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Sixty Thousand in Fees Before the Thirty-Seven-Thousand Contribution, and a Certificate That Confers No Right to Work

Answer

The general rule applies to you

No exception is recorded for citizens of Mexico on this topic. That is the answer, not a gap - everything below is the rule you get, unchanged.

172 exceptions recorded across 63 countries · none match Mexico to Malta · Residency through investment

The route is the Malta Permanent Residence Programme, made under article 7A of the Immigration Act and set out in S.L. 217.26. The published headline is a contribution of €37,000, and it is the smallest of the numbers. Before it comes a non-refundable administration fee of €60,000 for the main applicant - €15,000 within a month of submitting the application and €45,000 within two months of the Letter of Approval in Principle - plus €7,500 for each dependant who is not a spouse, a minor child or certain others. On top sit a €2,000 donation to a registered voluntary organisation, a qualifying property bought for at least €375,000 or rented at not less than €14,000 a year, and proof of assets worth €500,000 of which €150,000 is financial, or €650,000 of which €75,000 is financial. The property and the capital must both be held for five years. What the certificate buys is residence and nothing else: regulation 10(1) entitles the holder and the dependants on the certificate to reside, settle or stay indefinitely in Malta, and then says the certificate "shall not, by itself, entitle the holder thereof to any other rights mentioned in the Immigration Regulations" - so working still needs the ordinary employment licence. The programme that preceded it is closed. Regulation 26 provides that as from 29 March 2021 all new applications are governed by these regulations and no new application may be made under the Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations, S.L. 217.18, which remain in force only for the certificates and applications already under them.

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At a glance

Contribution
€37,000, the same whether the property is owned or rented

First Schedule to S.L. 217.26 as substituted by L.N. 146 of 2025, payable within eight months of the Letter of Approval in Principle. The two figures used to differ; the Schedule now sets both at the same amount.

Non-refundable administration fee, main applicant
€60,000

First Schedule to S.L. 217.26: €15,000 within one month of submitting the application and €45,000 within two months of the Letter of Approval in Principle. Regulation 9(1) lets the Agency refuse the application immediately if the first €15,000 is late.

Non-refundable administration fee, each dependant
€7,500

First Schedule to S.L. 217.26. Dependants in paragraphs (a), (b) and (e) of the definition in regulation 3 pay none.

Donation
€2,000

Regulation 3 of S.L. 217.26, to a local registered philanthropic, cultural, sport, scientific, animal welfare or artistic non-governmental organisation, before the certificate is issued.

Qualifying owned property
At least €375,000, in Malta or in Gozo

Regulation 3 of S.L. 217.26. The same figure applies in Malta and in Gozo; earlier Maltese schemes charged less for Gozo.

Qualifying rented property
At least €14,000 a year, in Malta or in Gozo

Regulation 3 of S.L. 217.26.

Assets to be shown
€500,000 including €150,000 financial, or €650,000 including €75,000 financial

Regulation 9(2) of S.L. 217.26, at submission, and to be held for five years under regulation 15(1)(g). What counts as a financial asset is the Agency's sole discretion.

How long the property must be held
5 years from the appointed day, then any residential property in Malta or Gozo

Regulation 15(1)(c) of S.L. 217.26. After five years the qualifying thresholds stop applying but a residential property must still be held.

What the certificate confers
The right to reside, settle or stay indefinitely - and no other right

Regulation 10(1) of S.L. 217.26. Employment still needs a licence under article 11(3) of the Immigration Act.

Minimum age
18

Regulation 9(1) of S.L. 217.26, for the main applicant.

The previous programme
Closed to new applications since 29 March 2021

Regulation 26(4) of S.L. 217.26. The Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations, S.L. 217.18, still govern certificates already issued and applications already filed.

