Malta

Nomad Residence Permit. A one-year renewable permit for remote workers earning at least €42,000 a year from outside Malta.

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Nomad Residence Permit

A one-year residence permit, renewable annually. Not needed by EU/EEA/Swiss nationals, who already have free movement into Malta.

Gross annual income of at least €42,000 (about €3,500/month) from remote work, for applications filed on or after 1 April 2024; income must be secured for at least 5 months beyond the application.
Residency Malta Agency — Nomad Residence Permit Eligibility
Income must come from remote work for an employer or clients registered outside Malta; passive income such as dividends or rent does not qualify.
Residency Malta Agency — Nomad Residence Permit Eligibility
Third-country nationals only (not EU/EEA/Swiss citizens, who already have free movement); health insurance and a clean criminal record are required.
Residency Malta Agency — Nomad Residence Permit Eligibility

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

2 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

Income: At least $3,850 a month, steady and documented.
Time: 1–2 months for the decision.
Cost: About $700–1,500 in application fees, health insurance and translations.
The hard part: Showing the remote-work income is genuinely foreign-sourced and will last at least 5 more months.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

Language: An adequate knowledge of Maltese or English.
Time away: Living in Malta for the whole 12 months right before applying, and for at least 4 of the 6 years before that. The minister may count older residence in special cases.
Two passports: Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
Residency Malta treats this as a temporary nomad permission, not a way to long-term residence or citizenship.

The law behind these dates

Time you must spend there: No fixed day count published, but the permit assumes actual residence in Malta.
Tax: Nomad-permit holders can be taxed only on Malta-sourced income and remitted foreign income under Malta’s remittance-basis rules, rather than worldwide income, if structured correctly.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Apply online through Residency Malta Agency.Open nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of steady income: at least $3,850 a month
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health insurance that meets the program’s rules

Add the number of people applying together before Postern can offer this application.

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