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Central Visa Unit
The Central Visa Unit (CVU) is the government’s immigration central authority responsible for the implementation of national visa policies and the provisions under the Schengen acquis (as far as visa matters are concerned). The responsibility of issuing a visa is shared with Malta’s Diplomatic Missions abroad. The Central Visa Unit is committed to facilitate the issuance of a visa to all applicants, who have a valid and genuine reason to reach the Maltese territory.
What is a Visa?
A visa is an authorisation in the form of a sticker affixed to a passport which authorizes the bearer to stay in or travel through Malta during a limited, specified, period. The possession of a visa does not give the third country national the automatic right of entry, as bearers must prove that they will meet the conditions of entry.
Notwithstanding the possession of a visa, border control authorities may refuse entry or annul the visa if it is established that:
the bearer is not in possession of adequate means of subsistence;
the data submitted during the visa application produced was incorrect or falsified;
the bearer is unable to provide details regarding the circumstances of his/her stay in Malta.
Border control authorities may refuse entry also for reasons of security or public policy. Malta mainly issues two (2) types of visas:
The Schengen Visa
(short stay), which is issued for a period not exceeding 90 days and is regulated by the EU’s harmonized provisions; &
The National Visa
(long stay / D-Visa), which is issued for a period exceeding 90 days, but no longer than 365 days, and in accordance with national rules.
Schengen Visa
The Schengen area and cooperation originate from the Schengen Agreement of 1985.
It represents a territory where the free movement of persons is guaranteed. The signatory States to the agreement have abolished all internal borders in lieu of a single external border. Therefore, common rules and procedures are applied to visas for short-stays, asylum requests and border controls. Simultaneously, cooperation and coordination between Police services and judicial authorities guarantee security. Schengen cooperation was incorporated into the European Union legal framework by the Treaty of Amsterdam of 1997.
A Schengen visa is an authorization issued by a Schengen State with a view to:
- transit through or an intended stay in the territory of the Schengen States of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180 days period (“short stay visa”),
- transit through the international transit areas of airports of the Schengen States (“airport transit visa”).
Schengen Member States
To date, a total of 26 countries adhere to the Schengen Agreement; 22 EU Member States and another four (4) Associated States (non EU Member States) have abolished border control and have fully implement the Schengen acquis in relation to the issuance of a visa. The 26 Schengen Member States are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland*, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein*, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway*, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland*
(* Non EU Member States)
While four (4) EU Members States – Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania – are not yet fully-fledged members of the Schengen area and another two (2) – Ireland and the United Kingdom – maintain autonomous visa, immigration and asylum policies and do not participate in Schengen cooperation.
Key Rules
The key rules adopted within the Schengen framework include:
- Removal of checks on persons at the internal borders;
- A common set of rules applying to people crossing the external borders of the EU Member States;
- Harmonisation of the conditions of entry and visas rules for short stays;
- Enhanced police cooperation (including rights of cross-border surveillance and hot pursuit);
- Stronger judicial cooperation through a faster extradition system and transfer of enforcement of criminal judgments;
- Establishment and development of the Schengen Information System (SIS).
Visa Code
Visa Code
The Visa Code establishes the procedures and conditions in issuing visas for short stays (maximum of 90 days during any 180 days) in and transit through EU Member States applying the Schengen acquis in full, and the associated states. Therefore, any visa applications to enter Malta for short stays shall conform to the procedures established by the said Visa Code.
Visa Application
Visa applications must be in writing and should give all the details required on the Visa Application Form (this can be downloaded from this website or acquired from one of Malta’s Diplomatic Missions abroad).
The Visa Application Form must be signed by the applicant, and should include:
- Passport (validity of which must not be less than 3 months); and
- one (1) passport-size photograph (in colour, taken against a white background and the face should be clearly visible);
Time limit for processing a visa application
In most cases, applications are reviewed within seven (7) to fifteen (15) days.In individual cases, where further scrutiny of the application is necessary, the deadline may be extended up to a maximum of 45 calendar days after the application has been considered admissible.