Requirements

  • Be at least eighteen, and apply through a licensed agent - the regulations give no way to apply directly
  • Assets of €500,000 including €150,000 financial, or €650,000 including €75,000 financial, shown at submission
  • A qualifying property: bought for at least €375,000, or rented for at least €14,000 a year
  • The contribution, the administration fees and a €2,000 donation to a registered voluntary organisation
  • Health insurance covering all risks normally covered for Maltese nationals, and a valid travel document
  • Stable and regular resources sufficient to maintain yourself and your dependants without recourse to social assistance
  • Hold the property and the capital for five years from the appointed day

What applies to you

Nothing changes for a citizen of Mexico

We have no rule recorded that treats your citizenship differently here, so the general rule above is the one that applies to you. That is an answer, not a gap.

What the law says

Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · Regulation 2
«Cap. 217. accordance with article 7A of the Immigration Act, the requirements and administration of the grant of permanent residency rights on the basis of investment and to regulate matters ancillary thereto.»

The regulation opens "The scope of these regulations is to prescribe, in accordance with article 7A of the Immigration Act, ..."; the quotation starts later because the stored extraction carries a private-use character after the margin note "Scope.". "Cap. 217." is the margin reference to the Immigration Act.

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Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · First Schedule, paragraph (i), as substituted by L.N. 146 of 2025
«a non-refundable administration fee in respect of the main applicant of sixty thousand euro (€60,000), fifteen thousand euro (€15,000) of which need to be paid within one (1) month from the submission of the application, with the remaining forty five thousand euro (€45,000) payable within two (2) months from the issuance of the Letter of Approval in Principle; - a non-refundable administration fee of seven thousand five hundred euro (€7,500) for each and every dependant»

The fee the applicant pays before anyone has decided anything, and it is not returned if the answer is no.

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Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

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Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · First Schedule, paragraph (ii), as substituted by L.N. 146 of 2025
«a contribution of thirty seven thousand euro (€37,000) in respect of the main applicant where the necessary title to a qualifying property is a qualifying owned property payable within eight (8) months from the issuance of the Letter of Approval in Principle; - a contribution of thirty seven thousand euro (€37,000) in respect of the main applicant where the necessary title to a qualifying property is a qualifying rented property payable within eight (8) months from the issuance of the Letter of Approval in Principle..»

The double full stop at the end is the publisher's. The two limbs are identical in amount, which is the change L.N. 146 of 2025 made.

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Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

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Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · Regulation 3, definition of "donation"
«"donation" means a financial contribution of two thousand euro (€2,000) that shall be paid to a local registered philanthropic, cultural, sport, scientific, animal welfare or artistic non-governmental organisation or society registered with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations, or as otherwise approved by the Agency, before issuance of a certificate under these regulations;»
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Standing: Maintains the text in force

Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

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Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · Regulation 3, definitions of "qualifying owned property" and "qualifying rented property"
«"qualifying rented property" means a residential property taken on lease for a rent of not less than fourteen thousand euro (€14,000) per annum for a property situated in Malta or Gozo;»

The companion definition reads "qualifying owned property" means an immovable residential property purchased or acquired by title of emphyteusis at a consideration of not less than three hundred and seventy-five thousand euro (€375,000) for a property situated in Malta or Gozo.

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Standing: Maintains the text in force

Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

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Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · Regulation 9(2)
«(a) having a value of not less than five hundred thousand euro (€500,000), out of which a minimum of one hundred and fifty thousand euro (€150,000) shall be in the form of financial assets as the Agency may consider appropriate in its sole discretion; or (b) having a value of not less than six hundred and fifty thousand euro (€650,000), out of which a minimum of seventy-five thousand euro (€75,000) shall be in the form of financial assets, as the Agency may consider appropriate in its sole discretion..»

The double full stop is the publisher's. The trade is a higher total against a lower liquid part.

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Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

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Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · Regulation 10(1)
«with these regulations shall entitle the beneficiary of such a certificate and the dependants included on the certificate, to reside, settle or stay indefinitely in Malta, provided that: (a) the beneficiary of such a certificate and his approved dependants adhere to all the obligations and conditions set out in these regulations; and»

The sentence opens "A certificate issued by the Agency in accordance with these regulations ...". Paragraph (b) is quoted separately because a private-use character in the stored extraction sits between them.

