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UNHCR Malta - Help for refugees and asylum-seekers

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, created this website for refugees and asylum seekers in Malta.

On this website, you will find information about:

➡️ Information for people arriving from Ukraine
➡️ Information for asylum seekers arriving in Malta by sea
➡️ How to apply for asylum in Malta
➡️ Where to seek help
➡️ Living in Malta
➡️ Rights and obligations for asylum seekers, refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection
➡️ How to apply for family reunification
➡️ Information on voluntary returns to the country of origin
➡️ How to submit a complaint to UNHCR
➡️ About UNHCR in Malta

You can find the information leaflet for new arrivals that UNHCR developed in collaboration with the Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment in Arabic, Bengali, English, French, Somali, Spanish and Tigrinya.

This website is periodically updated.


Are you outside of Malta?  Are you seeking help for relatives abroad? Please select the country you want information about on UNHCR’s HELP homepage or contact your closest UNHCR country office.