It is recommended not to file a visa application later than fifteen (15) days prior to a planned trip, or otherwise it cannot be guaranteed that the application will be processed in time. Holders of multiple-entry Schengen short-stay visas can lodge a visa application before this visa has expired, provided it has been valid for at least six (6) months. Visa applications of family members of EU citizens will be reviewed in the shortest possible period of time.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF VISA REQUESTED AND/OR ACCORDING TO THE MISSION/REPRESENTATIVE, SHALL INCLUDE:
- The purpose of the visit;
- Means of transport and for the return journey;
- Means of subsistence (support) during the journey and stay;
- Accommodation arrangements.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF VISA REQUESTED AND/OR ACCORDING TO THE MISSION/REPRESENTATIVE, SHALL INCLUDE:
- A letter of invitation;
- A summons;
- Certificate of enrolment;
- An organised trip.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REGARDING MEANS OF TRANSPORT AND RETURN SHALL MEAN:
In support of an application for a short-term or travel visa, applicants must show that they are in possession of adequate and valid individual or group Travel Medical Insurance, which covers any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical attention and/or emergency hospital treatment. The insurance must be valid throughout the Schengen Member States and should cover the entire period of the person’s stay. The minimum coverage is €30,000.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REGARDING MEANS OF TRANSPORT AND RETURN SHALL MEAN:
- A valid return ticket; or
- A certificate of a reserved and prepaid journey.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REGARDING MEANS OF SUBSISTENCE INCLUDE:
- Cash in convertible currency;
- Traveller’s cheques;
- Cheque books for a foreign currency account;
- Credit cards;
- Or any other means that guarantees funds in hard currency.
The level of means of subsistence shall be proportionate to the length and purpose of the stay.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS WITH REGARDS TO THE ACCOMMODATION INCLUDE:
- Hotel reservation or reservation for a similar establishment;
- Documents proving the existence of a lease or a title deed in the applicant’s name to a property situated in the country to be visited;
- Where a third-country national states that he/she shall stay at a person’s home or in an institution, the applicant must present a written declaration (Declaration of Proof) by the host, vouching for his/her commitment to accommodate the third-country national. The Diplomatic Mission and Consular posts will verify such declarations, where such checks are necessary;
- Or present a certificate in the form of a harmonised form, which must be filled in by the host/institution and stamped by the competent authority in Malta (according to the provisions laid down in its national legislation), vouching for the host’s commitment to accommodate the third-country national.
TRAVEL MEDICAL INSURANCE
In support of an application for a short-term or travel visa (including Long-stay visa), applicants must show that they are in possession of adequate and valid individual or group Travel Medical Insurance, which covers any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical attention and/or emergency hospital treatment. The insurance must be valid throughout the Schengen Member States and should cover the entire period of the person’s stay. The minimum coverage is €30,000.
DECLARATION OF PROOF
Applicants, who are being invited from a reference host person in Malta, must present a Declaration of Proof, whereby, the Maltese host will declare that he/she are able to accommodate the applicant and/or being able to bear the applicant’s living costs and repatriation.
The Declaration of Proof form must contain information about the purpose of the applicant and indicate, in particular, the following:
- Whether its purpose is proof of sponsorship and/or of accommodation;
- Whether the host is an individual, a company or an organisation;
- The host’s identity and contact details;
- The invited applicant(s);
- The accommodation’s address;
- The length and purpose of stay;
- Possible family ties with the host.
It should therefore contain complete and relevant information about the host person extending the invitation, the applicant (as the invited person) and their relationship (including any family relationship), along with the purpose of stay to be covered by visa. The invitation should also state whether the host person extending the invitation will also be the financial guarantor for the applicant.
By completing and signing the Declaration of Proof, the reference host person guarantees to be financially responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with the applicant’s stay in Malta and repatriation, if the applicant fails to return to his/her country of origin before the expiry of the visa applied for.
The Declaration of Proof is to be certified, witnessed and stamped by a legal representative. If any information provided is found to be false or incorrect, the host person, whether an individual, a company or an organisation, is liable to criminal responsibility under the Laws of that particular Member State. In Malta, Articles 188 and 189 of the Criminal Code (Chapter 9 of the Laws of Malta) and Article 32 of the Immigration Act (Chapter 217 of the Laws of Malta) will apply along with any other law or regulation which may be in force at the time of the unlawful declaration.
