Update on travel to and from Malta – 29.03.2021
In view of the new variant strains of COVID-19 unauthorised travel to and from the UK, Brazil and South Africa is still not permitted. Maltese citizens or persons with a valid Malta resident permit currently in these countries will be given the opportunity to return to Malta, subject to presenting a negative PCR test result for COVID-19, which test is to be taken no longer than 72 hours prior to arrival in Malta and testing on arrival, 14 days of mandatory quarantine with a repeat PCR test required to be taken on day 5-7 of quarantine are required.
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.
- 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
- Sweden,
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
- Vatican City
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.
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 above list after contacting the Maltese health authorities on covid19.vetting@gov.mt.
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/TravelAdvice.aspx).
It is the responsibility of the traveller to check the regulations of the country where one has to transit from before leaving Malta.