The Honorary Consulate of South Korea in Valletta is a volunteer-run office that assists Korean citizens in Malta; passport and visa applications go to the Korean Embassy in Rome (accredited to Malta).
Contact Details
| Address | Exchange Buildings, Republic Street, Valletta VLT 1117, Malta |
| Telephone | +356 2229 6164 +356 2229 6165 |
| Fax | +356 2123 3417 |
| msullivan@sullivanshipping.com.mt | |
| Head of Mission | Matthew Ellul Sullivan, 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 South Korea in Malta. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +356 2229 6164 and e-mail msullivan@sullivanshipping.com.mt.
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 South Korea 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 Korean office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Korean citizens are handled by the Korean Embassy in Rome (accredited to Malta).
South Korea 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 Korea in Rome. It is headed by Choon-Goo Kim (ambassador, credentials presented on 22 October 2025).
Contact details of the Korean Embassy in Rome, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Via Piemonte, 54, 00187 Rome, Italy
- Telephone: +39 06 802461
- Email: consul-it@mofa.go.kr
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:30 and 14:00–17:00
- Website: ita.mofa.go.kr
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 South Korea and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Korean 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), Azerbaijan (honorary), Bahamas (honorary), Belarus (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Botswana (honorary), Canada (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Ecuador (honorary), France (embassy), Luxembourg (honorary), Malawi (honorary), Mozambique (honorary), Panama (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 South Korea’s national day (3 October).
Korean missions in Malta
- Rome – Embassy of South Korea (accredited to Malta, no resident embassy in Malta)
- Valletta – Honorary Consulate (this page)
Have you visited this office recently? Share your experience – for example the waiting time, how you got an appointment or which documents were asked for. Your tips help the next visitors and are published after review.
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).
Visitor experiences
No experiences have been shared yet. Have you visited the South Korea Consulate Valletta? Your tips help other visitors.