No visa needed

Do citizens of Malta need a visa for Guatemala?

Citizens of Malta don’t need a visa for Guatemala and can stay up to 90 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 — Guatemala City: ≈ 10,360 km, about 13.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Guatemala without a visa on a Malta passport?

Yes, citizens of Malta don’t need a visa for Guatemala for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Guatemala 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; Guatemala passport: 78.
Citizens of Malta and Guatemala can travel together visa-free to 76 countries, for example: Italy, Vatican City, Albania, Montenegro, Greece, North Macedonia, San Marino, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Monaco, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, and Andorra.
Citizens of Guatemala, in turn, don’t need a visa for Malta. Malta visa for citizens of Guatemala

Travelling to Guatemala: good to know

Valletta — Guatemala City: about 10,360 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Valletta 12:00 — Guatemala City 04:00.
Local currency: Guatemalan Quetzal.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GTQ 7.64.
Guatemala is the 173rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.