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Country legal profile:
Malta
Legal grounds, timelines, costs and key restrictions in one structured country profile.
At a glance
Legal profile
This page is only for citizenship and residence grounds. Select a specific ground below to inspect eligibility, evidence, legal references, process and restrictions.
Entry · residence · permanent status
How to enter and live in the country before the passport route
Schengen short stay: up to 90 days in any 180-day period for visa-exempt travellers or holders of the required Schengen visa.
Stays over 90 days require a national visa/residence permit on a specific ground such as work, business, family, study or investment; the initial card length depends on that ground.
Across most EU national systems, 5 years of lawful continuous residence is the core benchmark for long-term/permanent status; exceptions and permitted absences depend on country and permit.
Residence-permit support is priced individually after the country and scope are defined.
Catalogue · all legal grounds
Choose a legal ground and inspect the route
Select a ground to see who it suits, evidence, legal basis, timing, cost, restrictions and the practical filing sequence.
Legal ground
Naturalization
Ordinary naturalization is built around qualifying lawful residence plus integration and good-character requirements.
- Indicative timeline
- от 5 лет / индивидуально
- Costs
- от $3 500
- Legacy Partners professional support
- $10 000
Who it suits
A foreign national with the required period of qualifying lawful residence and the other statutory conditions.
Evidence to prepare
Residence history, physical-presence/absence records, police certificates, income/tax evidence, language and integration evidence where applicable.
Additional jurisdiction checks
What is specific to this country
Malta: the selected ground is Naturalization. The catalogue's headline route is Investment / Naturalization, with an indicative from 5 years timeline and from $3 500 budget. This jurisdiction records 10 legal grounds and flags these practical constraints: Language · Criminal record · Source of funds · Due diligence.
Second / multiple citizenship
Malta: no general multiple-nationality bar is flagged in the current profile, but two statuses are not automatically consequence-free. Retention, notification, military/tax duties and ground-specific rules still require a separate check.
Track-specific parameters
A06 · MAL 10(1)
A foreign national with the required period of qualifying lawful residence and the other statutory conditions.
от 5 лет / индивидуально
Malta: no general multiple-nationality bar is flagged in the current profile, but two statuses are not automatically consequence-free. Retention, notification, military/tax duties and ground-specific rules still require a separate check.
Language · Criminal record · Source of funds · Due diligence
The legal basis is identified; the current procedure is rechecked at filing.
Additional jurisdiction checks
We can test eligibility, evidence, timing and risks against your facts before filing.
Investment ground
Minimum amount and all investment options
No open citizenship-by-investment program. No fixed public minimum. Real estate is not a standalone qualifying option · €700 000.
The minimum threshold does not automatically include government fees, due diligence, taxes or professional costs. Discretionary and closed routes are labelled separately.