I was fortunate enough (in terms of travelling if nothing else) to be born within that block of countries that we call the European Union. Makes life simpler at airports. If you are from outside of that group of disparate nations, then getting a long-term visa for Malta becomes a little more complicated. I am no lawyer, as eagle-eyed readers of these posts may have noticed, but I'm going to share what I know about the whole messy business here:
Holiday Visas:
This is the easy one. Getting a three month holiday visa for Malta is no trouble for anyone. You can get a tourist visa for 3 months out of 6 in any Schengen area country. Should you wish to extend this by a further 3 months you need to apply to the Malta Immigration department and give them a valid reason why they should agree to the extension. In my experience, English language students usually have little problem getting such an extension when it is accompanied by a letter from their school here in Malta.
In any event, you are obviously not entitled to work on a tourist visa.
