Maltese Passport Fees 2026: Every Government Charge Explained

How much does a Maltese passport cost in 2026?

A Maltese passport costs €70 for an adult who applies between September and March and €80 between April and August in 2026, while a passport for a child aged 10 to 15 costs €40 and one for a child under 10 costs €16, according to the Identità fees read on 13 October 2026.

These are government fees, paid to the Passport Office of Identità, the agency that issues every Maltese passport whether you apply in Malta or abroad. The table below brings the full schedule together, including the urgent service and the supplement for a lost passport.

Government fees published by Identità and read on 13 October 2026. Applications through an embassy, high commission or consulate add a mission processing fee and courier charges set by each mission. Mirabello Consultancy's service fee is separate and confirmed per case. You can check the current adult schedule on the Identità adult renewals page.

Why does the adult passport fee change during the year?

The adult Maltese passport fee changes during the year because Identità charges €80 during the peak travel season from April to August and €70 from September to March, so the same 10-year adult passport costs €10 more if you apply in spring or summer than if you apply in autumn or winter.

The adult fee applies from age 16, so a young person of 16 or 17 pays the same €70 or €80 as a parent and receives the same 10-year passport. Spread over its validity, an adult passport costs €7 a year when bought between September and March and €8 a year when bought between April and August.

The seasonal difference is published for the adult fee. Children's standard fees are published as a single amount, €40 for ages 10 to 15 and €16 for under 10, so the season matters most for households with several adults or teenagers aged 16 and over.

The practical lesson is simple. If your passport expires in the summer, or you plan to travel then, renewing in the preceding autumn or winter costs less, and you avoid the peak season, when appointments at busy missions abroad can be booked out for several weeks.

What do Maltese passports for children cost?

Maltese passports for children cost €40 for a child aged 10 to 15, with a validity of 5 years, and €16 for a child under 10, whose passport carries a shorter validity, while young people aged 16 and 17 pay the adult fee of €70 or €80 and receive a 10-year passport.

The low fee for young children comes with a trade-off. Because a passport for a child under 10 is valid for a shorter period than an adult's, families renew young children's passports more often, and each renewal brings its own paperwork: both parents' original signatures on Form A in front of a recommender, photographs that meet Identità's rules, and an appointment.

The real cost of a child's passport is therefore as much about time as money. Aligning children's renewals with each other, and with a parent's renewal where possible, means fewer appointments and, for families abroad, fewer journeys to the mission. Our guide to a Maltese passport for a child covers consent, photographs and attendance rules in full.

How much does the urgent Maltese passport service cost?

The urgent Maltese passport service costs €160 for an adult or a young person aged 16 or 17, €80 for a child aged 10 to 15 and €60 for a child under 10, and it produces a passport in 4 working hours instead of the standard 4 working days, for applications made in Malta.

The urgent service is the only official fast track in Maltese passport services. For an adult it costs €90 more than the standard fee between September and March and €80 more between April and August. Cheques are not accepted for urgent applications.

From abroad, you can ask the mission to treat your application as urgent and the urgent fee then applies, but the 4-working-hour timeframe is offered only for applications made in Malta. No agency, including Mirabello Consultancy, can speed up or influence a decision by the Passport Office. The most reliable way to avoid paying the urgent fee is to start early with a complete file.

What does it cost to replace a lost or stolen Maltese passport?

Replacing a lost, stolen or destroyed Maltese passport that was still valid costs the normal fee for your age band plus a €15 supplement for the oath you swear about the loss, so an adult replacement applied for between September and March costs €85 in government fees and one applied for between April and August costs €95.

The supplement applies when the lost passport was still valid. The paperwork is more demanding than for a renewal: a recommender completes Form A section 7, and you need an original police report issued in Malta. Identità does not accept foreign police reports, which is the largest practical cost for citizens who lose a passport while living or travelling abroad.

Our guide to a lost or stolen Maltese passport abroad explains the steps in order and what to do first if it happens while you are travelling.

Is there a fee for an additional passport for work travel?

An additional Maltese passport for work travel, which Identità issues to citizens who need to hold more than one Maltese passport for work reasons, costs €135 through the standard service and €295 through the urgent service, the highest of the Identità passport fees covered in this guide.

