No visa needed

Do citizens of Malta need a visa for Palau?

Citizens of Malta don’t need a visa for Palau 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 — Ngerulmud: ≈ 12,130 km, about 15.5 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 Palau without a visa on a Malta passport?

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

Palau 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; Palau passport: 68.
Citizens of Malta and Palau can travel together visa-free to 65 countries, for example: Italy, Vatican City, Montenegro, Greece, San Marino, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Monaco, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, Andorra, and Hungary.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Palau, in turn, don’t need a visa for Malta. Malta visa for citizens of Palau

Travelling to Palau: good to know

Valletta — Ngerulmud: about 12,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Valletta 12:00 — Ngerulmud 19:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: English and Palauan.
Palau is the 183rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.