Malta entry requirements, by passport

How much money you need to show

€48 for each day of stay

Source: European Commission, Annex 25 to the Practical Handbook for Border Guards (reference amounts notified by each State), version of 8 June 2026. Checked on 1 November 2026.

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Vaccinations

• Yellow fever: an international vaccination certificate is required from travellers aged 9 months and over arriving from a country with risk of transmission. A stopover at the airport of one of those countries does not count, however long it lasts: Malta does not ask for the certificate on the grounds of transit. Children under 9 months coming from a risk area may be isolated or placed under surveillance where the epidemiological situation warrants it.
• Travellers coming from a European country need no vaccination to enter Malta.

Customs limits

Cash

Declare to Maltese customs if entering, leaving or transiting with €10,000 or more in cash (or the equivalent in another currency, including commodities used as highly liquid stores of value), using the common EU cash declaration form: a threshold harmonised across the whole EU by Regulation (EU) 2018/1672.

Alcohol

Arriving from outside the EU (age 17+): 1 litre of drinks over 22% alcohol, or 2 litres at 22% or under; plus 4 litres of still wine and 16 litres of beer: allowances of the Malta Tax and Customs Administration, matching the floor limits of Directive 2007/74/EC.

Tobacco

Arriving from outside the EU: 200 cigarettes, or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250 grams of smoking tobacco, plus other goods worth up to €175. Watch out for meat and dairy products from outside the EU: they must be declared, and carrying them undeclared can lead to a fine or criminal prosecution.

Overstay penalties

Anyone in Malta without the leave of the Principal Immigration Officer: including anyone staying beyond the authorised period: becomes a "prohibited immigrant" under Article 5 of the Immigration Act (Cap. 217), with a removal order as the typical consequence; the same article applies that status to anyone unable to show means of supporting themselves. Article 32 sets the Act's general penalty for offences with no specific penalty: a fine of up to €11,646.87, up to two years' imprisonment, or both. On top of that, as Malta is a Schengen State, an irregular stay can lead to a return decision and an entry ban with an alert in the Schengen Information System, valid across the whole area.

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Grounds for refusal

Apply to: Visa-free

• Not presenting a valid travel document: valid for at least three months after the intended departure and issued within the previous ten years (Art. 6(1)(a)).
• Not justifying the purpose and conditions of the stay, or not showing sufficient means of subsistence for the stay and the return (Art. 6(1)(c)).
• Having already used up the 90 days within the current 180-day period (Art. 6(1)).
• Being the subject of a Schengen Information System (SIS) alert for the purpose of refusing entry (Art. 6(1)(d)).
• Being considered a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of a Schengen State (Art. 6(1)(e)).

Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code) , Art. 6(1). A refusal is given in writing with its reasons and can be appealed (Art. 14).

Apply to: Visa required

• Producing a false or falsified travel document, or reasonable doubts arising about the authenticity of the supporting documents submitted or the truthfulness of their content (Regulation (EC) 810/2009, Art. 32(1)(a)(i) and 32(1)(b)).
• Failing to justify the purpose and conditions of the intended stay (Art. 32(1)(a)(ii); the same entry condition appears in Art. 6(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, so it is also checked at the border).
• Failing to provide proof of sufficient means of subsistence (Malta uses €48 per day as its reference) for the whole intended stay and for the return, and not being in a position to acquire such means lawfully (Art. 32(1)(a)(iii)).
• Having already used up the 90 days of stay within the current 180-day period on the territory of the Member States (Art. 32(1)(a)(iv)).
• Being the subject of an alert in the Schengen Information System (SIS) for the purpose of refusing entry (Art. 32(1)(a)(v)).
• Being considered a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of any Member State (Art. 32(1)(a)(vi)).
• Failing to provide proof of adequate and valid travel medical insurance, where applicable (Art. 32(1)(a)(vii)).
• Reasonable doubts arising about the reliability of the statements made or about the applicant's intention to leave the territory of the Member States before the visa applied for expires (Art. 32(1)(b)).

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