Permanent Residency programme (MPRP)
Eligibility Criteria
Nationality requirement: Applicants must be third-country nationals, i.e., not citizens of the EU, EEA, or Switzerland.
Sanctioned Countries: Individuals from countries that are sanctioned, as announced by the Agency from time to time, are not eligible.
Other Regulations: Applicants should not be beneficiaries under any other Maltese immigration schemes or regulations.
Financial Stability: Applicants must have stable and regular financial resources sufficient to support themselves and their dependents without relying on Malta’s social assistance system.
Capital Assets: Applicants must have capital assets of not less than €500,000, of which at least €150,000 must be financial assets.
Character Requirements: Applicants must be fit-and-proper individuals with a clean criminal record.
Security Concerns: Applicants should not pose a threat to Malta’s national security, public policy, public health, or public interest.
Requirement for participation:
Administrative fee: €40,000.
Property rental: minimum of €10,000 in the South of Malta/Gozo or €12,000 in the rest of Malta, or purchase a property for a minimum value of €300,000 in the South of Malta/Gozo or €350,000 in the rest of Malta.
Government contribution: €28,000 if purchasing a property or €58,000 if leasing a property.
Additional applicants: €7,500 for each additional parent or grandparent of the Main Applicant and/or spouse who is principally dependent on the Main Applicant.
Property: Hold the qualifying property for a minimum period of 5 years and maintain a residential address.
Donation: Make a donation of €2,000 to a local philanthropic, cultural, scientific, artistic, sport, or animal welfare NGO registered with the Commissioner of Voluntary Organisations.
Documentation: Possess a valid travel document, sickness insurance policy and travel insurance valid in the Schengen area.