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Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

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Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · Regulation 15(1)(c)
«(c) he holds a qualifying property for residence for a minimum five (5) year period from the appointed day, and after the lapse of five (5) years from the appointed day holds a residential property in Malta or Gozo in ownership or by title of lease or emphyteusis:»

The property obligation does not end after five years; only the qualifying thresholds do.

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Standing: Maintains the text in force

Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

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Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · Regulation 10(1)(b)
«(b) the said certificate shall not, by itself, entitle the S.L. 217. 04. holder thereof to any other rights mentioned in the Immigration Regulations.»

"S.L. 217. 04." is the margin reference to the Immigration Regulations, interleaved by the extraction. This is the paragraph a reader most needs: the certificate is residence, not a work permission.

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Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

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Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · Regulation 15(1)(d) to (g)
«(d) without prejudice to any other provision of these regulations, he is in receipt of stable and regular resources which are sufficient to maintain himself and his dependants without recourse to the social assistance system of Malta; (e) he is, and his dependants are, in possession of a valid travel document; (f) he is in possession of a health insurance in respect of all risks normally covered for Maltese nationals for himself and his dependants as the Agency considers appropriate from time to time; and (g) he is in possession of the capital referred to in sub-regulation (2) of regulation 9 for a period of five (5) years commencing from the appointed day.»

The continuing conditions. Failing any of them is a ground on which the Agency determines that the certificate ceases to benefit the holder.

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Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

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Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · Regulation 26(4)
«governed by these regulations and no new application for a certificate S.L. 217. 18. may be made under the Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations.»

The sub-regulation opens "As from 29th March 2021, all new applications shall be governed by these regulations ..."; the quotation starts after that because the stored extraction carries private-use characters there. "S.L. 217. 18." is the margin reference to the Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations. The closure is stated in the instrument that replaced the programme rather than in the instrument that was closed: S.L. 217.18 itself carries no words saying it is shut.

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Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

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Text layer - verbatim verifiedMalta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations · Regulation 17(4)(e)
«(e) if the individual has shown himself by act or speech to be disloyal or disaffected towards the President or the Republic of Malta.»

One of the grounds on which a person is removed from a certificate. Nothing in the regulations defines disloyalty or disaffection.

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Standing: Maintains the text in force

Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

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Practical notes

The €37,000 contribution is the number this programme is marketed on and it is a minority of what is paid. Fees of €60,000 for the main applicant and €7,500 for each chargeable dependant are non-refundable, and €15,000 of that is gone a month after the application is submitted, before anyone has assessed it.

Every amount here is the one in the regulations as they now stand, with the First Schedule substituted by L.N. 146 of 2025. The contribution for a rented property and for an owned property is now identical; any source showing two different figures is reading the Schedule as it was before.

The certificate is not a work permission and does not become one. Regulation 10(1)(b) says so expressly, and a beneficiary who takes a job needs the same employment licence under article 11(3) of the Immigration Act as any other third-country national - €250 on application under L.N. 164 of 2025.

Applications are made through a licensed agent. The regulations describe the main applicant throughout as "duly represented by an agent", and regulation 6B governs who may hold that licence; nothing read for this record provides a route without one.

This record rests on S.L. 217.26 as consolidated, including the First Schedule substituted by L.N. 146 of 2025, and on S.L. 217.18 for the closed programme. No agency page or guideline was read for it, and the regulations repeatedly leave matters to guidelines the Agency may issue.

