The Honorary Consulate General of Panama in Valletta is a volunteer-run office that assists Panamanian citizens in Malta; passport and visa applications go to the Panamanian Embassy in Rome (accredited to Malta).
Contact Details
| Address | 147/5 St. Lucia Street, Valletta VLT 1185, Malta |
| Telephone | +356 2124 4784 |
| Fax | +356 2124 4810 |
| panama@gmint.com | |
| Head of Mission | John A. Gauci Maistre, Honorary Consul General |
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 general represents Panama in Malta. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +356 2124 4784 and e-mail panama@gmint.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 Panama 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 Panamanian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Panamanian citizens are handled by the Panamanian Embassy in Rome (accredited to Malta).
Panama 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 Panama in Rome. It is headed by Winston Spadafora (ambassador).
Contact details of the Panamanian Embassy in Rome, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Largo di Torre Argentina, 11, 00186 Rome, Italy
- Telephone: +39 06 44252173
- Email: embpanamaitalia@mire.gob.pa
- Website: www.mire.gob.pa/index.php/es/embajada-de-i
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 Panama and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Panamanian 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), Jamaica (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Malawi (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 Panama’s national day (3 November).
Panamanian missions in Malta
- Rome – Embassy of Panama (accredited to Malta, no resident embassy in Malta)
- Valletta – Honorary Consulate General (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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