Covid Entry Check: Malta Travel Restrictions
This Malta dashboard provides you with information on travel restrictions, quarantine on entry, Covid-19 cases, entry requirements and green lane updates.
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Vaccination
Entry is restricted to the following travellers:
• Citizens and PRs
• Spouse & Children of Citizens/PRs
• Other Residents (pass holders)
• Business Travellers
• Transit
• Vaccinated travellers (please see vaccine excemptions for details)
Others:
• Travellers arriving from and have only been in one of countries listed under greenlanes for the past 14 days before arrival may enter.
• Travellers arriving on humanitarian, medevac or repatriation flights may enter.
• Travellers with a medical certificate showing pregnancy or an antenatal record card.
💉 Vaccine exemptions
Vaccinated travellers may enter and are exempt from pre-arrival Covid-19 test(s) and quarantine requirement(s).
These exemptions only apply to:
Travellers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by Malta showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival with AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech; or Covaxin, Covishield, Sinopharm and Sinovac are accepted when AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) or Pfizer-BioNTech were the booster dose.
. Please note that only specific certificates are recognized, for more details you may refer to https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/health-promotion/covid-19/Pages/travel.aspx
For more information you may go to:
https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/health-promotion/covid-19/Pages/travel.aspx
📝 Forms
You must obtain advance arrival permission to board your plane.
Details:
Travellers will no longer be required to present a Passenger Locator Form (PLF).
🌡️ Testing requirements
You will need a formal Medical Certificate presenting a Covid-19 test from an accepted establishment taken prior to your departure from the first embarkation point.
On Arrival you may be required to complete a test for Covid-19 and/or some form of medical screening, the cost borne by the traveller
Details:
Travellers must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. The test must be based on nasopharyngeal swab and the test result must be in English or accompanied by a certified English translation.
For more information you may go to:
Immigration authorities announced children aged 12 and younger are no longer required to present a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival or self-quarantine for 10 days, amid an easing of entry restrictions.
😷 Quarantine requirements
General arrivals will be required to quarantine for up to 14 days. Quarantine is to be served at a dedicated facility (costs borne by traveller)
Reduced restrictions may apply to vaccinated travellers, please see Vaccine Exemptions for details
For more information you may go to:
https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/health-promotion/covid-19/Pages/travel.aspx
Details:
• Travellers arriving from and have only been in one of these countries for at least 14 days before arrival may enter.
Countries:
Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Taiwan, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Falk Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao (SAR China), Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sweden, Switzerland, Timor Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States, Vatican City, Vietnam, Palestine
• Travellers arriving from Brazil must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks before arrival. For details of accepeted vaccine certificates please see https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/health-promotion/covid-19/Pages/travel.aspx
