News & updates
MPRP news and programme updates
Each entry records what changed, what previously applied and what currently applies, so historical rules are never mixed with current ones.
Current rules
- Current ruleEffective 22 Jul 2025
Legal Notice 146 of 2025: administration fee rises to €60,000, contribution unified at €37,000, spouse and minors exempt from dependant fees, one-year temporary residence permit
The July 2025 amendment reshaped the fee schedule, exempted spouses, minor children and adult children with a disability from the dependant administration fee, introduced a temporary residence permit…
Archive — historical rules
- Historical ruleEffective 01 Jan 2025
Legal Notice 310 of 2024: property thresholds unified at €375,000 / €14,000, fees increased from 1 January 2025
From 1 January 2025 the same property thresholds applied across Malta and Gozo, the administration fee rose to €50,000, the contribution to €30,000 or €60,000, and a €10,000 charge per dependant was…
- Historical ruleEffective 01 Mar 2024
Legal Notice 57 of 2024: amendments to conditions, cessation and confidentiality provisions
The first 2024 amendment adjusted regulations 15 (further conditions), 17 (cessation of certificate) and 21 (confidentiality), as recorded in the consolidated regulations.
- Historical ruleEffective 29 Mar 2021
29 March 2021: the Malta Permanent Residence Programme replaces the MRVP
Legal Notice 121 of 2021 brought the MPRP into force, closing the Malta Residence and Visa Programme to new applications.