A plain map of where each part of the Pre-Departure Course process lives online — Identità's guidance, the Skills Pass portal, and the tourism-specific portal.
This page is a map, not a portal
Malta Pre-Departure Course is an independent information guide — it is not a portal, and it cannot register you, take your payment, or issue your certificate. What it can do is save you time by pointing you, with explicit labels, to the specific official destination each step of the process actually lives on. Every link below opens an official external website in a new tab.
Where each part of the process lives
A simple way to choose where to start
- Confirm the requirement applies to you by reading Identità’s guidance first — it’s the legal authority on the Single Permit and the Pre-Departure Course requirement. See also who needs the course.
- Then go to the Skills Pass portal to actually register, complete the modules, book your interview, and pay. See how registration works for a preview of what you’ll find there.
- Check the tourism-specific portal only if it applies to you — see how the two Skills Pass requirements compare if you’re not sure.
A note on staying safe online
The official process involves your passport details and a payment, which makes it exactly the kind of process that attracts imitation sites and phishing attempts. Before you enter any personal information or pay any fee, check that the address bar shows one of the official domains named on this page — and remember that Malta Pre-Departure Course itself will never ask you to enter passport details, upload identity documents, or pay a fee. If you ever see that request on a page that looks like it belongs to this guide, it does not, and you should stop and verify directly with Identità or Skills Pass.
Common questions
Why does this guide link to more than one official site?
Identità explains Single Permit and certificate requirements. Skills Pass pages explain registration, learning and assessments; the Skills Pass FAQ identifies ITS as the issuer of both certificates. This guide links to each body's information so you can check the relevant detail.
How do I know a site claiming to be 'official' really is?
Check the web address against the ones listed on this page and on our sources page — identita.gov.mt, skillspass.org.mt, and tourism.skillspass.org.mt. Official government and government-linked sites in Malta generally use .gov.mt or recognised institutional domains. If a link you encounter elsewhere (an email, a social post, a search ad) goes somewhere else, treat it with caution and verify independently before entering any information.
What should I do if an official link on this page stops working?
Official sites occasionally restructure their pages, which can break specific deep links even when the overall site is fine. If a link here doesn't load, try the site's homepage first (the domains above), and please let us know through the contact page so we can check and update it — see the visible "Last verified" date for when we last confirmed these links worked.
Official sources for this page
These are the official pages this guide depends on. Open them directly before acting on a time-sensitive requirement.
- 01Identità (opens in a new tab)
Primary description of the Single Permit Pre-Departure Course requirement for non-EU nationals.
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- 03Skills Pass (opens in a new tab)
Official Skills Pass frequently asked questions.
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- 04Skills Pass (Tourism & Hospitality) (opens in a new tab)
Sector-specific Skills Pass portal for tourism and hospitality roles.
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We never collect official login details, documents, or payment data. Use this guide for context, then take action only on the official portal. Full citations are listed at the end of this page.
Read the official Identità Pre-Departure Course guidanceOpens the official website