New EU Succession Regulation Sends UHNW Residency Work To Malta

Malta's Permanent Residence Programme offers non-EU nationals a lawful route to European residence through property investment and government contributions totalling €99,000. Recent amendments introduced in 2025...

Malta's residence and citizenship landscape is undergoing significant transformation through 2026-2027, with three key reforms affecting tax residence programmes, citizenship pathways, and permanent residence options. Understanding these changes and their transitional provisions is crucial for individuals and families considering Malta as their EU base.

Maltese citizenship law in 2026 offers five distinct routes to citizenship: descent, registration, standard naturalisation, merit-based naturalisation, and dual citizenship provisions.

Malta's nationality law includes a discretionary framework for acquiring Maltese citizenship recognising individuals who have rendered or will render exceptional services to the country.

The Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) remains a structured, rules-based permanent residence pathway...

Growing numbers of American citizens are exploring permanent residence options in Europe, with Malta's Permanent Residence Programme emerging as an attractive pathway. This comprehensive guide examines how US citizens can obtain permanent residence in an English-speaking EU Member State through qualifying investment, while maintaining their primary residence in America and gaining long-term flexibility to live and travel throughout the Schengen Area.

You're not just investing in a permit. You're choosing a different life.

Planning a move to Malta in 2027 through the Malta Permanent Residence Programme requires understanding the investment requirements, timeline expectations, and documentation needed. This guide walks through the practical steps of securing permanent residence for your family, from capital requirements starting at €500,000 to the typical four-to-six-month approval process, helping you determine whether the MPRP or alternative residence permits best suit your circumstances.

Malta offers a comprehensive immigration framework combining EU membership benefits with English as an official language, structured residence pathways for professionals and investors, competitive tax regimes, and fast-track processing for skilled workers. The jurisdiction provides clear routes to permanent residence and citizenship while maintaining robust worker protections and family reunification options.

Malta, a small country with immense potential. Situated in the heart of the Mediterranean, it's strategically placed to support investments in multiple sectors and verticals.

On the 18 December 2023, the European Union adopted its 12th sanctions package, which focussed inter alia on curbing down on the circumvention and evasion of the Russian Oil Price Cap.

On the 8th February 2024, the European Commission published its revised Market Definition Notice (the ‘Notice'). This is the first update since the original notice published in 1997 and reflects the evolution...

Certain amendments to the Companies Act, introduced by virtue of Act LX of 2021 and of interest and importance to officers of Maltese companies...

Almost four years down the line, practitioners cannot help but question exactly why the Regulations are still in force now that most...

The latest article by Managing Partner Dr. Ann Fenech was published in the 2017 edition of Euromoney's Expert Guides – International Trade and Shipping. Article can be viewed by clicking here.

The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Rules transposed the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) into Maltese local legislation, setting out the minimum standards for seafarers.

In two decisions given by Judge Francesco Depasquale, earlier this morning in the names European Lotto and Betting Limited vs Philip Wahl nomine.

On the 14 April 2016, the day on which the European Parliament adopted the new Data Protection Regulation, the European Parliament also voted in favour of the introduction of new EU Directive on the protection of trade secrets.

Most people have heard of the trust and the foundation which are available to private individuals in Malta.

The European Commission has approved the Maltese Government's proposals to support the local economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak.