Visa Requirements

In addition to the visa application form, a valid travel document and two (2) passport-size photographs, applicants need to produce the following documentation:

Proof of funds

• Cash in convertible currency
• Traveler’s checks
• Check books for a foreign currency account
• Credit cards
• 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, and to the amount of € 48 per day.

Acceptance Letter

• A letter of acceptance from the educational institution indicating entitlement to admission and details on course being undertaken.

Accommodation

• 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 which  vouches for the host’s commitment to accommodate.  The diplomatic mission and consular posts will verify such declarations, where such checks are necessary.
• Certificate which vouches for the commitment to accommodate, in the form of a harmonized form filled in by the host/institution and stamped by the competent authority in  Malta, according to the provisions laid down in its national legislation.

Health Insurance

• A valid individual or group Travel Medical Insurance to cover 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 cover the entire period of the person’s stay.
• The minimum coverage is of € 30,000.