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Maltese immigration law provides two main residence schemes or programmes for taking up residence in Malta, namely the Permanent Residence Scheme (PRS) and the Ordinary Residence permit.  Persons may decide to move their residence status to Malta for various purposes, including offshore living, international business travel, tax reasons or for retirement.

 

Permanent Residence Scheme

Ordinary Residence Permit

Tax on worldwide wealth

none

none

Tax on worldwide income not remitted to Malta

none

none

Tax rate on remitted income

15% (subject to min.)

tax rates

Minimum annual tax

LM1,800 (EUR4,200)

0

Fiscal viability: remittance by a single taxpayer

> EUR23,500

< EUR23,500

Fiscal viability: remittance by a married couple

> EUR28,500

< EUR28,500

Inheritance tax

none

none

Wealth tax

none

none

 

Permanent Residence Scheme

Ordinary Residence Permit

Investment required

none

none

Minimum stay

none

none (but present in Malta at time of application)

Property requirement

rent or buy

 

rent or buy

Malta address to be obtained

before/during/after obtaining residence

before obtaining residence

Application processing time

short

1 day

Renewal (just a formality)

annual

annual

Cancellation/Non-renewal

only if conditions are breached

only if conditions are breached

Eligibility

EU & Non-EU nationals

EU & Non-EU* nationals

Conversions between permits possible

yes

yes

Entitlement to Citizenship

no

no

   
   

 

* The issue of Ordinary Residence Permits to Non-EU nationals is at the authority's discretion

 

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