Global rank
#6
Malta • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free125 · 63%
Visa on arrival25 · 13%
eTA11 · 6%
Visa required39 · 20%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
Language required
B1 English
Years to citizenship
5 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
2 gen
World reach
95%
Renounce required
No
About the Malta passport
The Malta passport ranks #4 of 200 globally, ahead of 98% of the world's ranked passports. Alongside Poland and South Korea, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Like many countries, Malta extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
Malta applies a top marginal income tax rate of 35% and a capital gains tax rate of Varies. The country operates a standard high tax regime.
Malta is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Malta passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
How Malta compares regionally
Among EU member states, the Malta passport ranks 15th of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.