The Honorary Consulate of Vanuatu in Balzan is a volunteer-run office that assists Vanuatuan citizens in Malta; passport and visa applications go to the Vanuatuan embassy responsible for Malta.
Contact Details
| Address | 79, Imdejda Street, Balzan, Malta |
| Telephone | +356 2549 6400 +356 9949 3606 |
| cfarrugia@fff-legal.com | |
| Head of Mission | Dr Christian Farrugia, 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 Balzan
The honorary consulate represents Vanuatu in Malta. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +356 2549 6400 and e-mail cfarrugia@fff-legal.com.
Balzan lies about 6 km in a straight line from Valletta, and about 5 km from Malta International Airport in Luqa.
Citizens of Vanuatu need a Schengen visa for short stays in Malta, as Vanuatu is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025).
Which Vanuatuan office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Vanuatuan citizens are handled by the Vanuatuan embassy responsible for 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 Vanuatu and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Vanuatuan 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 Balzan
4 other countries are represented in Balzan: Kuwait (embassy), Libya (embassy), Montenegro (honorary), Slovenia (honorary).
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 Vanuatu’s national day (30 July).
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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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