Original documents must be in Maltese or English.

Documents issued by EU Member States that are not in the English language need to be translated into Maltese or English by an authorised translator, a list of which may be accessed from: https://identita.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Translators-List-Online.pdf.

Translations of all EU public documents done in Malta by persons registered on the Identità ‘Translators’ List do not require to be apostilled or legalised.

Translations of all EU public documents done in a European Union member state by a translator that can be verified on the EU portal: https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_public_documents-551-en.do, are also accepted by the Expatriates Unit and need not be apostilled or legalised.
If the translator cannot be verified through this list, the translated document must be apostilled or legalised.