How Extend Tourist Visa to Stay 12 Months

Welcome on Expat.com ethompson

Did you contact the Malta Consulate regarding this issue? What did they tell you?

what passport do you hold ?

Hi and welcome to the forum.

You cannot extend a tourist visa ( Schengen visa). You are officially allowed to stay for 3 months out of every 6 months .

You can apply for residency under certain terms and conditions. Check out some of the previous posts that cover the issue.

Regards

Hi Ricky - your comment is true in general, but it is possible to extend a tourist visa, but not easy. However, I'm aware of people who managed it last year.

Under EU law, its possible to get one 3 month extension, at the discretion of the EU country you are residing in, so you might manage 6 months, but not 12, unless you take up residency.

Hi George,

Thanks for the info. Does ' Not easy ' mean you need a really good reason for the extension? Or just a nice smile ?

Where would you apply for the extension ? Also at Castille in Valletta ?

Ricky

yep, same place - you need a very good reason - it seems extended holiday isn't good enough

you can read about one case on the following thread

britishexpat.com/expatforum/malta/viewtopic.php?t=9307

its a long thread, but shows you all the stages one person went through in trying, and eventually succeeding