Malta citizenship for expanding a textile business from Togo to the EU

Before signing a Services Agreement with a client, Immigrant Invest checks if the program is a good fit for the investor to reduce the risk of rejection.

A Compliance Anti-money Laundering Officer confirmed that Christophe and his family were eligible for the program.

The first step in obtaining Malta citizenship by investment was getting the Police Clearance Certificates. Immigrant Invest received them for family members in two weeks.

Before getting citizenship, Christophe, Jaqueline, and Chantal had to obtain residency permits. The investor had to rent an apartment for one year or purchase real estate. 

Christophe chose to purchase real estate and later registered that purchase as part of the investment for citizenship. 

He arrived in Malta on a Schengen visa and, with Immigrant Invest real estate specialists, found a suitable 3-bedroom apartment in Valletta for €390,000. 

The lawyers checked the documents and conducted the purchase deal.

Once the accommodation condition was fulfilled, we started preparing the documents for the residence permit application. 

Christophe secured medical insurance for himself, his wife, and his daughter so the whole family could obtain Schengen visas and join him in Malta. The insurance cost the investor €600 per person. 

On the residence permit acquisition stage, investors are required to make the first part of the non-refundable contribution to Malta’s National Development Fund. The total sum of contributions is €700,000 for a family of three, but at this point, Christophe had to pay only €10,000. 

Aside from that, the investor paid: 

• €600 in administrative fees;

• €7,000 for residence card issuance; 

• €6,000 for translation of documents; 

• €180 for medical examination.

Once all the payments were made, Immigrant Invest lawyers prepared the documents and filled in the application forms. When everything was ready, the lawyers accompanied the family to the Identity Malta Agency, where they submitted their fingerprints and residency applications. 

One week later, the family received their residence permit cards.

Once the permits were ready, the 12-month countdown to citizenship application began. Meanwhile, Immigrant Invest lawyers were preparing the documents for Due Diligence.

The lawyers collected an exhaustive package of documents, including the investor’s CV, wealth history, tax declarations, and social credit reports. The lawyers also prepared a letter explaining why Chantal's student visa was rejected.

Once all the documents were ready, we submitted them for the background check. Due Diligence is a thorough examination of an investor's history that takes at least 3 months. 

Christophe signed the required forms and paid Due Diligence fees: 

• €7,500 for himself;

• €5,000 for Jacqueline;

• €3,000 for Chantal;

• €200 state fee for the whole family. 

During the Due Diligence check, our lawyers received one minor document request from the authorities concerning Chantal’s visa. We responded to that request within 2 days.

Immigrant Invest received an approval letter 4 months after submitting the documents for Due Diligence.

After Due Diligence approval, the investor had 20 days to fulfil the rest of the investment conditions: 

• €640,000 non-refundable contribution to the national fund for himself;

• €50,000 contribution for Jacqueline and Shantal;

• €150,000 purchase of government bonds. 

Aside from that, he paid €1,500 in fees.

Exactly one year after receiving residence permits, Christophe, accompanied by Immigrant Invest lawyers, applied for Malta citizenship. The lawyers prepared a package of documents for the application, consisting of the investor's papers and those proving the investments. 

Two weeks after submitting the documents, Christophe and his family were invited to submit fingerprints and take the Oath of Allegiance.