MPRP compliance: your obligations after approval

Conditions that persist

From the certificate date, and for as long as it lasts, the beneficiary must remain a third-country national, not benefit from the listed Maltese schemes, hold the qualifying property (five years) and then a residential property, have stable resources, hold a valid travel document, maintain health insurance for the whole family, and keep the capital assets for five years (regulation 15). [Government of Malta — Subsidiary Legislation under the Immigration Act (Cap. 217)]

Annual monitoring

The Agency monitors compliance annually for the first five years and thereafter whenever it considers appropriate. The Agency FAQ describes Form MPRP5, the official compliance form, submitted through the agent with supporting documents by the deadline in the Letter of Compliance; further requests (Form MPRP41) must be answered within three weeks, or residence cards may be revoked.

Notification duty

A beneficiary or dependant aware of any circumstance that could lead to cessation must notify the Agency within four weeks (regulation 17(6)).

Spot checks

The Agency may inspect the qualifying property at its discretion and must be granted access.

Losing the status

The Agency determines cessation if conditions are no longer met, eligibility is lost, false information was provided, commitments are not fulfilled, the person's stay is against the public interest, or the person shows disloyalty to the Republic. Losing the beneficiary's status ends the dependants' status too. The Agency may condone a failure caused by unforeseen circumstances if notified and remedied.

Voluntary exit

A beneficiary may give notice of not wishing to remain a beneficiary; selling the property or ending the lease within five years without replacement has the same effect.