No visa needed

Do citizens of Malta need a visa for South Africa?

Citizens of Malta don’t need a visa for South Africa 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 — Pretoria: ≈ 7,000 km, about 9.5 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 South Africa without a visa on a Malta passport?

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

South Africa 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; South Africa passport: 60.
Citizens of Malta and South Africa can travel together visa-free to 52 countries, for example: Tunisia, Palestine, Georgia, Gambia, Rwanda, Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Antigua and Barbuda.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of South Africa, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Malta. Malta visa for citizens of South Africa

Travelling to South Africa: good to know

Valletta — Pretoria: about 7,000 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, and Northern Sotho.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZAR 16.
South Africa is the 123rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.