No visa needed

Do citizens of South Korea need a visa for Malta?

Citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Seoul — Valletta: ≈ 9,290 km, about 12 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 South Korea passport?

Yes, citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea passport you can visit 114 countries visa-free, 38 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Korea passport ranks 35th of 199.
South Korea passport: visa-free access to 114 countries; Malta passport: 123.
Citizens of South Korea and Malta can travel together visa-free to 108 countries, for example: China, Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia, Macau, Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Singapore, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
Citizens of Malta, in turn, don’t need a visa for South Korea. South Korea visa for citizens of Malta

Travelling to Malta: good to know

Seoul — Valletta: about 9,290 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Seoul 12:00 — Valletta 05:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: English and Maltese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Malta is the 110th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Korea.