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Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP)
Malta · Southern Europe
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2021
- Governing lawPublished
- Maltese Citizenship Act
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Community Malta Agency
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Invest in Mediterranean living and EU residency in Malta's thriving economy and tech sector
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- No
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- Yes
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $12,000 in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 28 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 17.1–34.3 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Nomad Watch lists: in person
- Required in-person stepPublished
- In person
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- 120–240 days (Nomad Watch)
- Official application routePublished
- https://residencymalta.gov.mt/the-mprp-programme/apply-now
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $113,624
- Minimum investment (July 2026 figure)Published
- $350,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $350,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $6,500
- Application feePublished
- $6,200
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $12,700
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- $87,750
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- EUR 99,000 in government payments (EUR 60,000 admin fee + EUR 37,000 contribution + EUR 2,000 donation)
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Plus rent of at least EUR 14,000/yr or purchase of at least EUR 375,000, held 5 yrs; assets of EUR 500,000 (EUR 150,000 financial) or EUR 650,000 (EUR 75,000 financial)
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 12 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 60 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- None required (founder ruling 22 Sep 2026: RBI and CBI grant the right to live without requiring it)
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residence is determined based on various factors including permanent home, regular course of life, and locality of income
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 0%-35%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 5 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 5 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- USD figure covers government payments only, not the property
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://residencymalta.gov.mt/the-mprp-programme/
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.mt.andersen.com/insights/malta-permanent-residence-programme-requirements
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://nomad.watch/visas/residency/malta-mprp | https://residencymalta.gov.mt/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.