Malta Global Residence Programme

• English is an official language and the language of education and communication in Malta.
• Malta is a part of the European Union.
• Malta's Currency is the Euro.
• Favourable tax system for expatriates.

Benefits of the Malta Global Residence Programme

• Indefinite Residence: the right to reside indefinitely in Malta.
• Maltese Residence Card provides Visa-free travel within Schengen Area.
• Include family members and domestic staff in one application.
• No minimum presence required.
• Tax only on Malta-source income and capital gains and on foreign income only if remitted to Malta.
• No tax on foreign-source income if not remitted to Malta.
• No tax on foreign-source capital gains, even if remitted to Malta.
• No inheritance tax.
• No wealth taxation.

Legal Basis

The Global Residence Programme Rules, 2013 grants permanent residency rights to economically self-sufficient applicants keeping a permanent address in Malta in the form of residential property purchased or rented in any of the islands of Malta or Gozo.

Eligibility for the Malta Global Residence Programme

• Open to non-EU nationals.
• Family applications allows, including:
  • spouse, life partner.
  • parents & grandparents of main applicant and spouse.
  • brothers/sisters.
  • dependent children up to 25 yrs.
  • domestic staff.

Malta Global Residence Programme Costs & Requirements

• Applicant must be economically self-sufficient;
• A government application fee of €6.000.
• Applicants must purchase or rent a property;
• Applicants should have valid travel document;
• Applicants should have full EU health insurance cover;
• Annual cost: €15,000 tax, for the whole family covering the first €100,000 of foreign income remitted to Malta.

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