Pillar 08 · Practical Info

Post Office and Government Services in Żejtun

A short, practical map of the post office and the principal government services available in or near Żejtun — the basics for residents, and the things visitors occasionally need.

This article is a stub. Specific addresses and current hours to follow.

What’s in town and what isn’t

The post office (MaltaPost) is the principal channel for posting parcels, buying stamps, and a number of paper-based government interactions — TV licence, driving licence renewal forms, parts of the vehicle-licensing process. There is at least one MaltaPost branch in Żejtun. For broader government services — Identity Malta (residence cards, identity cards), Jobsplus, the social security and tax offices — most residents need to travel to the regional or central offices. Many services are available online through the servizz.gov portal, which has substantially reduced the number of in-person visits required. The local council handles its own narrower set of resident-facing services in town.

For visitors, the most common reason to need a post office is to send a postcard or a small parcel. The most common reason to need a government service is a lost or stolen passport, in which case the relevant embassy or consulate (in Valletta or Floriana) is the right contact. [LOCAL FACT — Mattew to confirm the current MaltaPost branch in Żejtun, opening hours, and the nearest Identity Malta/Servizz office.]

Servizz.gov, briefly

The servizz.gov portal is the single online channel for most central-government services in Malta — driving licence renewals, vehicle licensing, residence card applications, social security queries, tax matters, and a long list of other things. It is well-built and saves substantial time compared with in-person visits. New residents should set up an account early; visitors generally won’t need it. For things that genuinely require an in-person visit, the relevant office (Identity Malta, Transport Malta, the regional government building) is rarely walking distance from Żejtun, and a bus or short drive is usually involved.

What this article will cover

  • The MaltaPost branch in Żejtun, hours, and services
  • The nearest Identity Malta/regional government office
  • What can be done online through servizz.gov
  • Where to renew a driving licence
  • What to do if you lose a passport (visitors)
  • Council-handled vs central-government services

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Part of our Practical Info pillar. Pair with the local council, banks and ATMs, and moving to Żejtun.

Mattew Cassar

Resident · Writer

Mattew writes zejtun.com from a flat above his grandfather’s old workshop on Triq San Girgor. He has lived in Żejtun for twenty-three of his thirty-one years.