Bound by Regulations, the list of third-countries whose nationals are subject to the visa requirement when traveling to Malta and/or any other EU Member State are:
| AFGHANISTAN | ALGERIA | ANGOLA |
| >ARMENIA | AZERBAIJAN | BAHRAIN |
| BANGLADESH | BELARUS | BELIZE |
| BENIN | BHUTAN | BOLIVIA |
| BOTSWANA | BURKINA FASO | BURMA/MYANMAR |
| BURUNDI | CAMBODIA | CAMEROON |
| CAPE VERDE | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | CHAD |
| CHINA | COMOROS | CONGO |
| COTE D’IVOIRE | CUBA | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO |
| DJIBOUTI | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | ECUADOR |
| EGYPT | EQUATORIAL GUINEA | ERITREA |
| ETHIOPIA | FIJI | GABON |
| GAMBIA | GHANA | GUINEA |
| GUINEA-BISSAU | GUYANA | HAITI |
| INDIA | INDONESIA | IRAN |
| IRAQ | JAMAICA | JORDAN |
| KAZAKHSTAN | KENYA | KOSOVO |
| KUWAIT | KYRGYZSTAN | LAOS |
| LEBANON | LESOTHO | LIBERIA |
| LIBYA | MADAGASCAR | MALAWI |
| MALDIVES | MALI | MAURITANIA |
| MONGOLIA | MOROCCO | MOZAMBIQUE |
| NAMIBIA | NAURU | NEPAL |
| NIGER | NIGERIA | NORTH KOREA |
| OMAN | PAKISTAN | PALESTINE |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PHILIPPINES | QATAR |
| RUSSIA | RWANDA | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
| SAUDI ARABIA | SENEGAL | SIERRA LEONE |
| SOMALIA | SOUTH AFRICA | SOUTH SUDAN |
| SRI LANKA | SUDAN | SURINAME |
| SWAZILAND | SYRIA | TAJIKISTAN |
| TANZANIA | THAILAND | TOGO |
| TUNISIA | TURKEY | TURKMENISTAN |
| UGANDA | UZBEKISTAN | VIETNAM |
| YEMEN | ZAMBIA | ZIMBABWE |
Third-country nationals who must be in possession of an airport transit visa when passing through an EU airport international transit areas are:
| Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Eritrea | Ethiopia | Ghana |
| Iran | Iraq | Nigeria |
| Pakistan | Somalia | Sri Lanka |
Where To Apply
Visa applications may only be lodged, examined and decided upon by the Consulate in whose jurisdiction the applicant legally resides. A visa application lodged by a third-country national, legally present but not residing in its jurisdiction, may be accepted if the Central Visa Unit considers that the justification provided by the applicant on the submission of application to a particular Consulate of Malta, is both coherent and credible.
The representation agreement with Germany in Botswana, Guinea, Mongolia, Namibia and Togo will be re-activated on 31.10.2022. Representation in Zimbabwe will remain suspended until further notice.
In those countries where Malta is served by a Visa Application Centre, applications are to be submitted through these centres:
| BELGIUM | Embassy of Malta | Brussels |
| CANADA | Consulate General of Malta | Toronto |
| CHINA | Embassy of Malta | Beijing |
| CHINA | Consulate General of Malta | Shanghai |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Beijing | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Changsha | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Chengdu | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Chongqing | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Fuzhou | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Guangzhou | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Hangzhou | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Jinan | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Kunming | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Nanjing | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Shanghai | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Shenyang | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Wuhan | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Xian |
| EGYPT | Embassy of Malta | Cairo |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Alexandria | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Cairo |
| GERMANY | Embassy of Malta | Berlin |
| GREECE | Embassy of Malta | Athens |
| FRANCE | Embassy of Malta | Paris |
| INDIA | Malta High Commission | New Delhi |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | New Delhi | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Chennai | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Kolkata | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Chandigarh | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Bangalore | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Mumbai | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| IRELAND | Embassy of Malta | Dublin |
| ISRAEL | Embassy of Malta | Tel Aviv |
| ITALY | Embassy of Malta | Rome |
| KUWAIT | Embassy of Malta | New Mishref |
| NETHERLANDS | Embassy of Malta | The Hague |
| PALESTINE | Representative Office of Malta | Ramallah |
| POLAND | Embassy of Malta | Warsaw |
