Conference Meetings Delegates Travelling to Malta
When orgarising a conference event or business meeting in Malta, very often the question arises if a visa is needed, especially if the conference is an international one.
Since Malta forms part of the EU and Schengen area no special formalities are required to enter the country. A valid passport or identity card is all that is required.
On the other hand, countries outside of the EU and Schengen areas are required to have a visa and are obliged to apply at Malta's diplomatic missions and consular posts worldwide. For further assistance please contact us by clicking here.
The list of third-countries whose nationals are subject to the visa requirement, when travelling to Malta and/or any other EU Member State is as follows:
AFGHANISTAN
IRAQ
ST VINCENT
ALBANIA
JAMAICA
SUDAN
ALGERIA
JORDAN
SURINAME
ANGOLA
KAZAKHSTAN
SWAZILAND
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
KENYA
SYRIA
ARMENIA
KIRIBATI
TAJIKISTAN
AZERBAIJAN
KUWAIT
TANZANIA
BAHAMAS
KYRGYZSTAN
THAILAND
BAHRAIN
LAOS
TIMOR-LESTE
BANGLADESH
LEBANON
TOGO
BARBADOS
LESOTHO
TONGA
BELARUS
LIBERIA
TRINDAD & TOBAGO
BELIZE
LIBYA
TUNISIA
BENIN
MADAGASCAR
TURKEY
BHUTAN
MALAWI
TURKMENISTAN
BOLIVIA
MALDIVES
TUVALU
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
MALI
UGANDA
BOTSWANA
MARSHALL ISLANDS
UKRAINE
BURKINA FASO
MAURITANIA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
BURMA/MYANMAR
MAURITIUS
UZBEKISTAN
BURUNDI
MICRONESIA
VANUATU
CAMBODIA
MOLDOVA
VIETNAM
CAMEROON
MONGOLIA
YEMEN
CAPE VERDE
MONTENEGRO
ZAMBIA
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP
MOROCCO
ZIMBABWE
CHAD
MOZAMBIQUE
CHINA
NAMIBIA
COLOMBIA
NAURU
COMOROS
NEPAL
CONGO
NIGER
COTE D'IVOIRE
NIGERIA
CUBA
NORTH KOREA
DEM REP OF CONGO
NORTHERN MARIANAS (IS)
DJIBOUTI
OMAN
DOMINICA
PAKISTAN
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
PALAU
ECUADOR
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
EGYPT
PERU
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
PHILIPPINES
ERITREA
QATAR
ETHIOPIA
RUSSIA
FIJI
RWANDA
FYROM
SAMOA
GABON
SAO TOME & PRINCIPE
GAMBIA
SAUDI ARABIA
GEORGIA
SENEGAL
GHANA
SERBIA
GRENADA
SEYCHELLES
GUINEA
SIERRA LEONE
GUINEA-BISSAU
SOLOMON ISLANDS
GUYANA
SOMALIA
HAITI
SOUTH AFRICA
INDIA
SRI LANKA
INDONESIA
ST KITTS & NEVIS
IRAN
ST LUCIA
A limited set of derogations and exceptions exist for specific categories of persons, notably on grounds of international law or custom. EU Member States may therefore exempt from the requirement to carry an EU visa, or reintroduce the visa obligation when they would otherwise be exempted, the following categories of persons:
· holders of diplomatic passports, official duty passports and other official passports;
· civilian air and sea crew;
· flight crew and attendants on emergency or rescue flights and other helpers involved in disaster or emergency relief;
· the civilian crew of ships navigating in international waters;
· the holders of laissez-passer issued by some intergovernmental organisations to their officials.
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