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Nomad Residence Permit

Recorded requirements for this route in Malta, each quoted from the source named beside it.

Official source: nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt

Programme status: —Source-linked evidenceLast reviewed 2026-09-03
Requirements link to their evidenceEvery published fact carries a dateUnknown does not mean not required

Eligibility criteria

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  1. 01
    Eligibility ProfileEligibility Profile
    Official evidence confirms eligible applicant scope: third-country national, EU excluded, EEA excluded, Switzerland excluded. The current evidence does not yet establish included nationalities, nationality-scope exceptions, nationality-scope effective date.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified
  2. 02
    Core Route RequirementCore Route Requirement
    Official evidence confirms qualifying remote-work models: foreign-employer remote employee, foreign-company owner or shareholder, foreign-client freelancer or consultant; foreign employer required: yes; foreign-client nexus: wholly foreign; legal instrument: Nomad Residence Permit, residency card. The current evidence does not yet establish foreign-paid income required, route model, passive income excluded.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified
  3. 03
    Financial RequirementFinancial Requirement
    Official evidence confirms minimum income: €42000/yr for applicant; financial look-back: 3 months. The current evidence does not yet establish savings or bank-balance alternative, higher threshold for dependants, income and savings combination.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified
  4. 04
    Rights and RestrictionsRights and Restrictions
    Official evidence confirms local employment allowed: no; local clients allowed: no; eligible family relationships: spouse, minor child of main applicant or spouse, unmarried principally dependent adult child, adult child dependent due to medical condition or disability; local work restricted: yes. The current evidence does not yet establish separate local-work authorisation required, family status duration, family financial threshold.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified
  5. 05
    Duration and Long-Term OutcomeDuration and Long-Term Outcome
    Official evidence confirms initial validity: 12 months; maximum total stay: 48 months; renewal or extension: permit renewal: allowed if up to three renewals, Agency discretion; time counts toward permanent residence: no. The current evidence does not yet establish conversion to another status allowed, settlement residence period, settlement continuity.required · Checked 2026-08-31
    Evidence verified

Detailed criteria and evidence

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Eligibility Profile

1 criterion
Eligibility Profile
Official evidence confirms eligible applicant scope: third-country national, EU excluded, EEA excluded, Switzerland excluded. The current evidence does not yet establish included nationalities, nationality-scope exceptions, nationality-scope effective date.required
Nationals from the currently ineligible countries of (or have close ties with) Afghanistan, North Korea, Iran, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen and Venezuela are not eligible. Additionally, applications from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus are currently not eligible.
Government information page · nomad.residencymalta.gov.mtChecked 2026-08-31

Core Route Requirement

1 criterion
Core Route Requirement
Official evidence confirms qualifying remote-work models: foreign-employer remote employee, foreign-company owner or shareholder, foreign-client freelancer or consultant; foreign employer required: yes; foreign-client nexus: wholly foreign; legal instrument: Nomad Residence Permit, residency card. The current evidence does not yet establish foreign-paid income required, route model, passive income excluded.required
Furthermore, one must prove that they fit under any one of the three categories hereunder: Employed - with an employer registered in a foreign country and has a contract of employment. Self-Employed - conduct business activity for a company that is registered in a foreign country and of which applicant is a partner/shareholder. Freelance - offer freelance or consulting services to clients whose permanent establishments are in a foreign country, and with whom the applicant has contract agreements.
Government information page · nomad.residencymalta.gov.mtChecked 2026-08-31

Financial Requirement

1 criterion
Financial Requirement
Official evidence confirms minimum income: €42000/yr for applicant; financial look-back: 3 months. The current evidence does not yet establish savings or bank-balance alternative, higher threshold for dependants, income and savings combination.required
Applicants must have a minimum gross yearly income of €42,000. Applicants who submitted their application prior to 1 st April 2024 will still retain the same annual gross income requirement of €32,400.
Government information page · nomad.residencymalta.gov.mtChecked 2026-08-31

Rights and Restrictions

1 criterion
Rights and Restrictions
Official evidence confirms local employment allowed: no; local clients allowed: no; eligible family relationships: spouse, minor child of main applicant or spouse, unmarried principally dependent adult child, adult child dependent due to medical condition or disability; local work restricted: yes. The current evidence does not yet establish separate local-work authorisation required, family status duration, family financial threshold.required
No, a Nomad Residence Permit holder, including also his/her dependants cannot offer their services or be engaged in any economic activity with employers/companies based/registered in Malta.
Government information page · nomad.residencymalta.gov.mtChecked 2026-08-31

Duration and Long-Term Outcome

1 criterion
Duration and Long-Term Outcome
Official evidence confirms initial validity: 12 months; maximum total stay: 48 months; renewal or extension: permit renewal: allowed if up to three renewals, Agency discretion; time counts toward permanent residence: no. The current evidence does not yet establish conversion to another status allowed, settlement residence period, settlement continuity.required
A Nomad Residence Permit is valid for one (1) year from the issuance of the residency card.
Government information page · nomad.residencymalta.gov.mtChecked 2026-08-31

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Official source: nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt

Sources and evidence

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Compiled and reviewed by Antonio Mira on 2026-09-03 · Requirements extracted from the official source named on the page and verified quotation by quotation against that source. Figures and wording are not restated from memory. This page was not individually read by a human reviewer; the extraction method and its limits are described in the methodology. · Methodology

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