Changes to the Malta Residence and Visa Programme (MRVP)

John Huber & associates

On the 4th July 2017, the Government of Malta issued a new Legal Notice whereby a number of changes were announced to the MRVP.

The changes include the following:

a) The €30,000 contribution fee now covers the main applicant, spouse, and the children of the main applicant and/or the spouse at application stage.

b) Introduction of an additional €5,000 non-refundable contribution per parent or grandparent of the main applicant or of the spouse at application stage.

c) The age limit of 27 at application stage for unmarried economically dependent children over the age 18 has been removed. Qualifying children over the age of 27 at the time of application can be included.

d) Children of the main applicant and/or his/her spouse, who would have qualified as dependents at application stage, will now not lose the residency rights on their 27th birthday, or if they become economically active or get married. If they marry, or enter into a similar relationship they may also be able to add their spouse/partner and their direct dependents for an additional contribution fee €5,000 each and subject to successful due diligence checks.

e) The option for the main applicant to include the following persons on the main beneficiary certificate (subject to a successful due diligence check) against a non-refundable supplementary administration fee of €5,000 per person:

• Children, born or adopted after the approval date, of a previously approved dependent child of the main applicant and/or the spouse, or of the previously approved dependent child’s spouse; and
• Children, born or adopted after the approval date, of the main applicant or of his spouse.

f) Removal of the requirement for the main applicant and his/her dependents to spend outside of Malta a period that exceeds either six consecutive months or an aggregate period of ten months in any four-year period from the appointed day.