If you are a freelancer registered abroad, eligibility to register on Malt depends on your country of registration and legal form.
In summary:
- Malt distinguishes open countries (registration allowed) and blocked countries (registration refused).
- Freelancers can register as a sole trader or registered business.
- Required documents vary by legal form and country of registration.
Allowed and blocked countries
Two scenarios apply depending on the country where the freelancer is registered:
- Fully open countries: Malt operates normally. The platform is open to all freelancers regardless of status or legal form — sole traders and registered companies.
- Blocked countries: Malt does not accept any freelancer registered in these countries.
Screenshot: freelancer registration form with country selection
Accepted legal forms
Freelancers are free to register on Malt as either:
- Sole trader
- Registered business
Documents for a sole trader
For a sole trader, you must submit:
- Identity document (passport required for non-European countries)
- Proof of registration less than 3 months old
Documents must show:
- Your first and last name
- Your registration number
- Your tax address
- A real date or a date less than three months old
- An official translation into English or French, signed by a sworn translator, if the document is not in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or Portuguese (the original must be submitted with the translation)
Documents for a registered business
For a registered business, submit:
- Identity document (passport only for non-European countries)
- Proof of registration dated less than 3 months ago
- Company statutes
- Beneficial ownership declaration
Documents must show:
- Your first and last name
- Your company name (as it appears in the statutes)
- That you are the legal representative or sole director
- Your registration number
- Your tax address
- A real date or a date less than three months old
- An official translation into English or French, signed by a sworn translator, if the document is not in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or Portuguese
If you are registered in the European Economic Area (EEA), you may provide a national identity card or driving licence.
List of open and blocked countries
| The following countries have no restrictions applied - Open countries | The following countries have all restrictions applied - Blocked countries |
|---|---|
| * AD - Andorra | AF - Afghanistan |
| * AE - United Arab Emirates | AO - Angola |
| * AG - Antigua and Barbuda | AZ - Azerbaijan |
| * AI - Anguilla | BS - Bahamas |
| * AL - Albania | BY - Belarus |
| * AM - Armenia | BJ - Benin |
| * AQ - Antarctica | BA - Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| * AR - Argentina | BW - Botswana |
| * AS - American Samoa | BV - Bouvet Island |
| * AT - Austria | BI - Burundi |
| * AU - Australia | KH - Cambodia |
| * AW - Aruba | CM - Cameroon |
| * AX - Åland Islands | CF - Central African Republic |
| * BB - Barbados | CD - Congo (DRC) |
| * BD - Bangladesh | CG - Congo (Brazzaville) |
| * BE - Belgium | CI - Ivory Coast |
| * BF - Burkina Faso | CU - Cuba |
| * BG - Bulgaria | ER - Eritrea |
| * BH - Bahrain | ET - Ethiopia |
| * BL - Saint Barthélemy | FJ - Fiji |
| * BM - Bermuda | GA - Gabon |
| * BN - Brunei Darussalam | GH - Ghana |
| * BO - Bolivia | GN - Guinea |
| * BQ - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | GY - Guyana |
| * BR - Brazil | HT - Haiti |
| * BT - Bhutan | HM - Heard & McDonald Islands |
| * BZ - Belize | IR - Iran |
| * CA - Canada | IQ - Iraq |
| * CC - Cocos (Keeling) Islands | KZ - Kazakhstan |
| * CH - Switzerland | KY - Kenya |
| * CK - Cook Islands | KG - Kyrgyzstan |
| * CN - China | LA - Laos |
| * CL - Chile | LB - Lebanon |
| * CO - Colombia | LR - Liberia |
| * CR - Costa Rica | LY - Libya |
| * CV - Cabo Verde | ML - Mali |
| * CW - Curaçao | ME - Montenegro |
| * CX - Christmas Island | MM - Myanmar |
| * CY - Cyprus | NP - Nepal |
