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🇲🇹 Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP)

Malta's MPRP grants indefinite residence status with a 5-year renewable card and no minimum stay. The rental route is approximately EUR 169,000 before legal and ancillary costs, alongside a separate asset test; MPRP is distinct from Malta's citizenship and tax regimes.

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Permit type: Permanent residence
Qualifying requirement: Rental route from EUR 14,000 per year for 5 years, plus EUR 60,000 administration fee, EUR 37,000 government contribution and EUR 2,000 donation. Asset test: either EUR 500,000 including EUR 150,000 financial assets, or EUR 650,000 including EUR 75,000 financial assets.
Processing time: Officially 4-6 months; realistic full processing may extend to approximately 12 months
Residence obligation: No minimum annual physical presence requirement. The MPRP grants permanent residence status with a renewable 5-year residence card.
Principal benefit: Non-EU families seeking permanent Schengen residence without an annual stay obligation and who can meet the property, contribution, fee and asset-test requirements.

Last updated October 20263 official sourcesData confidence: source-backed

🇲🇹 Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP)

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