The Honorary Consulate of the Bahamas in Valletta is a volunteer-run office that assists Bahamian citizens in Malta; passport and visa applications go to the Bahamian High Commission in London (accredited to Malta).
Contact Details
| Address | 14/16 Vincenti Bldngs, Strait Street, Valletta, Malta |
| Telephone | +356 9949 9934 |
| hmercer@melita.com | |
| Head of Mission | Hilda Ellul-Mercer, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Valletta
The honorary consulate represents the Bahamas in Malta. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +356 9949 9934 and e-mail hmercer@melita.com.
The office is in Malta’s capital, Valletta, about 6 km from Malta International Airport in Luqa.
Under Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025), citizens of the Bahamas do not need a visa for short stays in Malta and the rest of the Schengen area (up to 90 days in any 180-day period; Annex II).
Which Bahamian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Bahamian citizens are handled by the Bahamian High Commission in London (accredited to Malta).
The Bahamas 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 High Commission of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in London.
Contact details of the Bahamian High Commission in London, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 10 Chesterfield Street, London W1J 5JL, United Kingdom
- Telephone: +44 20 7408 4488
- Email: information@bahamashclondon.net
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:30–17:30
- Website: www.bahamashclondon.net
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 the Bahamas and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Bahamian 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: Austria (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), Zambia (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 the Bahamas’ national day (10 July).
Bahamian missions in Malta
- London – High Commission of the Bahamas (accredited to Malta, no resident embassy in Malta)
- Valletta – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 16 October 2026. Sources: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Malta – Foreign Consular Representation in Malta (updated 14 May 2026), Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025).
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