Can I travel to Malta without a visa?
I hold a Canadian travel document, which is issued to refugees and stateless people. I am a refugee in Canada and cannot obtain my national passport l, which is Egyptian. Can I travel to Malta without a visa? I will be visiting a Maltese cousin. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Whether visas are required of holders of refugee travel documents is one of the corner cases that the Schengen rules have not harmonized between member states.
Most but not all Schengen states are parties to the multilateral European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees. These states grant visa-free entry to refugees settled in another party state. Malta is a party to the agreement, but Canada is not, so it doesn't apply to you.
In the absence of such an agreement applying, the default situation is that holders of refugee travel documents need visas for everywhere.
So you need to apply for a visa from one of the Maltese consulates general in Canada (like, by the way, all other Egyptian residents of Canada do too).
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Who can enter Malta without visa?
Citizens of countries in the Schengen Area, European Union, and the United Kingdom may visit Malta as a tourist without a visa. In addition, nationals of over 60 other countries are currently exempt from visa requirements for Malta when visiting for tourism and leisure purposes.Is Malta visa-free?
A Malta passport gives visa-free access to 186 countries, including the Schengen countries, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong.Can you go to Malta with South African passport?
South African citizens must have a passport that is valid for at least three months beyond the period of intended stay in Malta. A visa is required.Do UK residents need visa for Malta?
Malta tourist visa is not required for citizens of United Kingdom for a stay up to 90 days.🇲🇹HOW TO TRAVEL IN OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES USING YOUR MALTA PERMIT | MALTA ID CARD FOR FOREIGNERS
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