Malta Emigration and Immigration
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Online Resources
- 1878-1960 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
- 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Malta
- 1892-1924 New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 Search results for Malta
Passports and Visas
- Digital passport applications, National Archives of Malta
- 1535-1967 Malta, Customs Department, registers, passports and other documents, 1535-1967 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
- 1815-1934 Passport applications, 1815-1934 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
- 1870-1940 Passports in Malta, index.
- 1907-1988 Passport application indexes, 1907-1988 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
- 1916-1990 Passport records, 1916-1990 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
- 1946-1957 Arrivals by aircraft, 1946-1957 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
- 1970-1977 Visa indexes, 1970-1977 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
British Overseas Subjects
- 1800-1900 Index of British Residents, 1800-1900, incomplete, includes all nationalities
- 1900-1979 Index of British Residents, 1900-1979, incomplete, includes all nationalities
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Malta, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Malta, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Malta, index and images, ($)
- -1925 Malta British Forces Church Baptisms to 1925, index, incomplete
- British Forces Church Marriages, index, incomplete
Offices and Archives to Contact
Finding the Town of Origin in Malta
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Malta, see Malta Finding Town of Origin for additional research strategies.
Malta Emigration and Immigration
"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.
Immigration into Malta
Emigration From Malta
Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations
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One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the country of destination, the country they immigrated into. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below. |
For Further Reading
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:
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