National ID Card in Malta

The Malta eID card is the main identity document for citizens at home. It is often needed to open accounts, sign contracts, vote, or renew other documents. We prepare the application, book the appointment, and follow the card until it is ready.

How it works in Malta

These points come from Identità's eID card FAQ and the Identity Cards Unit FAQ:

• Every Maltese citizen over 14 must hold a valid identity card. Citizens who return to live in Malta apply within a month of returning.
• Renewals use Form ID 10A and your current card. First applications use Form ID 10, signed by a recommender who has known you for at least two years.
• You can renew at the Identity Cards Unit in Blata l-Bajda or Rabat (Gozo), and local councils also take renewals. You can book online, and walk-ins are accepted.
• Applicants living abroad must still come in person, because new biometrics are taken for every card.
• Most cards are valid for 10 years. Cards issued at 14 and 16 expire one month after the holder's 16th and 18th birthdays.

Rules and fees change, so we check the official source again before your application goes in.

Before you apply

• Plan for an in-person step. Most authorities take fingerprints, a photo, or a signature themselves.
• Check your names. The spelling should match your passport, birth record, and any naturalisation certificate.
• Have your citizenship evidence ready. New citizens may need the certificate or registration record before the card can be issued.

Why applications get delayed

• Names or dates that differ between documents
• A birth or citizenship record that is not yet in the civil registry
• Missing proof of a name change or marriage
• Photos that do not meet the authority's rules
• Fees paid to the wrong account or for the wrong year

We check each of these before the application goes in.

Related services

You can browse every Malta service, including passport renewal and police clearance. If you are applying for citizenship, see the Malta programme.

• A check of which application applies to you (first card, renewal, or replacement)
• A review of your passport, birth record, and citizenship documents
• Help with forms, photos, and translations
• Booking of the appointment or biometrics visit
• Follow-up with the issuing authority
• Help collecting the card or arranging delivery

1. Brief. Tell us whether this is a first card, renewal, or replacement, and where you live.
2. Check and quote. We confirm the route, list the documents, and send you the quote.
3. Documents. You send scans; we check them and arrange translations or certificates if needed.
4. Appointment. We book the visit where fingerprints, photo, or signature are taken.
5. Filing. The application is lodged and the fee is paid to the right account.
6. Collection. We track it until the card is ready and tell you how to collect it.

You receive a quote before any filing starts. It separates the CitizenX fee from government charges, translations, and courier costs. Those extras are added only when they apply, and only after you approve them.

Government fees change, so we confirm them with the issuing authority for your case before you sign.