What the Malta visa rules mean for Belarus travellers
Belarus citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Malta. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Schengen short-stay visa — European Union and Belarus visa facilitation agreement, which costs 35 EUR with a processing time of —.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Malta applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Under the Schengen Borders Code (Article 6(1)(a)), a third-country national's travel document must be valid for at least three months after the intended date of departure from the Schengen Area (this may be waived in a …
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO lists Malta as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged nine months and over arriving from countries determined by WHO to be at risk for yellow fever transmission, including travellers who tr…
- Travel insurance: Schengen visa applicants must prove they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance, valid throughout the Schengen Area for the whole intended stay, with minimum coverage of €30,000. No official source we could re…
Malta entry rules compared
Malta lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Belarus citizens are treated the same way as Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. Overall the Belarus passport ranks #115 in the world with 43 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Belarus passport you can also visit 8 countries in the region without a visa, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Russia and Ukraine.
In the other direction, Malta citizens can visit Belarus visa-free for up to 30 days.