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Malta International Protection Application

9 facts quoted from the official source

For a third-country national or stateless person in Malta seeking refugee status or subsidiary protection because return would expose them to persecution or serious harm.

Route type
Humanitarian protection
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
7
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

7 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Biometrics and photographThe applicant must provide fingerprints for the EURODAC responsibility check.
  • Eligibility summaryyou may also express your wish to apply to other designated authorities who are obliged to refer such a request to the International Protection Agency
  • Ground for protectionRefugee status and subsidiary protection address the two published protection branches.
  • Individual assessment by the authorityThe asylum-seeker document evidences the right to remain in Malta while the application is pending.
  • StatelessnessInternational protection concerns third-country nationals or stateless persons unable to return safely.
  • What the official source statesInternational protection is a humanitarian process rather than an ordinary migration route.
  • Where the applicant must beThe request is made in person to the IPA or a designated Maltese authority.
Also stated by the source
  • Official source basisyou may also express your wish to apply to other designated authorities who are obliged to refer such a request to the International Protection Agency
  • Report summaryyou may also express your wish to apply to other designated authorities who are obliged to refer such a request to the International Protection Agency
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Malta?
The official source states: For a third-country national or stateless person in Malta seeking refugee status or subsidiary protection because return would expose them to persecution or serious harm.

Every answer is quoted from the official ipa.gov.mt page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source ipa.gov.mtLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Malta government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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Other humanitarian protection routes to Malta

3 other humanitarian protection routes to Malta.

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