Coronavirus, Covid-19 and Malta: The latest travel information

Flights and incoming travellers

The Maltese government currently judges the state of Covid-19 in countries worldwide by three colour grades: Green, Amber, Red and Dark red

Quick summary for UK travellers

• If you or all passengers travelling within your group are aged 12 and over, you need proof of full vaccination (details below under Red-listed countries)
  • Both a printed as well as a digital NHS vaccine certificate are now recognised. Digital vaccine certificates are preferred for quicker processing.
• If you’re travelling with children between the ages of 5 and 11, they will need to have PCR test taken 72 hours prior to arrival. Children under the age of 5 are not required to provide a test (nor proof of vaccination)
• Passengers who can’t produce a vaccination certificate (or a PCR test in the case of children between the ages of 5 and 11) will be required to take a mandatory PCR test at the airport at a fee of €120. A negative result grants access, a positive results will require you and your travel companions to quarantine at allocated accommodation at a cost of €100/night (unless you’re a Maltese national or Malta resident with a permanent address in Malta).

Green-listed countries

There are currently no green-listed countries. The Maltese government is trying to avoid another outbreak of Covid cases and handling arrivals a little more strictly than other travel destinations in Europe.

Amber-listed countries

Amber-listed countries are currently offered the most flexibility for entry to Malta. The list currently includes most European countries and the majority of states of the USA. Specifically:

• Countries: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China (including Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France ​, Germany , Gibraltar, Greece , Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal , Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
• US states: Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Travel to Malta is permitted if you’ve spent the previous fourteen (14) days in one of these countries/US states, while being required to present:

1. a completed Public Health Travel Declaration and Passenger Locator Form ​(PLF) or the Digital Passenger Locator Form, to be completed before boarding your flight, for each individual passenger.
2. Proof of negative Covid-19 test or full vaccination, specifically:
   1. a negative PCR test result (taken within 72 hours before arrival in Malta – ages 5 and over), OR
   2. an EU Digital COVID Certificate (vaccination certificate) – which EU citizens can obtain 14 days after their last dose (or only does in case of Astra Zeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccines), OR
   3. an NHS COVID Pass (for UK based-passengers) – the official NHS Coronavirus (COVID-10) vaccination record, OR
   4. a Maltese vaccination certificate (age 12 and over)

Red-listed countries (including the United Kingdom)

Passengers coming from red-listed countries are:

1. Required to provide proof of full vaccination, in the form of:
   1. an EU Digital COVID Certificate (vaccination certificate) – which EU citizens can obtain 14 days after their last dose (or only does in case of Astra Zeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccines), OR
   2. an NHS COVID Pass (for UK based-passengers) – the official NHS Coronavirus (COVID-10) vaccination record, OR
   3. a Maltese vaccination certificate
2. Required to ensure children aged 5-11 are accompanied by their vaccinated parents/legal guardian and are required to provide a negative PCR test (taken within 72 hours before arrival in Malta)
   1. Children under 5 years old are not required to take a PCR test
   2. Children aged 12-18 are required to provide proof of full vaccination

• Countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan​, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bhutan, Cuba, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Georgia, Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Panama, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam
• US states: Alabama, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam Indiana, Kansas. Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Utah, Virgin Islands, Wyoming

Vaccination certificates which are NOT valid for travel to Malta

• Certificate of recovery from COVID-19;
• Certificates of tests other than a PCR;
• Vaccine certificates for non-EMA approved vaccines;
• Vaccine certificates for mixed vaccines;
• Vaccine certificates for only 1 dose of a vaccine requiring 2 doses, also for people who recovered from COVID-19;
• Vaccine certificates with less than 14 days from the final dose.

Official government source (most up-to-date info at any point in time).