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Malta Permanent Residence Programme

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By way of update following our news item back in January, the Malta Permanent Residence Programme ('MPRP') has launched by virtue of Legal Notice 121 of 2021 and has come into force as of the 29th of March 2021.

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By way of update following our news item back in January, the Malta Permanent Residence Programme ('MPRP') has launched by virtue of Legal Notice 121 of 2021 and has come into force as of the 29^th of March 2021.

The MPRP is a residency-by-investment program which shall entitle a beneficiary to the right to settle, stay and reside in Malta permanently. This new program has also introduced the launch of the new Agency which is responsible for such applications, the Residency Malta Agency.

It goes without saying that one must first satisfy all the eligibility criteria. The following requirements however must also be fulfilled in order to submit an application in accordance with MPRP:

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