- Global residence programme
- Malta residence programme
- Malta retirement programme
- Ordinary residency in Malta
- Grant of Citizenship for Exceptional Services
- Qualifying Employment in Aviation Rule
- Qualifying Employment in Innovation and Creativity (Personal Tax) (Amendment) Rules, 2019
- Qualifying Employment in Maritime and Offshore Oil & Gas Industry Rule
- Direct international tax
- Indirect international tax
- Global mobility services
- Transfer pricing
- Estate planning
- Wealth advisory
- Trust and trustee services
- Regulatory and legal
- Medical cannabis licensing in Malta
- Corporate services
- Ship and aircraft registration
- Company formation
- Financial regulatory services
- VAT
- 2018 Amendments of the Income Tax Act
- Family trusts
Best Citizenships, an online platform and comparison site for Citizenship and Residence by Investment Schemes (CRBI), has ranked Malta’s residence by investment scheme as the second best one in the world.
One of the scheme’s cornerstones is indisputably the due diligence process adopted, which is considered by the industry as the “gold standard”. Every application must pass the scrutiny of a strict 4-tier investigative procedure, which includes cross-checks using EU’s centralised information systems. As a result, 25% of the applications are rejected every year, compared to only 10% of other jurisdictions.
The screening process may take several months in order to be completed; however, once granted Permanent Residence Permits have a validity of five years. All other countries in Europe provide Temporary Residence Permits with limited validity of up to three years with the possibility of extensions.
The healthcare system is another competitive advantage Malta has over other countries offering similar programmes, notes the study from Best Citizenship. Malta’s healthcare system was rated as one of the best ones together with those of Italy, Spain, and Portugal.