No visa needed

Do citizens of Uruguay need a visa for Malta?

Citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay: the passport opens 96 countries visa-free; Montevideo — Valletta: ≈ 10,750 km, about 14 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 Uruguay passport?

Yes, citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay passport you can visit 96 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uruguay passport ranks 59th of 199.
Uruguay passport: visa-free access to 96 countries; Malta passport: 123.
Citizens of Uruguay and Malta can travel together visa-free to 93 countries, for example: Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, and Saint Lucia.
Citizens of Malta, in turn, don’t need a visa for Uruguay. Uruguay visa for citizens of Malta

Travelling to Malta: good to know

Montevideo — Valletta: about 10,750 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Montevideo 12:00 — Valletta 17:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: English and Maltese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Malta is the 86th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uruguay.