MALTESE ID CARD

MALTESE ID CARD
Malta-P-ID CardYou can obtain a Maltese ID card if you are a Maltese national, an EU citizen, or a non-EU citizen holding a Maltese residence permit, working permit, or freedom of movement permit.

Upon presentation, this card entitles you to discount bus fares in Malta and Gozo. It is used to open accounts at telecommunications providers, to apply for insurance, on property leases, etc.

To get your Maltese ID card visit the Evans Building at St. Elmo Place in Valletta, across from Fort St. Elmo, on the perimeter road of the city. This office is open Monday to Friday, 730hrs/7:30am to 1400hrs/2:00pm, Wednesday 1500hrs/3:00pm to 1800hrs/6:00pm, and Saturday 730hrs/7:30am to 1030hrs/10:30am.

ID cards are provided free of charge.

Bring with you:

• Your passport. Your passport must contain a residential or working permit sticker that will not expire for at least three months after the day you apply for an ID card.
  Your residence or working permit.
  An application form. You can download applications online from Malta’s Electoral Commission web site.
  A passport sized photo for your application form.
  If you are a married female, you must also bring with you your original marriage certificate or separation/divorce papers.
  When you arrive at the ID card Office, an appropriate authority will review your application form and documents.
• You will receive a letter by post within 14 days of submitting your ID card application, notifying you to collect your ID card from the same ID card Office. Bring with you this letter, as well as your passport, to collect your new ID card.
• RENEWING YOUR ID CARD
  Renewal ID cards are provided free of charge.
• This office is open Monday to Friday, 730hrs/7:30am to 1400hrs/2:00pm, Wednesday 1500hrs/3:00pm to 1800hrs/6:00pm, and Saturday 730hrs/7:30am to 1030hrs/10:30am.

Bring with you:

Your old ID card.
An application form. You can download applications online from Malta’s Electoral Commission web site.
A passport sized photo for your application form.
You will be asked to take a new ID photo. You then proceed to another room where you will electronically sign your card.

You will receive your new ID card on the same day.