Malta Student Visa Requirements for Indians: 2026 Checklist

This checklist follows Identità's own document list for the student national visa (version 2.1, dated 13 August 2025) and the VFS Global Malta page for India, as published on the official sources, checked on 15 October 2026. Identità is the Maltese agency that decides long-stay (D) visas; the High Commission of Malta in New Delhi handles short-stay Schengen visas. For every other Malta visa, see our Malta visa guide for Indian applicants.

Which visa do Indian students need for Malta?

The answer depends on how long your course runs.

Both are lodged at a VFS Global centre in India by appointment, where your photograph and biometrics are captured. VFS runs 11 Malta centres: New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai. The rest of this checklist covers the D visa.

What is on the Identità student visa checklist?

Identità wants every document in English. VFS India also asks applicants for a copy of their PAN card and Aadhaar card, and documents are submitted in person as originals with copies.

How much money do you need to show, and in what form?

The rule is a ratio, not a fixed sum: at least 75% of Malta's national minimum wage for every month of study. Identità does not print the resulting euro amount on its checklist, and the minimum wage figure itself was not available on an accessible official page when we checked. Ask your school or Identità for the current monthly figure before you arrange your bank balance, rather than relying on a number passed around online.

The evidence is specific:

• Your bank statements for the last 3 months
• A recent bank certificate
• A copy of the international bank card you will use in Malta
• If a sponsor pays: the sponsor's own 3-month bank statements, a signed declaration and their ID

When parents in India are funding the course, put their statements, declaration and ID together with your own statements, so the source of the money is clear at a glance.

What are the insurance, flight and accommodation rules?

Insurance. The policy must be valid in the Schengen area, cover at least EUR 30,000 and be issued for study purposes. For courses at MQF level 5 and above it must cover at least 91 consecutive days; for MQF level 4 and below it must cover the whole stay. Check the MQF level on your enrolment letter before you buy.

Flights. Your itinerary must show entry into Malta no more than two weeks before the course starts. A return ticket is required only if the course is shorter than six months. Embassies generally advise against buying non-refundable tickets before a visa decision, so a verifiable flight reservation is the safer way to show your dates while the file is pending.

Accommodation. You need proof in your own name for the first 14 nights. Identità accepts a school letter, a registered lease, a notarised host declaration or a hotel booking.

What does it cost, and how early should you apply?

Identità's checklist sets the student national visa fee at EUR 100 for the standard service (appointment within 3 weeks) or EUR 150 for the extended service (next-day appointment). Children aged 6 to 11 pay EUR 50 and those aged 0 to 5 pay nothing. The fee is paid by credit or Visa card.

VFS India still shows INR 9038 / EUR 100 for Study / Training (D) plus a VFS service charge of INR 2413, but that section is hidden from the page's visa-type selector and may be outdated. The same hidden section quotes 10 to 15 days of processing. Treat Identità's 9-week submission rule as your real deadline: count back nine weeks from your course start date and book the VFS appointment before then.

Which mistakes delay a Malta student visa?

• An unregistered school. The institution must be registered with MFHEA.
• A thin enrolment letter. Missing MQF level, ECTS, weekly contact hours or lecture address leaves the letter short of what Identità lists.
• Housing in someone else's name. The first 14 nights must be booked in the applicant's name.
• Insurance that ends too soon. MQF level 5 and above needs at least 91 consecutive days of cover.
• Flights outside the window. Arriving more than two weeks before the course does not match the checklist.
• A late application. Anything under 9 weeks before the start date works against you.
• A short passport. It must be valid for 10 months.

If you need a flight reservation, hotel booking for your first nights, an itinerary or a cover letter for your Malta file, Yatra For Fun's India office in Gurugram prepares them. A flight reservation starts at INR 1,000, and the full set of reservation, hotel, itinerary and cover letter costs INR 3,000. WhatsApp +91 95230 91018 or write to us through the contact page.

Frequently asked questions

Can my parents sponsor my Malta student visa?

Yes. Identità accepts a sponsor, who must provide their own bank statements for the last 3 months, a signed declaration and their ID. The funds still have to reach at least 75% of the national minimum wage for every month of your study.

Does the High Commission of Malta in New Delhi decide student visas?

Not for courses over 90 days. Long-stay (D) visas, including the student national visa, are decided by Identità in Malta. The High Commission in New Delhi processes Schengen short-stay visas lodged at VFS centres.

What is the difference between the EUR 100 and EUR 150 Malta student visa fees?

Identità charges EUR 100 for the standard service, with an appointment within 3 weeks, and EUR 150 for the extended service, which gives a next-day appointment. The visa requirements are the same for both.

Do I need a return ticket for a one-year course in Malta?

Identità asks for a return ticket only if the course is shorter than six months. For longer courses you still submit a flight itinerary showing entry no more than two weeks before the course starts.