| * CZ - Czechia | NE - Niger |
| * DE - Germany | NG - Nigeria |
| * DJ - Djibouti | KP - North Korea |
| * DK - Denmark | PK - Pakistan |
| * DM - Dominica | PS - Palestine |
| * DO - Dominican Republic | RU - Russia |
| * DZ - Algeria | RW - Rwanda |
| * EC - Ecuador | SN - Senegal |
| * EE - Estonia | SO - Somalia |
| * EG - Egypt | GS - South Georgia |
| * EH - Western Sahara | SS - South Sudan |
| * ES - Spain | LK - Sri Lanka |
| * FI - Finland | LC - Saint Lucia |
| * FK - Falkland Islands | SD - Sudan |
| * FM - Micronesia | SY - Syria |
| * FO - Faroe Islands | TJ - Tajikistan |
| * FR - France | TT - Trinidad and Tobago |
| * GB - United Kingdom | TM - Turkmenistan |
| * GD - Grenada | UG - Uganda |
| * GE - Georgia | UA - Ukraine |
| * GF - French Guiana | UZ - Uzbekistan |
| * GG - Guernsey | VU - Vanuatu |
| * GI - Gibraltar | VE - Venezuela |
| * GL - Greenland | YE - Yemen |
| * GM - Gambia | ZW - Zimbabwe |
| * GP - Guadeloupe | |
| * GQ - Equatorial Guinea | |
| * GR - Greece | |
| * GT - Guatemala | |
| * GU - Guam | |
| * GW - Guinea-Bissau | |
| * HK - Hong Kong | |
| * HN - Honduras | |
| * HR - Croatia | |
| * HU - Hungary | |
| * ID - Indonesia | |
| * IE - Ireland | |
| * IL - Israel | |
| * IM - Isle of Man | |
| * IN - India | |
| * IO - British Indian Ocean Territory | |
| * IS - Iceland | |
| * IT - Italy | |
| * JE - Jersey | |
| * JM - Jamaica | |
| * JO - Jordan | |
| * JP - Japan | |
| * KI - Kiribati | |
| * KM - Comores | |
| * KN - Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| * KR - South Korea | |
| * KW - Kuwait | |
| * LI - Liechtenstein | |
| * LS - Lesotho | |
| * LT - Lithuania | |
| * LU - Luxembourg | |
| * LV - Latvia | |
| * MA - Morocco | |
| * MC - Monaco | |
| * MD - Moldova | |
| * MF - Saint Martin (French part) | |
| * MG - Madagascar | |
| * MH - Marshall Islands | |
| * MK - North Macedonia | |
| * MN - Mongolia | |
| * MO - Macau | |
| * MP - Northern Mariana Islands | |
| * MQ - Martinique | |
| * MR - Mauritania | |
| * MS - Montserrat | |
| * MT - Malta | |
| * MU - Mauritius (Island) | |
| * MV - Maldives | |
| * MW - Malawi | |
| * MX - Mexico | |
| * MY - Malaysia | |
| * MZ - Mozambique | |
| * NA - Namibia | |
| * NC - New Caledonia | |
| * NF - Norfolk Island | |
| * NI - Nicaragua | |
| * NL - Netherlands | |
| * NO - Norway | |
| * NR - Nauru | |
| * NU - Niue | |
| * NZ - New Zealand | |
| * OM - Oman | |
| * PA - Panama | |
| * PE - Peru | |
| * PF - French Polynesia | |
| * PG - Papua New Guinea | |
| * PH - Philippines | |
| * PL - Poland | |
| * PM - Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| * PN - Pitcairn | |
| * PR - Puerto Rico | |
| * PT - Portugal | |
| * PW - Palau | |
| * PY - Paraguay | |
| * QA - Qatar | |
| * RE - Réunion | |
| * RO - Romania | |
| * RS - Serbia | |
| * SA - Saudi Arabia | |
| * SB - Solomon Islands | |
| * SC - Seychelles | |
| * SE - Sweden | |
| * SG - Singapore | |
| * SH - Saint Helena | |
| * SI - Slovenia | |
| * SJ - Svalbard and Jan Mayen | |
| * SK - Slovakia | |
| * SL - Sierra Leone | |
| * SM - San Marino | |
| * SR - Suriname | |
| * ST - Sao Tome and Principe | |
| * SV - El Salvador | |
| * SX - Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | |
| * SZ - Eswatini | |
| * TC - Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| * TD - Chad | |
| * TF - French Southern Territories | |
| * TG - Togo | |
| * TH - Thailand | |
| * TK - Tokelau | |
| * TL - Timor-Leste | |
| * TN - Tunisia | |
| * TO - Tonga | |
| * TR - Turkey | |
| * TV - Tuvalu | |
| * TW - Taiwan | |
| * TZ - Tanzania | |
| * UM - U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| * US - United States | |
| * UY - Uruguay | |
| * VC - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| * VG - British Virgin Islands | |
| * VI - U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| * VN - Vietnam | |
| * WF - Wallis and Futuna | |
| * WS - Samoa | |
| * XK - Kosovo | |
| * YT - Mayotte | |
| * ZA - South Africa | |
| * ZM - Zambia |