Malta Permanent Residence Programme

The Malta Permanent Residence Programme, or MPRP, is Malta’s residence-by-investment route for non-EU, non-EEA, and non-Swiss nationals who want permanent residence rights in Malta through a qualifying property, government contribution, NGO donation, administration fee, and due diligence process.

The programme can be powerful for families who want a Maltese permanent residence base from an investment route. It is not a work permit, not a tax programme by itself, and not citizenship by investment.

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Check whether MPRP fits	Main guide
Understand fees, property, capital, and due diligence	Costs, property, and due diligence
Plan agent filing, approval in principle, documents, and five-year monitoring	Timeline and documents
Separate dependants, tax residence, employment, and citizenship	Tax, family, and citizenship setup
Compare Malta’s remote-worker route	Malta Nomad Residence Permit

Programme Snapshot

Item	Current Rule
Official name	Malta Permanent Residence Programme
Common abbreviation	MPRP
Authority	Residency Malta Agency
Legal basis	S.L. 217.26, Malta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations
Main audience	Third-country nationals who are not Maltese, EEA, or Swiss nationals
Minimum age	18 for the main applicant
Filing channel	Mandatory licensed agent
Residence output	Certificate granting indefinite residence, settlement, or stay in Malta while conditions are met
Property route	Buy qualifying residential property of at least EUR 375,000 or rent qualifying residential property of at least EUR 14,000 per year
Administration fee	EUR 60,000 for main applicant; EUR 15,000 at submission and EUR 45,000 after approval in principle
Contribution	EUR 37,000
Donation	EUR 2,000 to an approved local NGO or society
Capital evidence option 1	At least EUR 500,000 in assets, including at least EUR 150,000 in financial assets
Capital evidence option 2	At least EUR 650,000 in assets, including at least EUR 75,000 in financial assets
Dependant administration fee	EUR 7,500 for certain adult dependant categories; spouse, minor children, and disabled adult children are carved out in the fee schedule
Health insurance	Required for main applicant and dependants
Monitoring	Annual monitoring for first five years, later whenever the Agency considers appropriate
Temporary permit while pending	Possible one-year temporary residence permit after application submission, subject to Agency procedure
Employment	Do not treat MPRP as a work permit; separate work authorisation may be needed
Tax residence	Separate factual analysis under Malta tax rules
Citizenship	Only through separate citizenship law and residence/integration requirements

Application Flow

1. Confirm that the main applicant is a third-country national and at least 18.
2. Choose and appoint a licensed agent.
3. Check sanctions, adverse history, previous refusals, source of funds, and dependant eligibility.
4. Prepare capital evidence, police conduct certificates, property undertaking, contribution undertaking, donation undertaking, and health evidence.
5. Submit the MPRP application through the licensed agent and pay EUR 15,000 of the administration fee.
6. Undergo Residency Malta Agency due diligence and Approvals Board review.
7. If approved in principle, pay the remaining administration fee and dependant fees within two months.
8. Within eight months of approval in principle, pay the contribution, secure the qualifying property, make the NGO donation, provide health insurance, and complete remaining evidence.
9. Receive the residence-by-investment certificate if all requirements are satisfied.
10. Maintain property, capital, insurance, and eligibility through the five-year monitoring period and beyond.

Good Fit

MPRP is strongest for non-EU families who want permanent residence rights in Malta, can document capital and source of funds, prefer a rent-or-buy property choice, and accept a formal licensed-agent and due-diligence process.

Poor Fit

It is usually a poor fit for applicants who need Maltese employment rights, want a cheap temporary stay, cannot pass source-of-funds review, expect citizenship without real residence, or do not want to maintain property and capital conditions for at least the first five years.