Malta Permanent Residence Programme
The Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) is a residency by investment programme designed to attract Non-EU/EEA nationals who wish to obtain permanent residency in Malta. It provides a straightforward path to obtaining residency, allowing individuals and their families to live, work, or study in Malta and travel within the Schengen Area without the need of applying for a visa. In order to apply, applicants must demonstrate they have sufficient financial resources and be able to support themselves and their dependents, make a contribution to the Government of Malta, rent or buy a residential property and make a donation to a philanthropic institution. Residency obtained under the MPRP is granted for life, however the residence card is to be renewed every five years.
Dr. Jean-Philippe Chetcuti
Dr. Priscilla Mifsud Parker
Dr. Antoine Saliba Haig
Marina Magri
- Capital City: Valletta
- Currency: Euro (€)
- Languages: Maltese and English
- Nearest Country: Italy
- Visa Free Countries: European Schengen Area (29 countries)
- Time Zone: Central European Time Zone
- Permanent Residence valid for life, for all the family
- Investment is only required after approval
- The right to reside in Malta
- Property Investment required only for the first 5 years
- Visa-free travel within the 29 Schengen Area Countries
- No minimum physical presence required
- No language test required
- Ability to include the spouse, parents, grandparents and children in the same application.
The Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) was launched by virtue of Legal Notice 121 of 2021 as amended by Legal Notice 57 of 2024. The regulations lays down the requirements for applicants with a clean background to apply for Maltese residence by investment on the basis of a contribution to Malta, the purchase or rental of property as well as a donation to a registered Maltese philanthropic organisation. Applications are to be submitted by a local licenced agent to the Residency Malta Agency.
- The Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) is open to Non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals.
- The Main Applicant must show capital of not less than €500,000, out of which, a minimum of €150,000 should be in the form of liquid financial assets
- The Main Applicant can include in the same application: the spouse, financially dependent and unmarried children, and financially dependent parents of both the applicant and of the spouse.
- Applicants are required to be covered by a health insurance covering their presence in the Schengen Area
Investment Required under the MPRP
Applicants under this programme are required to fulfil all of the following three requirements:
- Pay a Government contribution of €68,000 when purchasing a property or €98,000 when renting a property, and
- Rent or Purchase a residential property in Malta* (minimum values apply), and
- Make a philanthropic contribution of €2,000 to an approved local registered philanthropic, organisation or an NGO
*An applicant is required to rent a property for a minimum annual rent of €10,000 in the South of Malta or Gozo, or €12,000 annually in the rest of Malta. Alternatively an applicant may purchase a property for a minimum value of €300,000 in the South of Malta or Gozo or €350,000 in the rest of Malta.
- Upon engagement, we shall be guiding you on the required documentation needed under the MPRP programme. Our team will prepare the application forms and supporting documentation and submit this to the Residency Malta Agency.
- The Residency Malta Agency conducts thorough due diligence checks on the applicant and any qualifying members and ensures that the applicant is in possession of the required minimum wealth.
- When the applicant successfully passes the due diligence checks, a letter of approval in principle is issued, and the investor is required to satisfy the three main investment requirements.
- Upon satisfying the requirements, the investor and the qualifying family members are required to visit Malta to take their biometric data.
- Finally, the applicants are issued with a Maltese residence certificate (valid for life) and Maltese residence cards (valid for renewable five year periods)
- Annual compliance is to be carried out for the first five years.
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