Malta Permanent Residence
Malta
Residency
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See if you're a match →Malta's permanent residence programme is for financially qualified non-EU applicants who can meet the required contribution, property, and asset rules. It generally requires source-of-funds evidence, health coverage, due diligence, and government approval.
- Type
- Investment residence
- Investment fit
- Investors making a qualifying investment in Malta
- Core requirements
- Investment amount, source of funds, and required approvals
- What to know
- Approval can depend on official judgment or program space
- Duration
- Permanent residence once approved.
- Renewal / path
- Status depends on maintaining the required property and programme obligations.
Summary
The Malta Permanent Residence Programme is an investment-led permanent residence route for qualifying third-country nationals. It is attractive for families who want long-term Maltese residence and Schengen-area travel access, but it requires significant capital, property, fees, donation, insurance, and due diligence.
This is not citizenship by investment. Malta's separate investor-citizenship framework has been under major EU-law pressure after the 2025 Court of Justice ruling, so this pathway is limited to permanent residence.
Eligibility
- Third-country national, excluding EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals.
- Clean record and successful due diligence.
- Required capital/assets, including a financial-asset component.
- Qualifying Maltese property by purchase or rent.
- Government contribution and administration fee.
- Donation to an approved Maltese organization.
- Health insurance covering Malta and other required jurisdictions.
Duration, Renewal, and Long-Term Path
- Duration: Permanent residence once approved.
- Renewal: Status depends on maintaining the required property and programme obligations.
What This Route Allows
This route can allow you to live in Malta through the qualifying investment, business, or self-employment basis described above. The proof package should be concrete before filing: accepted investment or business activity, lawful source-of-funds records, corporate, property, or bank documents where relevant, background checks, and the government forms for this pathway.
What This Route Is Not
This is not a guaranteed approval just because money is available. Investment routes usually require due diligence, source-of-funds proof, and careful review of the exact investment rules.
Next Steps
- Confirm eligibility and nationality restrictions with a licensed Malta agent.
- Document assets and source of funds.
- Decide whether to rent or buy qualifying property.
- Budget for government contribution, administration fee, donation, and professional costs.
- Prepare due-diligence, identity, civil-status, insurance, and property documents.