Source document
L.N. 288 of 2015, Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations, 2015
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What the document holds
L.N. 288 of 2015, Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations (English text): definitions (EUR 30,000 contribution incl. EUR 5,500 non-refundable fee, EUR 250,000 qualifying investment, property EUR 320,000 / 270,000 or rent EUR 12,000 / 10,000 a year), certificate rights and monitoring, application via registered agents, eligibility, conditions (property and investment held 5 years, EUR 100,000 foreign income or EUR 500,000 capital), cessation (EUR 15,000 late-notification penalty), information exchange, agent registration (agent share of the contribution capped at 10%), schedule of southern localities. All amounts except the income alternative were already recorded; added the EUR 100,000 income requirement. The penalty and the 10% agent-share ceiling are conditions, not prices, and are described here only. No statistics; the launch event is already recorded. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).
What it supports
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Rules and prices (20)
- Property rentmain applicant (lease; Gozo or south of Malta)10,000 EUR per year25 Aug 2015 – 29 Mar 2021 · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Property rentmain applicant (lease; Malta)12,000 EUR per year25 Aug 2015 – 29 Mar 2021 · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Donationmain applicant (contribution, incl. EUR 5,500 paid on application)EUR 30,00025 Aug 2015 – 29 Mar 2021 · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Government bondsmain applicant (qualifying investment)EUR 250,00025 Aug 2015 – 29 Mar 2021 · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Property purchasemain applicant (purchase; Gozo or south of Malta)EUR 270,00025 Aug 2015 – 29 Mar 2021 · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Property purchasemain applicant (purchase; Malta)EUR 320,00025 Aug 2015 – 29 Mar 2021 · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Minimum capitalmain applicant (or EUR 100,000 annual foreign income)EUR 500,00025 Aug 2015 – 29 Mar 2021 · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Administration feemain applicant (part of the contribution)EUR 5,50025 Aug 2015 – 29 Mar 2021 · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Time limit to report changesbeneficiary who ceases to qualify must notify Identity Malta, from becoming aware of the event4 weeksDate not stated · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Continuous stay after which the certificate endscertificate ceases if the beneficiary stays legally and continuously in Malta for this long or more4 yearsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Period of annual monitoring after certificate issuecertificate monitored annually for the first five years from issue, then every five years5 yearsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Holding period for the investmentqualifying investment (EUR 250,000), from the date the certificate is issued5 yearsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Time the property must be heldqualifying property (owned or rented), from the date the certificate is issued5 yearsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Residence that triggers a police certificatepolice certificates required from each country where the applicant resided for more than six months in the last ten years6 monthsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Look-back period for police certificateslook-back period for countries of residence requiring police certificates10 yearsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Age from which a criminal record certificate is requiredbackground verification covers the applicant and dependants over this age12 yearsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Minimum agemain applicant18 yearsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Maximum age of a dependent childunmarried child of the main applicant or spouse aged 18-26, not economically active and principally dependent26 yearsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Penalty for late notificationperson responsible for failing to notify cessation within four weeksEUR 15,000Date not stated · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Minimum income requiredmain applicant (annual income arising outside Malta, as the alternative to EUR 500,000 capital)100,000 EUR per year25 Aug 2015 – 29 Mar 2021 · Malta legislation 2015Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
About the document
What it covers Original MRVP terms: EUR 30,000 contribution (EUR 5,500 paid on application), EUR 250,000 qualifying investment, property and rent thresholds, income/capital test
Notes Government Gazette of Malta No. 19,467 of 25 Aug 2015 (date from the legislation.mt record).
Source id mlt-ln-2015-288 · accessed 2 Oct 2026