Services

Consular Services

The High Commission of the Republic of Malta in New Delhi provides the following services:

·   Pass​ports

·   Citizenship

·   Authentication of Documents

·   Legalisation

·   Marriage in Malta

·   Visas

·   Public Registry Certificates

·   Residence Schemes

·   Other services (Oaths/Affidavits)

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday from 09:00hrs to 16:00hrs.

Click here​​ to view the Public Holidays for New Delhi Mission.

1. Passports

New Maltese passports are biometric and issued by the Passport Office in Malta. Hence applicants must submit their application in person at the Consulate where their biometric data (photograph, fingerprints and signature) is captured electronically and subsequently transmitted to the Passport Office in Malta for processing. Please call on +91 11 4767 4900 or email on maltahighcommission.newdelhi@gov.mt to make an appointment to submit an application. Appointments are scheduled Monday to Friday during the opening hours of the Consulate.

To apply for a new passport, applicants must personally submit the following to the Malta Consulate:

Important Notes:

1.     Parents attending the Embassy should present their passport as well as the other parent’s passport together with the application of the child or minor.

2.    The photos presented together with the application need to be endorsed (at the back) by the same recommender of section 7 and 8 of the passport application form.

3.     If you are applying for a new passport due to a change in your surname through marriage please provide your marriage certificate and the birth certificate of your spouse together with your application. If you were married outside Germany or Malta, please provide legalised/Apostilled copies of the required certificates.

4.     First time passport applications:

i.       If you have applied for citizenship through the High Commission of Malta, provide us with your certificate or letter of citizenship;

ii.      Present a valid form of identification (e.g. passport, Maltese ID card, driving license, etc.) when submitting your application form; 

iii.     Complete section 8 of the passport application form and present a certified photograph;

iv.     If you have not applied for citizenship through the High Commission of Malta in New Delhi, present your birth certificate and that of your parents and their marriage together with your certificate of citizenship;*

v.      If you are applying for a first time passport for your child provide the child’s birth certificate, your certificate of marriage together with your birth certificate and that of your spouse.*

* Certificates to be produced MUST BE ORIGINAL certificates from the Registry of the place where the birth/marriage occurred or was registered. These must be apostilled or legalized if they do not originate in Malta or India. Information about Birth/marriage certificates issued by the Public Registry in Malta can be retrieved by the Consulate. Hence, please provide us with the accurate dates and names of ascendants (Form CEA27)

3. Authentication of Documents / Signatures

For information on obtaining an Apostille on official documents issued by the Government of Malta, please refer to the following webpage: http://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Authentication-of-Documents.aspx

Authentication services for official Maltese documents are not available at the High Commission. As both Malta and India are party to The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, the High Commission will not legalise official Indian documents.

4. Legalisation

For information on legalisation services at the High Commission, please call +91 11 4767 4900. A fee will be charged for each legalised document.​

The Apostille service is only provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion in Malta. If you require an Apostille please write to info.mfa@gov.mt.

For further information and details about Apostilles please click here

5. Marriage in Malta

Maltese citizens planning to marry in India should contact the Indian marriage registry where they intend to marry.

Foreign nationals who wish to marry in Malta should contact the Malta marriage registry by email on pubreg.civilstatus@gov.mt. They may also contact the marriage registry by telephone on: +356 2220 9200 or by mail on Public Registry, Evans Building, Merchants Street, Valletta VLT 2000, Malta.

Certificates and information can be obtained at: www.certifikati.gov.mt

6. Visas

For visa application information, please go to the link: VISA ADVICE FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS​

Communication with the visa section is strictly in writing only.​

7. Public Registry Certificates

Birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates may be registered through the High Commission. Only original and Apostilled certificates can be registered. Applications for registration of documents are processed by the Public Registry in Malta and hence the process can take up to a few weeks. The original certificates are kept by the Public Registry in Malta and will not be returned. A fee will be charged for the registration of each certificate.

www.certifikati.gov.mt provides all relative information about how to obtain Maltese registry certificates. Birth, Marriage, Death and Free Status certificates can be ordered online from the link below.

https://secure2.gov.mt/certifikati/

8. Residence Schemes

For information on residence schemes offered by the Department for Citizenship and Expatriate Affairsplease click on the following link: https://identitymalta.com/citizenships-expatriates/​

For information residence schemes offered by the Department of Inland Revenue please click here

Applicants wishing to apply under a Residence Scheme may also contact the Embassy.

For information on Residency by Investment Programme go to

https://identitymalta.com/new/malta-residency-visa-program-mrvp-linji-gwida-u-applikazzjonijiet/?lang=mt

9. Other Services

The Maltese Consulate may also:

·         Administer oaths, witness signatures and certify true copies of original Maltese documents.