No visa needed

Do citizens of Malta need a visa for the Dominican Republic?

Citizens of Malta don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Malta: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Valletta — Santo Domingo: ≈ 8,330 km, about 11 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Dominican Republic without a visa on a Malta passport?

Yes, citizens of Malta don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Dominican Republic visa rules at a glance

With a Malta passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malta passport ranks 3rd of 199.
Malta passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Dominican Republic passport: 30.
Citizens of Malta and the Dominican Republic can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Morocco, Palestine, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Angola, Zambia, Seychelles, Botswana, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Thailand, Jamaica, and Malaysia.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Malta. Malta visa for citizens of the Dominican Republic

Travelling to the Dominican Republic: good to know

Valletta — Santo Domingo: about 8,330 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Valletta 12:00 — Santo Domingo 06:00.
Local currency: Dominican Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DOP 60.
Dominican Republic is the 145th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.