Malta Citizenship
According to the Malta Individual Investor Program, foreign citizens making designated investments in Malta are provided with fast-track EU citizenship. EU citizenship is the lifetime citizenship of investors and their families.
- Complete and permanent lifetime citizenship of the European Union.
- Families and children can apply at once.
- Unless you decide to live in Malta for more than 6 months, you do not need to pay taxes in Malta.
- EU/EEA citizens are eligible to apply.
- Visa-free travel to more than 160 countries/regions including the United States.
- Live, work, study and settle in any EU member state (Germany, Switzerland, France, Denmark, etc.).
- There are no requirements for military service, no nationality test requirements, and no language test requirements.
- No need to live permanently in the country.
Obtaining Maltese citizenship through an investment program is the first EU case approved by the European Commission. According to the Law Act of the Republic of Malta Legal Notice No. 47 of 2014, the “Individual Investor Program” grants citizenship and passports to individuals and families involved in the technological, social and economic development of Malta.
New Malta Citizenship by Investment Program 2020
Malta’s Individual Investor Programme was the most exclusive economic citizenship scheme available on Earth and was firmly capped at 1800 applicants. In August 2020, the program officially reached its limit and stopped accepting new applications! The Malta Residence and Visa Programme (Malta Golden Visa) closed down a month earlier.
The country has secured a deal with the European Commission to allow the member state to choose for themselves how many people to accept for citizenship by investment, and the Government of Malta will be launching a new citizenship program shortly. The new Malta citizenship by investment program is expected to open in October 2020, but the exact criteria has yet to be made public and still needs to be discussed and approved at Parliamentary level. Rumors are swirling that Malta’s new citizenship program will have substantially larger investment requirements with the minimum financial contribution increasing to at least €750,000. We are also hearing that the new citizenship program will likely require investors to establish a stronger link with Malta by purchasing or renting a more expensive property on the islands as well as making a small donation to a local charity. Many also believe the new program’s residency requirement will be much longer than the previous one-year stipulation. As soon as we learn additional details about Malta’s new citizenship by investment program, we will update this website immediately.
