Malta Residency by Investment 2026 🇲🇹

Golden Visas are temporary permits renewed every few years against a maintained investment. MPRP grants permanent residence immediately and for life — the property obligation ends after 5 years while your status continues.

Lease route: €60,000 contribution + €50,000 admin fee + €2,000 donation + 5-year lease from €14,000/year ≈ €182,000 total, largely consumed. Purchase route: €82,000 in fees/contribution/donation plus a €375,000+ property you keep and can sell after 5 years.

Not directly. MPRP is a permanent residence programme; naturalisation in Malta requires genuine long-term residence and is discretionary. If citizenship is your goal, Portugal's 5-year path is the stronger play — we'll tell you honestly which fits.

No. There is no minimum stay requirement. You must simply maintain the qualifying property for the first 5 years and hold valid health insurance.

Yes — financially dependent parents and grandparents of both the main applicant and spouse can be included, at an additional government fee per person.

Malta taxes non-domiciled residents on a remittance basis: foreign income is taxable only if brought into Malta, and foreign capital gains are untaxed even if remitted. There is no wealth, estate or inheritance tax. Specific advice requires a review of your facts, which we arrange with Maltese tax counsel.

You must evidence total assets of €500,000+ (of which €150,000 liquid financial assets) or €650,000+ (of which €75,000 liquid) and maintain the threshold throughout the first five years.

Yes — since January 2025 applicants can obtain a one-year interim residence permit and relocate to Malta while the permanent application is processed.