The Honorary Consulate General of San Marino in Paola is a volunteer-run office that assists Sammarinese citizens in Malta; passport and visa applications go to the Sammarinese Embassy in San Marino (accredited to Malta).
Contact Details
| Address | Palazzo Testeferrata, Paola PLA 1519, Malta |
| Telephone | +356 9944 8128 |
| tmv@capiferri.com | |
| Head of Mission | Dr Martin Testaferrata Moroni Viani, 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 Paola
The honorary consulate general represents San Marino in Malta. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +356 9944 8128 and e-mail tmv@capiferri.com.
Paola lies about 3 km in a straight line from Valletta, and about 3 km from Malta International Airport in Luqa.
Under Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025), citizens of San Marino 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 Sammarinese office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Sammarinese citizens are handled by the Sammarinese Embassy in San Marino (accredited to Malta).
San Marino 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 San Marino in San Marino. It is headed by Maria Alessandra Albertini (ambassador, credentials presented on 22 June 2000).
- Address: Segreteria di Stato per Affari Esteri, Contrada Omerilli, San Marino
- Telephone: +378 05 49882213
- Email: segreteriadistato@esteri.sm
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 San Marino and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Sammarinese 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.
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 San Marino’s national day (3 September).
Sammarinese missions in Malta
- San Marino – Embassy of San Marino (accredited to Malta, no resident embassy in Malta)
- Paola – 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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