Visitmalta - The official tourism website for Malta, Gozo and Comino.

Updated: 23/12/2021

Travel by air or sea to Malta is possible during this global pandemic, but only from a list of approved countries. Malta is operating a traffic light system for incoming visitors with countries and territories split into the following four categories: 

  1. Green 
  2. Amber 
  3. Red
  4. Dark Red

 

Green List

Currently, there are no countries on the Green List

Amber List

Currently, there are no countries on the Amber List

Red List

Travel is possible for people who have spent the 14 days before entering Malta in red countries. You must present the following mandatory documents: 

  1. Valid and recognised Vaccination Certificate. For a full list of valid and recognised vaccination certificates, please click here
  2. Passenger Locator Form

All passengers must submit their passenger locator form (PLF) via https://app.euplf.eu/#/, and provide the QR code at check-in and on arrival in Malta in digital format or as a print-out. A false declaration will be considered a criminal offence. Boarding will be denied to passengers who do not provide these documents to the air or sea carrier. Travellers must then hand their documents to the health staff upon arrival at Malta International Airport or at the Sea Port terminals.

Unvaccinated children aged 0-4 may travel to Malta if they are accompanied by their parents. A passenger locator form for the child must be filled in. 

Unvaccinated children aged 5-11 may travel to Malta if they are accompanied by their parents. A passenger locator form and a Negative PCR done within 72 hours prior to travelling must be presented. 

Unvaccinated persons aged 12+ may travel to Malta. They must complete the passenger locator form and present a Negative PCR Test done within 72 hours prior to travelling. Such persons must remain in 14-day mandatory quarantine at a quarantine facility and pay for board and lodging. If the person is a resident of Malta, they mat quarantine at their own residence. 

Read more about unvaccinated travel to Malta here. The countries in the Red List are: 

  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Argentina​
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan​
  • ​​​Bahrain
  • Belarus
  • Belize​
  • ​Belgium
  • ​Bermuda​
  • Bhutan​
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands​
  • Chile​
  • Cape Verde​​​
  • China (including Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong)
  • Colombia
  • Croatia​
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti​
  • Equatorial Guinea​​​​
  • Estonia
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Indonesia​
  • India
  • Iran​
  • Ireland
  • ​Iraq​
  • Israel
  • Jamaica​
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kosovo
  • Laos​
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritania​
  • Maldives​
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia​
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway​
  • Oman
  • Panama​
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis​
  • Sao Tome and Principe​
  • San Marino
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Timor​
  • Trinidad and Tobago​
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • Uruguay​
  • United States of America​
  • Vatican City
  • Vietnam

Dark-Red List

From dark red countries, a travel ban applies. Entry from these areas is only permitted for essential travel in exceptional cases and only with prior authorisation. Applications must be submitted through this travel authorisation form. Travellers from dark red countries cannot transit through Malta. Following travel authorisation, travellers must present a completed Passenger Locator Form and Vaccine Certificate and quarantine for 14 days. 

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Antarctica
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina​
  • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
  • Botswana
  • Bouvet Island
  • Brazil
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Curacao
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Dominican Republic
  • Dominica
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Egypt​
  • Ethiopia
  • French Guiana
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Ivory Coast
  • Kazakhstan​
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Martinique
  • Mayotte
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
  • ​Mongolia​​
  • Micronesia (country)
  • Montenegro​
  • Montserrat
  • Mozambique
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • New Caledonia
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • Northern Cyprus
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn
  • Reunion
  • Saint Barts
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Maartin (French part)
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • Serbia​
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • Ukraine​
  • Uganda
  • United States, minor outlying Islands
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Virgin Islands (British)
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • Western Sahara
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

 

 


This information has been supplied by the Malta Tourism Authority

This advice is meant as a guideline only and should not be used in lieu of expert medical advice. Furthermore, the information contained herein is correct at the time of publishing and is subject to change and may change in the future.