Immigration

The firm's Malta immigration practice has, since its inception in the late 1990s, focused on immigration as a speciality that fits nicely with the law firm's international strengths in estate planning, tax and wealth structuring practices.  We have thus developed significant experience serving investors, entrepreneurs and their family businesses in obtaining residence-by-investment and citizenship under Maltese immigration law as well as European residency and Citizenship-by-Investment programmes of other CBI destinations.

Specialist Immigration Expertise, Holistic Legal & Tax Approach

Our Malta immigration firm adopts a rounded approach to the immigration needs of our clients by tapping into our wider, fully integrated firm-wide services. We identify our clients’ personal and commercial objectives. We ensure that any domestic or international wealth structuring, family wealth issues or disputes, real estate and commercial transactions, family office matters or philanthropic intentions are aligned with such objectives. Our Malta Immigration lawyers work closely with our Corporate and Tax teams to offer an all-inclusive service to our clients with their intricate personal and business legal requirements. In a typical scenario, it is our role to ensure that such clients familiarise themselves with Malta. We project manage their setting up from a legal, corporate and logistical aspect and assist them in compliance and ongoing matters.

Immigration Clients we Serve

Our Malta immigration lawyers represent a diverse clientele hailing from all contents, given the firm's regional preparation in assisting clients in accordance with the peculiarities of their country / region of origin.  The firm speaks more than 20 languages and has special understanding of the MEA and MENA regions, the Indian subcontinent, Asia and South East Asia, Russia and the CIS, the Americas,  The nationalities represented by the Firm to date originate amongst others from the Middle-East, Russia and the CIS, China, India, Bangladesh, Philippines, France and the US. The firm provides VIP treatment to clients applying under this programme, offering end-to-end process management and concierge services, hand-holding the client and family members throughout the application process and project managing any personal relocation processes.

Specialised Malta Immigration Firm

Our immigration team, together with other professionals in the firm, including our tax advisors, assist persons wishing to relocate and retire to Malta using the appropriate Malta programme, whether this involves the attainment of citizenship or through one of the current, available residency programmes. Our law firm provides immigration law services as well as immigration agent services through the firm's specialised immigration arm.

Paths to Residence & Citizenship in Malta

We specialise in advising and assisting across all paths to Maltese Citizenship & Residency, including:

• Malta European Residence Permit (EU freedom of movement / ordinary residence)
• Malta Global Residence Programme (residency ad special tax status - Non-EU nationals)
• Malta Key Employee Initiative (fast-tracked work permits for specialised employees)
• Malta Work Permits (permission to work for third-country nationals)
• Malta Residence Programme (residency and special tax status - EU Nationals)
• Malta Permanent Residence Programme (lifelong residency permit)
• ‍Malta Highly Qualified Persons Rules (special tax status for skilled company executives)
• Malta Retirement Programme (residency and special tax status for retirees)
• Malta Nomad Residence Permit (residency and special tax status for digital nomads)
• Malta Citizenship by Descent (citizenship for descendants of Maltese)
• Malta Citizenship by Investment (citizenship by investment 2014 - 2025)
• Malta Citizenship by Merit (citizenship for exceptional services/contribution)

Our Immigration Leaders

Practising immigration since 1998, founding partner Dr Jean-Philippe Chetcuti is an internationally recognised figure in the European immigration law scene. JP is a licensed Maltese advocate, first licensed agent under Malta's CBI programme (licence IIP001) the program reached its quota in 2020), and authorised registered mandatory (ARM05987), a founding member of STEP Malta Branch (chairman between 2013-2016), a member and speaker at  the Global Migration Section of the American Immigration Lawyers Association AILA in Malta and a member of EILN, the European Immigration Lawyers Network in Malta.  Dr Chetcuti is recognised figure in Maltese tax, citizenship and residence matters and is regularly invited to speak on Malta immigration law developments in international fora.

Dr Priscilla Mifsud Parker is a licensed advocate, immigration agent and authorised registered mandatory (ARM03941), and through ACC Advisors Ltd, is duly authorised to act as a licensed Malta citizenship and residency agent in terms of the Agents (Licences) Regulations, 2020 (L.N. 435 of 2020) and bound by the “Licence Agreement and Code of Conduct and Ethics for Agents” entered into with Community Malta Agency, under official Malta licence number AKM-ACCA.  Dr Mifsud Parker is a member of STEP Malta (chairperson 2020-2023).  Dr Mifsud Parker is a recognised figure in the world of trusts and estate planning and tax and corporate structuring of wealth and business through Malta.

A long-standing lawyer within the firm's immigration practice, Dr Antoine Saliba Haig, partner since 2025, is a specialist in Matese citizenship law. Director Marina Magri co-heads the team under the leadership of the to senior partners.