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  • consolidates
    Malta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations, S.L. 217.26

    Laws of Malta

    About this source

    The Government of Malta's statute book, published on the internet by the Minister responsible for the Law Commission under article 12 of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 (Act XL of 2021). It carries the Constitution, every Chapter of the revised edition with amendments incorporated, every piece of subsidiary legislation under them, and Acts and Legal Notices as enacted. Addresses follow a stable ELI shape: /eli/cap/<n>/<lang>/pdf for a Chapter, /eli/sl/<chapter>.<n>/<lang>/pdf for subsidiary legislation, /eli/act/<year>/<n>/<lang>/pdf and /eli/ln/<year>/<n>/<lang>/pdf for instruments as made, and /eli/const/<lang>/pdf for the Constitution. Both official languages are served at the same address with eng or mlt substituted. Article 12(4) of the 2021 Act gives the text on this site a statutory presumption: unless proof is brought to the contrary it is deemed to be a true representation of the law, incorporating all amendments up to the date indicated on the site.

    Standing: Maintains the text in force

    Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

    We re-read it every 90 days. More about this source

  • consolidates
    Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations, S.L. 217.18

    Laws of Malta

    About this source

    The Government of Malta's statute book, published on the internet by the Minister responsible for the Law Commission under article 12 of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 (Act XL of 2021). It carries the Constitution, every Chapter of the revised edition with amendments incorporated, every piece of subsidiary legislation under them, and Acts and Legal Notices as enacted. Addresses follow a stable ELI shape: /eli/cap/<n>/<lang>/pdf for a Chapter, /eli/sl/<chapter>.<n>/<lang>/pdf for subsidiary legislation, /eli/act/<year>/<n>/<lang>/pdf and /eli/ln/<year>/<n>/<lang>/pdf for instruments as made, and /eli/const/<lang>/pdf for the Constitution. Both official languages are served at the same address with eng or mlt substituted. Article 12(4) of the 2021 Act gives the text on this site a statutory presumption: unless proof is brought to the contrary it is deemed to be a true representation of the law, incorporating all amendments up to the date indicated on the site.

    Standing: Maintains the text in force

    Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

    We re-read it every 90 days. More about this source

  • consolidates
    Fees payable for Residence Permits and Employment Licences Regulations, 2025, L.N. 164 of 2025

    Laws of Malta

    About this source

    The Government of Malta's statute book, published on the internet by the Minister responsible for the Law Commission under article 12 of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 (Act XL of 2021). It carries the Constitution, every Chapter of the revised edition with amendments incorporated, every piece of subsidiary legislation under them, and Acts and Legal Notices as enacted. Addresses follow a stable ELI shape: /eli/cap/<n>/<lang>/pdf for a Chapter, /eli/sl/<chapter>.<n>/<lang>/pdf for subsidiary legislation, /eli/act/<year>/<n>/<lang>/pdf and /eli/ln/<year>/<n>/<lang>/pdf for instruments as made, and /eli/const/<lang>/pdf for the Constitution. Both official languages are served at the same address with eng or mlt substituted. Article 12(4) of the 2021 Act gives the text on this site a statutory presumption: unless proof is brought to the contrary it is deemed to be a true representation of the law, incorporating all amendments up to the date indicated on the site.

    Standing: Maintains the text in force

    Cannot be cited for: It is not the authentic text. Under article 10(2) of the Statute Law Revision Act, 2021 the authentic text is the revised edition itself, which is the sole and only proper text in all Courts of Justice; the internet publication carries only the rebuttable presumption in article 12(4), so the site is official but defeasible. Two consequences follow for citation. First, the presumption runs only up to the date indicated on the site, and that date appears on the HTML page rather than inside the PDF, so a PDF taken on its own states no cut-off and none should be invented for it. Second, where the Maltese and English texts conflict the Maltese prevails - article 74 of the Constitution for any law, article 10(3) of the 2021 Act for a revised edition - so an English quotation here is the subordinate text and should not be relied on against a Maltese one. It cannot be cited for administrative practice at all: who may apply, what documents are wanted and what a programme currently charges in processing terms are matters for Identita, the Residency Malta Agency and the Commissioner for Revenue, and the instruments repeatedly delegate them to guidelines those bodies may issue.

    We re-read it every 90 days. More about this source