No visa needed

Do citizens of Malta need a visa for North Macedonia?

Citizens of Malta don’t need a visa for North Macedonia 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 — Skopje: ≈ 900 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 North Macedonia without a visa on a Malta passport?

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

North Macedonia 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; North Macedonia passport: 80.
Citizens of Malta and North Macedonia can travel together visa-free to 78 countries, for example: Tunisia, Italy, Vatican City, Albania, Montenegro, Greece, San Marino, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Monaco, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Liechtenstein.
Citizens of North Macedonia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Malta. Malta visa for citizens of North Macedonia

Travelling to North Macedonia: good to know

Valletta — Skopje: about 900 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Macedonian Denar.
Languages: Macedonian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MKD 54.
North Macedonia is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.