An investor goes through six stages to get permanent residence in Malta.
1. Collection of documents. Immigrant Invest lawyers have prepared all the necessary documents to apply for permanent residence in Malta for the Vaja’s family:
copies of passports of the spouses;
marriage certificate;
birth certificates of children;
investor’s bank account statement for the last six months;
company tax returns;
medical insurance;
Police Clearance Certificate;
copy of the real estate lease agreement for five years.
The lawyers filled out state forms, translated documents into English and apostilled them. Documents were ready in four weeks.
Immigrant Invest lawyers submitted the documents to the Residency Malta Agency. Along with the submission, Vaja paid the administration fee of €10,000.
2. Due Diligence in Malta for investors is one of the most stringent in the world — every year, the program department rejects a quarter of applications.
First of all, the program department checks the legality of the investor’s income:
all places of work;
sources of income throughout life;
assets owned by the investor and his family members.
In Vaja’s case, Due Diligence took four months. The lawyers received a notification from the program unit on 8 June 2021: Vaja’s application was approved. The investor was to pass biometrics and fulfil the investment conditions.
4 months
Took Due Diligence in the Residency Malta Agency
3. Fulfilment of investment conditions. Vaja paid the remaining €30,000 of the administration fee and €65,500 of the contribution fee. The investor also donated the amount of €2,000.
Vaja transferred the investment from his bank account to the account of the Residency Malta Agency.
The investor also received health insurance covering €30,000 for each family member. Obtaining medical insurance is a condition of the program.
When all the conditions were met, Immigrant Invest lawyers submitted the supporting documents to the Residency Malta Agency.
€168,500 — the investor’s expenses under the Malta Permanent Residence Programme for a family of four
€60,000 — renting real estate for five years
€40,000 — administrative fee
€65,500 — contribution fee
€2,000 — charitable donation
€1,000 — medical insurance
4. Submitting biometrics in Malta. Vaja received an invitation to submit biometrics from the Residency Malta Agency. On 22 June 2021, the investor and his family flew to Malta to be fingerprinted.
From the airport to the Residency Malta Agency, the investor and his family were accompanied by an Immigrant Invest lawyer.
The biometry submission process took one day. On the same day, the family flew home.
5. Getting approval. The Residency Malta Agency reviewed the additional documents provided by the Immigrant lawyers after the investor had fulfilled all the program’s conditions.
After that, Immigrant Invest lawyers received the final approval, which means that the Vaja and his family will get permanent residence cards.
6. Getting permanent residence cards. In two weeks, the Residency Malta Agency issued certificates of residence and permanent residence cards for Vaja’s family and sent them to Immigrant Invest lawyers in Malta.
Vaja got the documents by courier to the address he had indicated.
7 months to get Malta permanent residence
Vaja turned to Immigrant Invest
Preliminary Due Diligence
Fulfilment of investment conditions
Permanent residence cards issuing
Obtaining Maltese permanent residence cards
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