Effective June 17, 2021, the United States has been added to Malta’s “Amber List” on a state-by-state basis. This means U.S. citizens from 38 states (listed below) will be welcome to enter Malta following the guidelines for “Amber List” countries. This statement was issued by Malta’s superintendent of public health.
Johann Buttigieg, CEO of the Malta Tourism Authority, in a press statement welcomed this announcement and hailed it as “another step forward for Malta’s tourism sector, which is breathing life again, after COVID-19 restrictive measures were relaxed, slowly and gradually, keeping everyone’s health and safety as a topmost priority, together with ensuring that Malta still has all the right ingredients for everyone to ‘Feel Free Again.’” He added, “Malta looks forward to welcoming back Americans, one of our strongest inbound markets.”
Approved states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Citizens of Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico are also able to visit Malta.
About the “Amber List:” Passengers arriving from countries on the “Amber List” are required to submit a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate with the date and time stamp of the test, before boarding flights to Malta. This swab test would need to have been carried out within the 72 hours prior to arrival in Malta.
For more information, visit www.visitmalta.com.
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