The Superintendent of Public Health notifies that, by virtue of Article 27 (c) of the Public Health Act, the list of countries on the amber list has been updated. Maltese citizens and/or Maltese residents need to show a vaccine certificate recognised by the Maltese authorities or negative nasopharngeal PCR COVID-19 test performed no longer than seventy-two (72) hours prior to arrival.
Revised list of countries:
Andorra
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Denmark
United States of America but only limited to the following states: Washington, Oregon, Louisiana, Arizona, West Virginia, Colorado, North Dakota, Indiana, Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, New Mexico, Florida, Virginia, Maine, South Dakota, Michigan, Illinois, Delaware, Wisconsin, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, New Jersey, Minnesota, Connecticut, Alaska, New Hampshire, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Vermont, California.
Persons who are in possession of a vaccination certificate which is recognised and approved by the Superintendent of Public Health may also travel to and from Malta from any country listed below:
Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bhutan, Fiji, Jamaica, Georgia, Faroe Islands, Kosovo, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Vietnam, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Panama, Qatar, Cuba, Russia, Serbia, Taiwan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia.
Both notices shall come into effect on Thursday 17th June 2021.
Source: Office of the Prime Minister