| PORTUGAL | Embassy of Malta | Lisbon |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Embassy of Malta | Moscow |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Moscow |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Malta Visa Application Centre | Kazan |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Krasnodar | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Krasnoyarsk | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Nizhny Novgorod | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Novosibirsk | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Rostov-on-Don | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Samara | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | St. Petersburg | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Yekaterinburg | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Kaliningrad | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Irkutsk | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Ufa | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Khabarovsk | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Vladivostok | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Omsk | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Murmansk | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Perm | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Saratov |
| THE PHILIPPINES | Malta Visa Application Centre | Manila |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Cebu |
| TUNISIA | Embassy of Malta | Tunis |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Tunis | |
| TURKEY | Embassy of Malta | Ankara |
| Consulate General of Malta | Istanbul | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Ankara | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Antalya | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Bodrum | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Bursa | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Edirne | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Gaziantep | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Izmir | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Altunizade | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Trabzon | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Harbiye |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Embassy of Malta | Abu Dhabi |
| Consulate General of Malta | Dubai | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Dubai | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Abu Dhabi | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Malta High Commission | London |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Edinburgh | |
| Malta Visa Application Centre | Manchester | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Embassy of Malta | Washington |
| Permanent Mission of Malta to the UN | New York |
Where Malta has no Diplomatic Mission or Consular post, third-country nationals are obliged to apply for a visa at the following EU Diplomatic Missions and Consular posts, which issue visas in representation of Malta:
| AFGHANISTAN | Embassy of Italy | Kabul |
| ANDORRA | Embassy of Spain | Andorra |
| ANGOLA | Embassy of Italy | Luanda |
| ARGENTINA | Embassy of Austria | Buenos Aires |
| ARMENIA | Embassy of Italy | Yerevan |
| AZERBAIJAN | Embassy of Italy | Baku |
| BAHRAIN | Embassy of Italy | Manama |
| BANGLADESH | Embassy of Italy | Dhaka |
| BENIN | Consulate of France | Cotonou |
| BELARUS | Embassy of Italy | Minsk |
| BOLIVIA | Embassy of Italy | La Paz |
|
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA |
Embassy of Austria | Sarajevo |
| BOTSWANA | Embassy of Germany | Gaborone |
| BRAZIL | Embassy of Austria | Brasilia |
| Embassy of Italy | San Paolo | |
| BULGARIA | Embassy of Austria | Sofia |
| CANADA | Consulate General of Italy | Vancouver |
| Embassy of Austria | Ottawa | |
| CAMBODIA | Consulate of France | Phnom Penh |
| CAMEROON | Consulate of France | Yaounde |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
Consulate of France | Bangui |
| CHAD | Consulate of France | N’Djamena |
| CHILE | Embassy of Austria | Santiago |
| CHINA – HONG KONG | Consulate General of Austria | Hong Kong |
| COLOMBIA | Embassy of Italy | Bogota |
| COMOROS | Embassy of France | Moroni |
| CONGO | Embassy of France | Brazzaville |
| COSTA RICA | Embassy of Spain | San Jose |
| COTE D’IVOIRE | Consulate of France | Abidjan |
| CUBA | Consulate of Spain | Havana |
| Cyprus | Embassy of Greece | Nicosia |
| DJIBOUTI | Embassy of France | Djibouti |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Embassy of Spain | Santo Domingo |
| ECUADOR | Consulate of Spain | Quito |
| EL SALVADOR | Embassy of Spain | San Salvador |
| ERITREA | Embassy of Italy | Asmara |
| ETHIOPIA | Embassy of Austria | Addis Ababa |
| GEORGIA | Embassy of Italy | Tbilisi |
| GHANA | Embassy of Italy | Accra |
| GUINEA | Embassy of Germany | Conakry |
| GUATEMALA | Embassy of Spain | Guatemala |
| HAITI | Embassy of Spain | Port-au-Prince |
| HONDURAS | Embassy of Spain | Tegucigalpa |
| INDONESIA | Embassy of Austria | Jakarta |
| IRAN | Embassy of Poland | Teheran |
| IRAQ | Embassy of Italy | Baghdad |
| JAPAN | Embassy of Austria | Tokyo |
| JAMAICA | Embassy of Spain | Kingston |
| JORDAN | Embassy of Italy | Amman |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Embassy of Italy | Astana |
| KENYA | Embassy of Austria | Nairobi |
| LAOS | Embassy of France | Vientiane |
| LEBANON | Embassy of Italy | Beirut |
| MALAWI | Embassy of Norway | Lilongwe |
| MALAYSIA | Embassy of Austria | Kuala Lumpur |
| MALI | Embassy of France | Bamako |
| MAURITANIA | Embassy of France | Nouakchott |
| MAURITIUS | Embassy of France | Port-Louis |
| MEXICO | Embassy of Austria | Mexico City |
| MONGOLIA | Embassy of Germany | Ulan Bator |
| MONTENEGRO | General Consulate of Italy | Podgorica |
| MOROCCO | Embassy of Italy | Rabat |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Embassy of Italy | Maputo |
