What is the Malta Residency Bond Program?


Since 2004, Malta is a member of the European Union and since 2007 is part of the Schengen area, in addition to this it is a part of the British Commonwealth.

The perfect combination of political and economic stability puts Malta on a par with major European countries. Economic growth was 5.1% in 2015; the country's credit rating is A with a positive outlook. The base currency is the Euro.

A warm Mediterranean climate, clean environment, a high level of safety and excellent infrastructure make Malta a great place to relax and live. And tax relief for residents give a significant advantage to business operations and capital allocation.

Conditions

Investments

Investments in highly reliable Maltese government bonds in the amount of 250 000 Euro, for a period of 5 years

Contribution

Contribution to the State Fund of Malta in the amount of 30 000 Euro.

Buying or renting

Buying or renting a property in Malta for your own use.

Wealth

Affidavit about wealth


Necessary documents

  • valid foreign passport
  • birth certificate
  • marriage certificate (if applicable)
  • existing resident cards or identity cards issued by third countries
  • an obligation that other qualifying requirements will be completed
  • health certificate
  • a certificate from the Maltese police, as well as a certificate from the police, issued by the competent authorities of the country of origin as well as the country or countries of residence where the Applicant has resided for more than six months during the last ten years
  • affidavit of support for each dependent over the age of eighteen
  • confirmation of availability of funds (bank statements, proof of income, investments, etc.)
  • summary
  • officially certified translations of any documents that have been issued not in English

Advantages

Accelerated process of the indefinite residence obtaining

Obtaining of the resident status by all family members at once, including parents and grandparents for a lifetime

Minimum number of days to be spent in Malta is not specified

Low cost of processing


State guarantees

Reliability of investment. Rating of Maltese bonds is "A"

Government guaranteed return of the entire amount invested in 5 years

The ability to finance investments.

The process of the Maltese residency

1Signing of the contract on participation in the program with the officially authorized company
2Payment of legal fees (50.000 Euros)
3Preparation of the Application
4Filing of an Application for residency in Malta by the authorized company
5Payment for due diligence check of the Applicants by Maltese security services (5.500 Euros)
6Decision on the Application for residency in Malta
7Payment of the contribution to the State Fund of Malta (after a positive decision) (24.500 Euros)
8Meeting the requirements of participation in the program: the purchase of bonds, the purchase or lease of real estate in Malta
9A visit to Malta for biometric data submission
10Obtaining of residency cards (valid for 5 years) by an authorized company
11Bonds redemption and payback of investment in 5 years.