Source document
L.N. 189 of 2017, Malta Residence and Visa Programme (Amendment) Regulations, 2017
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 9 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
L.N. 189 of 2017, MRVP (Amendment) Regulations (English text): Identity Malta replaced by the Malta Residence and Visa Agency; contribution redefined as EUR 30,000 plus EUR 5,000 per parent or grandparent; wider dependant definition; property thresholds restated (EUR 320,000 / 270,000); EUR 5,500 application fee restated; new EUR 5,000 supplementary fee for adding family members later; police certificates from age 14; Schengen-wide sickness insurance; EUR 100,000 income / EUR 500,000 capital restated; cessation grounds (b) long-term residence and (f) four years continuous stay deleted; Marsa added to southern localities. Already recorded: the EUR 5,000 parent contribution and an event for the agency change. Added: the EUR 5,000 supplementary fee and an event for the deleted cessation grounds. Restated amounts unchanged from L.N. 288 of 2015 are not repeated. No statistics. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).
What it supports
19 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Rules and prices (16)
- Donationper parent or grandparent dependantEUR 5,0004 Jul 2017 – 29 Mar 2021 · Malta legislation 2017Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Donationmain applicant (contribution, incl. EUR 5,500 paid on application)EUR 30,000Date not stated · Malta legislation 2017Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Property purchasemain applicant (purchase; Gozo or south of Malta)EUR 270,000Date not stated · Malta legislation 2017Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Property purchasemain applicant (purchase; Malta)EUR 320,000Date not stated · Malta legislation 2017Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Minimum capitalmain applicant (or EUR 100,000 annual foreign income)EUR 500,000Date not stated · Malta legislation 2017Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Administration feeper person added to the certificate after approval (spouse of an approved child, children born to or adopted by approved children, spouse or child of a dependant)EUR 5,0004 Jul 2017 – 29 Mar 2021 · Malta legislation 2017Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Administration feemain applicant (part of the contribution)EUR 5,500Date not stated · Malta legislation 2017Malta · 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 2017Malta · 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 2017Malta · 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 2017Malta · 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 2017Malta · 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 2017Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Look-back period for police certificateslook-back period for countries of residence requiring police certificates10 yearsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2017Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Age from which a criminal record certificate is requiredbackground verification covers the applicant and dependants over this age14 yearsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2017Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
- Age above which a police certificate is requiredpolice certificates required for the main applicant and dependants older than this at the time of application14 yearsDate not stated · Malta legislation 2017Malta · 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 yearDate not stated · Malta legislation 2017Malta · Residence and Visa Programme
About the document
What it covers Transfers MRVP to the Malta Residence and Visa Agency; EUR 5,000 extra contribution per parent or grandparent; EUR 5,000 supplementary fees for adding dependants
Notes Government Gazette of Malta No. 19,821 of 4 Jul 2017.
Source id mlt-ln-2017-189 · accessed 2 Oct 2026