Permanent residence under MPRP using a qualifying rental home instead of purchasing property.
Residency to citizenship
- 01MPRP application
- 02Permanent residence
- 03Maltese citizenshipdiscretionary
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
- Benefits
- Approved applicants and eligible dependants receive permanent residence.
- Eligibility
- Eligible third-country nationals with stable resources and the same MPRP asset tests: €500,000/€150,000 financial, or €650,000/€75,000 financial.
- Requirements
- Rent of at least €14,000 a year for five years, plus €60,000 administration, €37,000 contribution, a €2,000 donation and dependant fees. A licensed agent, insurance and background checks are required, a home must be retained thereafter.
YOUR LONG-TERM PATHWAY
Residency to citizenship
- 01
MPRP application
Meet the property, contribution, financial-resource and due-diligence conditions of the permanent residence programme.
- 02
Permanent residence
MPRP grants permanent residence subject to its continuing conditions. Actual residence must separately be established for a nationality application.
- 03
Maltese citizenship · discretionary
Residence-based naturalisation requires the final twelve months of residence plus four years in the preceding six, English or Maltese, good character and suitability. The Minister decides whether to grant nationality.
Meeting the residence period creates eligibility to apply, not an entitlement. MPRP is a residence programme and does not promise Maltese citizenship.
Each stage requires its own qualifying conditions and decision. The years shown are eligibility periods, not approval times.