| MYANMAR | Embassy of Italy | Yangon |
| NAMIBIA | Embassy of Germany | Windhoek |
| NICARAGUA | Embassy of Italy | Managua |
| NIGER | Embassy of France | Niamey |
| NIGERIA | Consulate of Italy | Lagos |
| OMAN | Embassy of Spain | Muscat |
| PAKISTAN | Consulate General of Italy | Karachi |
| PANAMA | Embassy of Italy | Panama City |
| PARUGUAY | Embassy of Spain | Ascunción |
| PERU | Embassy of Austria | Lima |
| QATAR | Embassy of Italy | Doha |
| ROMANIA | Embassy of Austria | Bucharest |
| RWANDA | Embassy of Belgium | Kigali |
| SENEGAL | Embassy of Austria | Dakar |
| SERBIA | Embassy of Italy | Belgrade |
| SEYCHELLES | Embassy of France | Victoria |
| SINGAPORE | Embassy of Italy | Singapore |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Consulate of Italy | Cape Town |
| Embassy of Italy | Pretoria | |
| SOUTH KOREA | Embassy of Austria | Seoul |
| SRI LANKA | Embassy of Italy | Colombo |
| SUDAN | Embassy of Italy | Khartoum |
| SWITZERLAND | Embassy of Austria | Berne |
| TANZANIA | Embassy of Italy | Dar es Salaam |
| THAILAND | Embassy of Austria | Bangkok |
| TOGO | Embassy of Germany | Lomé |
| UGANDA | Embassy of Italy | Kampala |
| UKRAINE | Embassy of Spain | Kiev |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Consulate of Italy | Chicago |
| Consulate of Italy | Houston | |
| Consulate of Italy | San Francisco | |
| URUGUARY | Embassy of Italy | Montevideo |
| UZBEKISTAN | Embassy of Italy | Tashkent |
| VENEZUELA | Embassy of Austria | Caracas |
| VIETNAM | Embassy of France | Hanoï |
| General Consulate of France | Hô Chi Minh-Ville |
| YEMEN | Embassy of Italy | Sana’a |
| ZAMBIA | Embassy of Italy | Lusaka |
| ZIMBABWE | Embassy of Germany | Harare |
Conditions for Issuing a Visa
If Malta is the sole or the main destination of the visit, it is the Maltese authorities who shall examine the visa application.
In a country where Malta has no Consular Representation, an application may be submitted with the Consul of another Member State with which Malta has a bilateral agreement with.
Malta has also made arrangements with private external service providers so that an application may be submitted at their offices (including the capturing of biometric features).
A uniform visa may be issued for one or multiple entries with a maximum validity of five (5) years. In certain humanitarian cases, the period of validity of a visa may be extended.
A visa application may be lodged by the applicant at the earliest six (6) months before the intended visit. When lodging an application, the applicant must appear in person, unless this requirement has been waived. Apart from certain exceptions, the applicant must allow the collection of his/her fingerprints. Applicant will be exempted from having their fingerprints captured for a period of 59 months and need to pay the applicable fee. The visa fee may be waived or reduced in individual cases, including cultural, foreign and development policy reasons.
A visa is refused if the applicant:
- Presents a false travel document;
- Gives no justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay;
- Provides no proof of sufficient means of subsistence for the duration of the stay nor for the return to his/her country of origin/residence;
- Has already exhausted the 90 days of the current 180 days period;
- Is subject to an alert in the Schengen Information System (SIS) for the purpose of refusing entry;
- Is considered to be a threat to the public policy, internal security or public health of one of the Member States;
- Provides no proof of travel medical insurance, if applicable;
- Presents supporting documents or statements whose authenticity or reliability is doubtful.
In certain cases, the period of validity of a visa may be extended, while under certain circumstances, the visa may also be annulled or revoked.
Applicants who have been refused or have had their visa annulled or revoked, have the right to appeal against such decision to the Immigration Appeals Board within fifteen (15) days of the notification of such decision. Any communication to the Immigration Appeals Board should be addressed to:
The Secretary
Immigration Appeals Board
15, 1st Floor
City Gate Building,
Ordinance Street,
Valletta
Visa Appeals Procedure
Whenever a visa application is refused, annulled or revoked by the Maltese authorities, the applicant is issued a refusal letter notifying him/her of the reasons of such refusal.
Applicants who have been refused or have had their visa annulled or revoked, have the right to appeal against such decision to the Immigration Appeals Board within fifteen (15) days of the notification of such decision. Any communication should be in English and addressed to the Immigration Appeals Board as follows:
The Secretary
Immigration Appeals Board
15, 1st Floor
City Gate Building,
Ordinance Street,
Valletta
Applicants must submit to the Immigration Appeals Board within 15 days a copy of the refusal letter and other supporting documents justifying the grounds on which the decision should be reviewed. Such documents must be certified true copies of original by a lawyer or notary.
The appeal should be sent by registered mail and emailed to visa.appeals@gov.mt;immagrationappealsboard@gov.mt.
Subsequently, the Immigration Appeals Board will notify the person lodging the appeal and the Central Visa Unit with its decision.