No visa needed

Do citizens of Malta need a visa for Senegal?

Citizens of Malta don’t need a visa for Senegal 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 — Dakar: ≈ 3,950 km, about 5.5 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 Senegal without a visa on a Malta passport?

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

Senegal 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; Senegal passport: 33.
Citizens of Malta and Senegal can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Tunisia, Palestine, Gambia, Cape Verde, Rwanda, Tanzania, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Senegal, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Malta. Malta visa for citizens of Senegal

Travelling to Senegal: good to know

Valletta — Dakar: about 3,950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Valletta 12:00 — Dakar 10:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Senegal is the 84th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.