Third-country nationals who plan to submit an application for a temporary residence permit on the basis of economic self-sufficiency must be in possession of a valid authorisation to reside in Malta. Such authorisation may be in the form of a residence permit or a visa.

Applications may be submitted by high-net-worth beneficiaries of local residence investment or tax programmes, including the Global Residence Programme, the Malta Permanent Residence Programme, Malta Retirement Programme and Acquisition of Citizenship. For more information please follow the links below:

Global Residence Programme

https://cfr.gov.mt/en/inlandrevenue/itu/Pages/Global-Residence-Programme-Rules.aspx

Malta Permanent Residence Programme

https://residencymalta.gov.mt/

Malta Retirement Programme

https://cfr.gov.mt/en/inlandrevenue/itu/Pages/Malta-Retirement-Programme.aspx

Acquisition of Citizenship

https://komunita.gov.mt/en/

Applicants must submit their application online, through the Expatriates Unit Portal