Update on travel to and from Malta – 21.12.2020
Mit-Tlieta, 22 ta' Diċembru se jkunu sospiżi t-titjiriet minn u lejn ir-Renju Unit, dan fid-dawl tal-varjant il-ġdid tal-COVID-19 li instab f'pazjenti f'dan il-pajjiż. Minkejja s-sospenzjoni tat-titjiriet, Maltin, u persuni residenti f'Malta, li jinsabu fir-Renju Unit preżentament, se jingħataw l-opportunita li jirritornaw lura Malta, madanakollu, se jkunu soġġetti għal PCR test mal-wasla tagħhom f'pajjiżna u għal kwarantina obbligatorja ta' 14-il jum.
The
‘amber list’ of 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.
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- France (all airports except
Ile-de-France)
- Germany (all airports except
Baden-Wurttemberg)
- Greece (all airport except
Attiki)
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy (all airports except
Sicily and Sardegna)
- Japan
- Jordan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal (all airports
except Madeira, Azores)
- Romania
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain (all airports except
Canarias)
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- 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.
This
‘amber list’ will be updated regularly.
Travel from ‘safe corridor countries’:
The list of countries was
published in Legal Notice (LN) 244 of 2020, Travel Ban (Extension to all
Countries) (Amendment) Order, 2020; LN 255 of 2020, Travel Ban (Extension to
all Countries) (Amendment No 2) Order, 2020 and amended by LN 280 of 2020,
Travel Ban (Extension to all Countries) (Amendment No 3) Order 2020, LN 290 of
2020,Travel Ban (Extension to all Countries) (Amendment No 4) Order, 2020, LN
289 of 2020, Period of Quarantine (Amendment No.4) LN 388 of 2020, Travel Ban (Extension
to all Countries) (Amendment No 5) Order 2020 and LN 333 of 2020, Public Health
Act, Mandatory Tests for Certain Travellers Regulations. 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, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vatican City.
Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are also considered as within Malta’s travel corridor countries (considered with China).
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/TravelAdvice.aspx).
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 prior to
travel 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 on day 7-10 from arrival in
Malta (test can be done by calling the COVID19 Helpline on 111 or if you have a foreign
SIM card you can contact the Helpline on 21324086)
- You must also observe quarantine, in
isolation from all other persons for 14 full days from arrival in Malta. You
must not come in contact with other household members if you 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 and 279 of 2020
- 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
Consular
Issues:
For
COVID-19 consular related issues one can contact the Situation Centre at the
Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs on: Helpline: (356) 22042200
Email: sitcen.mfea@gov.mt