COVID-19 Info

Update on travel to and from Malta – 12.09.2020

New ‘amber list’ countries:

All passengers arriving from the following countries will be required to submit a negative COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test before boarding flights to Malta. Passengers who do not present this certificate can be asked to swab at the Malta International Airport or asked to self-quarantine in Malta upon arrival.

• Romania

• Spain (applies to passengers arriving from Barcelona, Girona and Madrid)

• France (all Paris airports and Marseille)

• Czech Republic

• Tunisia

Passengers arriving from the abovementioned destinations will be required to present a negative result of a swab test carried out within the last 72 hours.

This ‘amber list’ will be updated regularly.

Travel from ‘safe corridor countries’:

In accordance with LN 290 of 2020 – Travel Ban (Extension to All Countries) (Amendment No. 4) Order, 2020, travel to and from the following countries will be permitted:

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City.

Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are also considered as within Malta’s travel corridor countries (considered with UK and China respectively).

Quarantine on arrival to Malta will not be applicable to those travelling from these countries, but suspected persons will be requested to have a swab test.

In this regard and until the said Travel Ban remains in place Maltese nationals are advised against all travel to countries not on the above list (https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel Advice.aspx ).

Only persons who would have spent at least 2 weeks in one or more of the above country/ies prior to arriving in Malta will be allowed to travel without requirement of PCR testing or quarantine, otherwise testing and quarantine upon arrival are required.

Only Maltese Nationals with a valid Maltese ID Card, and those who have a valid Maltese residency permit are eligible to return to Malta from countries not on the safe-corridor country list above.

However, they are required to abide by the Medical Protocol for testing of persons arriving in Malta, which includes:

• PCR Swab Test done within 7 days of flying to Malta which must be Negative (The result, from a licensed or accredited lab, must be available by the time of travel)

• PCR Swab Test done in the 48 hours after arrival in Malta

• PCR Swab Test on day 12/13 from arrival in Malta

Full quarantine must also be observed, in isolation from all other persons for 14 full days from arrival in Malta. One must not come in contact with other household members if one must share a household. Other household members also need to observe quarantine. The quarantine period needs to be observed in full regardless of any negative swab results. This is as per Legal Notice 63 of 2020, the Period of Quarantine (Amendment) Order, 2020, further amended by LN’s 79, 252, 279 and 289 of 2020.

PCR swab test results and the address where quarantine is to be observed must be sent by email to quarantine.covid19@gov.mt

In case they will have been residing in one of the listed countries for at least two weeks no testing and quarantine is required.

Further details are found here: https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/health -promotion/covid 19/Pages/travel.aspx