Austria Consulate General Valletta

About the honorary consulate in Valletta

The honorary consulate general represents Austria in Malta. Philip Bianchi is listed as honorary vice consul. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +356 2123 9850 and e-mail austrianconsulatemalta@bianchi.com.mt.

The Maltese Ministry for Foreign Affairs also lists a second office at Villa Seminia, 8, Sir Temi Zammit Avenue, Ta’ Xbiex, XBX 1011 (tel. +356 2122 1597); contact person: Kerstin Arnemann. Emergency mobile: +356 9947 3222.

The office is in Malta’s capital, Valletta, about 6 km from Malta International Airport in Luqa.

As citizens of an EU country, Austrian nationals need no visa for Malta; a valid passport or national identity card is enough to enter.

Which Austrian office issues passports and visas?

Passports and other formal consular services for Austrian citizens are handled by the Austrian Embassy in Vienna (accredited to Malta).

Austria has no embassy in Malta. According to the diplomatic list of the Maltese Ministry for Foreign Affairs (4 August 2026), the mission accredited to Malta is the Embassy of the Republic of Austria in Vienna. It is headed by Martin Geoffrey Hermges (ambassador, credentials presented on 5 February 2025).

• Address: c/o Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Minoritenplatz 8, A 1010 Vienna, Austria
• Telephone: +43 5011 50 11 50
• Email: MALTA-OB@bmeia.gv.at
• Website: www.bmeia.gv.at/en/austrian-embassy-malta

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Austria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Austrian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Other consulates and embassies in Valletta

21 other countries are represented in Valletta, among them: Azerbaijan (honorary), Bahamas (honorary), Belarus (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Botswana (honorary), Canada (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Ecuador (honorary), France (embassy), Jamaica (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Malawi (honorary), Mozambique (honorary), Panama (honorary), South Korea (honorary), Sovereign Order of Malta (embassy), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), Uganda (honorary). The full list of all 22 missions is on the overview page for Malta.

Closing days

Malta has 14 public holidays: New Year’s Day (1 January), St Paul’s Shipwreck (10 February), St Joseph (19 March), Freedom Day (31 March), Good Friday, Workers’ Day (1 May), Sette Giugno (7 June), St Peter and St Paul (29 June), the Assumption (15 August), Victory Day (8 September), Independence Day (21 September), the Immaculate Conception (8 December), Republic Day (13 December) and Christmas Day (25 December). Holidays that fall on a weekend are not moved to a weekday; Good Friday 2027 is on 26 March. The honorary consulate may also close on Austria’s national day (26 October).

Austrian missions in Malta

• Vienna – Embassy of Austria (accredited to Malta, no resident embassy in Malta)
• Valletta – Honorary Consulate General (this page)