Identità sets the conditions for this passport, and it is intended for citizens whose work requires it, not for general use. If you think you may qualify, confirm the requirements with the Identità Passport Office before you apply, so that you do not pay for an application that cannot proceed.

What extra costs apply when you apply from abroad?

Applying for a Maltese passport from abroad adds costs on top of the Identità fee, namely a processing fee charged by the embassy, high commission or consulate, international and domestic courier charges, and in some countries a conversion into local currency, and these extras vary from mission to mission.

We do not quote mission fees in this guide, because they are set by each mission and vary from country to country. Ask your mission in writing for its current charges, the currency it charges in and the payment methods it accepts before your appointment, so that you arrive able to pay on the day.

There are also indirect costs. In large countries such as Australia, Canada and the United States, the nearest mission may be a long journey away, and a file that is turned away for a missing signature or a non-compliant photograph means paying for that journey twice. Our step-by-step guide to renewing a Maltese passport from abroad explains how to avoid a wasted appointment.

Planning a renewal from abroad and unsure what the total will be? Book a free consultation with Mirabello Consultancy and we will itemise the government fees for your family and help you confirm the mission's charges before you apply.

How do you pay for a Maltese passport?

Maltese passport fees at the Passport Office in Malta can be paid in cash, by card or by cheque, except that cheques are not accepted for urgent applications or for amounts under €20, which in practice rules out paying by cheque for a standard passport for a child under 10 at €16.

At a mission abroad, payment arrangements are set locally. Ask the mission which methods it accepts and whether it charges in euro or in local currency. Where a currency conversion applies, the amount you pay can differ slightly from the euro figures in the table above.

What does a typical family renewal cost in government fees?

A typical Maltese family of two adults, a 12-year-old and a 4-year-old pays €196 in Identità fees when everyone renews in Malta between September and March, €216 when everyone renews between April and August, and €460 if every passport goes through the urgent service, before any mission or courier charges for applications made abroad.

The worked examples below use only the published Identità fees. They show how the season, the urgent service and a lost passport change the total.

• Family of four, September to March: two adults at €70, a child aged 12 at €40 and a child aged 4 at €16, a total of €196.
• Family of four, April to August: two adults at €80, a child aged 12 at €40 and a child aged 4 at €16, a total of €216.
• Family of four, all urgent in Malta: two adults at €160, a child aged 12 at €80 and a child aged 4 at €60, a total of €460.
• Single adult, valid passport lost in July: €80 plus the €15 supplement, a total of €95, plus an original police report issued in Malta.
• Young person aged 17, applying in November: the adult fee of €70, for a 10-year passport.

For the same family applying through a mission abroad, add the mission's processing fee for each application and the courier charges. Because both vary by mission, ask for them in advance and add them to your budget before you book.

How can you keep the cost of a Maltese passport down?

The most reliable ways to keep the cost of a Maltese passport down are to renew between September and March, when the adult fee is €70, to plan early enough that you never need the €160 urgent service, and to prepare a complete file so that you never pay for another mission visit or another courier.

• Watch your expiry dates. Diarise every family member's passport expiry and renew in the lower-fee season where your travel plans allow.
• Align family renewals. One well-prepared appointment for several family members costs less in time and travel than several separate trips.
• Solve the recommender question early. A missing or ineligible recommender is a common reason for a file to come back.
• Get the photographs right. White background, eyes open, lips closed and no headwear, as Identità requires.
• Keep your passport safe. A valid passport that is lost, stolen or destroyed costs an extra €15 and needs an original police report issued in Malta.

What does Mirabello Consultancy charge for passport support?

Mirabello Consultancy charges a service fee that is confirmed per case after a free consultation and is always shown separately from the government fees, which you pay at cost to Identità and to the mission, so you can see exactly which part of the total goes to the Maltese authorities and which part covers our work.

You can apply for a Maltese passport yourself, and many people do. Our role is to make the application right the first time: we check eligibility and documents, prepare Form A, review photographs, consent signatures and recommender details, book the appointment at the Passport Office or the right mission, and follow the application to collection. We work remotely from our offices in Zurich, Dubai and Hong Kong SAR, and every decision rests with Identità.

Passports are often one part of a wider family file, such as registering a newborn and the first passport or a spouse registering through Maltese citizenship by marriage. Read our full Maltese passport renewal service page, or see every service on our Maltese citizen services page.