South African Honorary Consulate in Malta

South Africa has an honorary consulate in Valletta; an honorary consul offers first help and passes documents on, but visas and passports are issued elsewhere.

Maltese citizens can visit South Africa without a visa for up to 90 days.

Malta has no mission in South Africa on record; Maltese citizens there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

South Africa in Malta

There is no embassy of South Africa in Malta on record, so Malta is probably covered by an embassy of South Africa in another country. Worldwide, South Africa has 202 missions in 129 countries; one of them is in Malta.

Travel to Malta for South African citizens

South African citizens need a visa for Malta, obtained before travel. In Malta, South African citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of South Africa in Malta is closed

The honorary consulate of South Africa in Malta closes on Malta’s public holidays, the next being Feast of the Immaculate Conception (L-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni) on Tuesday 8 December 2026, Republic Day (Jum ir-Repubblika) on Sunday 13 December 2026 and Christmas Day (Il-Milied) on Friday 25 December 2026, and usually on some holidays of South Africa, such as Day of Reconciliation on Wednesday 16 December 2026.