Entering by boat: Malta
What to do to enter Malta by sea: the procedures, the papers to present and the ports where you can clear in.
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
The steps
- VHF 16/12 to Valletta Port Control at 10 miles.
- Customs and immigration on arrival with 2 crew lists, boat papers and passports.
- Health declaration (on site or visit from the Health Department).
Papers to have on board
- Passports for the whole crew
- Crew list
- Boat papers (registration certificate)
- Maritime declaration of health
- Ship’s stores declaration
- Papers for animals on board
Good to know
- Arriving from outside the EU / Schengen (Tunisia, Libya…), go straight to a port of entry: stopping elsewhere first risks a fine.
- Call Valletta Port Control on VHF 16/12 when 10 miles off.
- No clearance fee on arrival; on departure, show the marina receipt.
- Russian-flagged boats banned (including those reflagged after 24 February 2022).
- EES fully running since 10 April 2026.
Ports of entry
The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.
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- udiregelverk.no/contentassets/dfbab8a5bbc7469e9502b46067658598/sphbg_annex04_2026.07.03.pdf
- noonsite.com/place/malta/formalities
- noonsite.com/news/europe-eu-confirms-october-12-start-date-for-new-entry-exit-system/
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.