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Malta for Guatemalan passport holders: Visa-free

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇬🇹 Guatemalan
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇲🇹 Malta
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

Visa-free

Visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180 days (Schengen)

Guatemalan passport holders do not need a visa for short stays in Malta and the rest of the Schengen area: up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Conditions

  • Up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the whole Schengen area (all 29 Schengen countries count together).
  • Entry/Exit System (EES): since 10 April 2026 your fingerprints and face are registered at the first Schengen border and passport stamps are no longer used.
  • ETIAS is not yet in operation (official EU site, checked 4 Oct 2026) – no pre-travel authorisation is needed for now; when it starts it will cost EUR 20.
  • Passport must be valid at least 3 months after you plan to leave the Schengen area and issued within the previous 10 years (Schengen Borders Code art. 6).
  • No work allowed on a visa-free stay; border guards can ask for proof of purpose, accommodation, funds and return travel.

About this route

Route type
Visa-free: no visa application needed.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
No visa fee (as published).
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official sourceeur-lex.europa.eu ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 4 Oct 2026 against eur-lex.europa.eu · EUR-Lex consolidated text read 2026-10-04; ETIAS pages rendered 2026-10-04 ("currently not in operation")

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Official government fee
No visa fee
Visa-centre / service fee (not a government fee)
None stated by the official source
Notes from the source
No visa fee. ETIAS (EUR 20) not yet required.

Visa-centre, service or other third-party charges are never official government fees.

Processing and validity

Processing time
Not published by the official source
Validity
Not published by the official source
Maximum stay
90 days in any 180-day period (whole Schengen area)

Requirements for all visitors to Malta

These apply on top of the visa rules above, whatever your passport, unless an item says otherwise.

  • HealthYellow fever certificate if arriving from a WHO yellow-fever risk country

    Applies to: travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from a country WHO lists as a yellow-fever risk country; also after an airport transit of more than 12 hours in such a country.

    Official source: cdn.who.int · Also checked: wwwnc.cdc.govNot official · Last checked 25 Oct 2026

  • Proof of fundsProof of means of subsistence: minimum EUR 48 per day

    Applies to: non-EU/EEA/Swiss visitors at the external Schengen border, on request.

    Official source: home-affairs.ec.europa.eu · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Quick answers

Do Guatemalan passport holders need a visa for Malta?

Visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180 days (Schengen). Guatemalan passport holders do not need a visa for short stays in Malta and the rest of the Schengen area: up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018R1806-20251230

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Malta

Option 1
Visa-freeBusiness visit (meetings, conferences – not paid work)

Business visit: Visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180 days (Schengen)

Short business visits (meetings, conferences, negotiations – not paid work) follow the same route as a holiday, because the official source covers business visits (Tourism, family visits, business meetings (short stay)). Guatemalan passport holders do not need a visa for short stays in Malta and the rest of the Schengen area: up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Conditions

  • Up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the whole Schengen area (all 29 Schengen countries count together).
  • Entry/Exit System (EES): since 10 April 2026 your fingerprints and face are registered at the first Schengen border and passport stamps are no longer used.
  • ETIAS is not yet in operation (official EU site, checked 4 Oct 2026) – no pre-travel authorisation is needed for now; when it starts it will cost EUR 20.
  • Passport must be valid at least 3 months after you plan to leave the Schengen area and issued within the previous 10 years (Schengen Borders Code art. 6).
  • No work allowed on a visa-free stay; border guards can ask for proof of purpose, accommodation, funds and return travel.
Government fee
No visa fee
No visa fee. ETIAS (EUR 20) not yet required.
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
90 days in any 180-day period (whole Schengen area)
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ EUR-Lex consolidated text read 2026-10-04; ETIAS pages rendered 2026-10-04 ("currently not in operation")

Official wording

“Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, Annex II (consolidated 30 Dec 2025): Guatemala listed among countries whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.”

Working in Malta

Main work visa routes for Malta

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

EU Blue Card

For: Highly qualified non-EU employees

  • Work contract or binding job offer for highly qualified employment of at least six (6) months
  • Higher professional qualifications (or national requirements for regulated professions)
  • Sickness insurance
  • Malta applies a labour market test (employer must first look for local/EU workers).
Processing
Up to 90 days (maximum in national law)

Source: European Commission – EU Immigration Portal: EU Blue Card in Malta (page dated 1 April 2025) (home-affairs.ec.europa.eu).

What the source says

"have a valid work contract or binding job offer for highly qualified employment" … "present documents proving that the relevant higher professional qualifications are met" … "present a proof of sickness insurance" … "with a duration of at least six (6) months" … "Malta applies a labour market test." … "maximum processing time for issuing an EU Blue Card in Malta is 90 days ."

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Transit through Malta

Option 1
Visa-freeAirport transit (changing flights in Malta)

Airside transit: no airport transit visa needed; leaving the transit area needs normal Schengen entry

Unless your nationality is on the EU common airport-transit-visa list or Malta's national list (those passports have their own rule here), you don't need an airport transit visa to change planes in the international transit area of an airport in Malta. If you have to pass through border control (e.g. to collect bags, change airport or terminal outside the transit area, or your onward flight is to another Schengen country), you are entering the Schengen area and the normal entry rules for your passport apply - see the holiday section.

Conditions

  • Stay in the airport's international transit area (do not pass border control).
  • Flights to or from another Schengen country count as entering the Schengen area: normal entry rules for your passport apply.
  • Hold the documents required for your final destination; your airline may check them.
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Checked on the live official page

Official wording

“Visa Code (Reg. 810/2009) Art. 3: an airport transit visa is required for nationals on the common list (Annex IV; Handbook Annex 7A) and, where a member state has notified one, its national list (Handbook Annex 7B, 1 July 2026). Nationals not on these lists need no airport transit visa.”

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Before you go to Malta

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Malta.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Bringing cash in
Declare cash of EUR 10,000 or more (or equivalent) when arriving from outside the EU.
Taking cash out
Declare cash of EUR 10,000 or more (or equivalent) when leaving to a country outside the EU.

Official source: taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu · Last checked 4 Oct 2026 · Details

Common tourist traps

  1. Pickpockets on Valletta–St Julian's buses

    How it works: Thieves target crowded buses on this route in summer.

    How to avoid it: Keep valuables in sight on the bus.

  2. Drugging and overcharging in Paceville

    How it works: People have been drugged in some Paceville bars and gentlemen's clubs, then forced to spend large sums or assaulted.

    How to avoid it: Buy your own drinks, keep them in sight and check your bill.

  3. Bag snatching and theft from parked cars

    How it works: Robbery, handbag snatching and theft from cars occur, though rarely.

    How to avoid it: Take care at ATMs and money exchanges, carry little cash and split your valuables.

All 4 traps for Malta →

Emergency numbers in Malta

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 11 Aug 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026.

Explore Malta

Planning more than the paperwork? Our Malta guide picks out places to visit and things to do, with a source for every tip.

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Things to do:
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Read the full Malta guide

Guatemalan passport: of the 147 destinations with a rule verified from an official source, 78 visa-free, 12 visa on arrival, 34 eVisa or travel authorisation, 23 embassy visa.

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