No visa needed

Do citizens of Malta need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Malta don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 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 — Manila: ≈ 10,480 km, about 13.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Philippines without a visa on a Malta passport?

Yes, citizens of Malta don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines 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; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Malta and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Morocco, Palestine, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Mongolia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Brazil, Thailand, Macau, and Malaysia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Malta. Malta visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Valletta — Manila: about 10,480 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Valletta 12:00 — Manila 18:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 175th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.