No visa needed

Do citizens of Kosovo need a visa for Malta?

Citizens of Kosovo don’t need a visa for Malta 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 Kosovo: the passport opens 52 countries visa-free; Pristina — Valletta: ≈ 950 km, about 1.5 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 Malta without a visa on a Kosovo passport?

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

Malta visa rules at a glance

With a Kosovo passport you can visit 52 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 69 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Kosovo passport ranks 103rd of 199.
Kosovo passport: visa-free access to 52 countries; Malta passport: 123.
Citizens of Kosovo and Malta can travel together visa-free to 51 countries, for example: North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, Romania, Croatia, Hungary, Greece, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Italy, Austria, and Vatican City.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Malta, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kosovo. Kosovo visa for citizens of Malta

Travelling to Malta: good to know

Pristina — Valletta: about 950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: English and Maltese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Malta is the 18th closest of 193 destinations open to citizens of Kosovo.