Malta visa requirements for Haitian citizens

Spain's mission in Port-au-Prince, for Maltese short stay visas

Citizens of Haiti need a Schengen visa for Malta. According to Identità, the Maltese agency in charge of visas, Malta is represented in Haiti by Spain in Port-au-Prince for short stay (type C) visas, and the application is lodged at the Spanish mission.

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Fee

€90

The €90 is the short-stay Schengen visa fee, set by Article 16 of the Visa Code (Regulation (EC) 810/2009) as amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1415, in force since 11 June 2024. It is not a fee set by Malta: the same amount is paid at any Schengen consulate. Children from the age of 6 and under 12 pay €45, and children under 6 are exempt. Travellers entering without a visa pay no fee at all.

Processing time

Where the trip requires a Schengen visa, the consulate must decide within 15 calendar days of an admissible application being lodged. That period may be extended to a maximum of 45 calendar days in individual cases, particularly where the application needs closer examination; in justified urgent individual cases the decision is taken immediately (Regulation (EC) 810/2009, Art. 23). An application may not be lodged more than six months before the intended trip and, as a rule, no later than 15 calendar days before it; where the consulate requires an appointment, it is normally given within two weeks of being requested (Art. 9).

Required documents

• A valid passport or travel document, issued within the previous ten years and valid for at least three months beyond the date you plan to leave the Schengen area (Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Art. 6(1)(a))
• A valid visa, if your nationality requires one. It is not needed if you hold a valid residence permit or long-stay visa issued by a Schengen State (Art. 6(1)(b))
• Documents justifying the purpose and conditions of the intended stay: an accommodation booking or a declaration of invitation from your host, and a return or onward ticket (Art. 6(1)(c) and Art. 6(3), which points to the non-exhaustive list in Annex I)
• Proof of sufficient means of subsistence: Malta has notified the European Commission a reference amount of €48 per day of stay, which is what border control checks (Annex 25 of the Practical Handbook for Border Guards). Cash, traveller's cheques, credit cards and declarations of invitation or of sponsorship all count as proof (Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Art. 6(4))

Health insurance

Mandatory to apply for the Schengen visa: minimum coverage of €30,000, valid across the whole Schengen area and for the entire length of the stay (Regulation (EC) 810/2009, Art. 15).

Which policies meet the €30,000 requirement →

When travel insurance is mandatory → Travel insurance policies ↓

How long you can stay

Schengen rule: a maximum stay of 90 days within any 180-day period across the whole Schengen area. Malta is an archipelago with no land borders: you arrive through the international airport or by sea. The ferry from Sicily (Pozzallo or Catania) is an internal Schengen connection, so there is no external border check, but you must carry a valid ID document or passport and the ferry operator checks it at boarding anyway.

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