · 90 daysLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 180 daysMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 90 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPalauOceaniaPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEuropePortugalEuropeQatarMiddle East · 90 daysRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 90 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSpainEuropeSt. HelenaAfricaSt. LuciaCaribbean · 90 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsia · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 90 daysTongaOceania · 90 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysTuvaluOceania · 90 daysUgandaAfrica · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 90 daysVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 90 days

ETA 17

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaAustralia
American SamoaOceaniaAustraliaOceania · 90 daysCanadaAmericas · 180 daysGuamOceania · 90 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPalestineMiddle EastPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericas · 90 daysUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 23

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesSaudi Arabia
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysDjiboutiAfrica · 31 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysNiueOceaniaSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 30

Applied for online before travel

Popular:VietnamIndiaCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaGuyanaAmericasIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastLiberiaAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRussiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaVietnamAsia

Visa required 12

Through a consulate

AlgeriaAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaEritreaAfricaGhanaAfricaMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaRepublic of the CongoAfricaSudanAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 7France184
  2. 7Greece184
  3. 7Ireland184
  4. 7Malaysia184
  5. 7Malta184
  6. 7Netherlands184
  7. 7Spain184
  8. 8Canada183
  9. 8Norway183

Frequently asked questions

Malta: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 184 of 226 countries and territories, 144 visa-free, 17 with an ETA and 23 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 7 of 199.

Malta: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. This is a Schengen country, its citizens have freedom of movement.

Malta → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Malta → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA, 90 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Malta → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Guinea-Bissau adds 12 destinations without a prior visa, Sierra Leone adds 11. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.