E-Residence Application Procedure
Find out how to apply for an e-Residence Card when moving to Malta...
Foreign citizens wishing to take up residency in Malta must apply for a residency permit, called an e-Residence ID card, within three months of their arrival, or before their visa expires.
EU nationals have the right to reside in Malta provided they are working or self-employed, economically self-sufficient, students, or have obtained eligibility through five years of continuous residence.
Non-EU nationals (third-country nationals) are only granted residency status in Malta if they are in Malta for a specific purpose. Non-EU nationals are permitted to stay under ordinary residency if they hold an employment licence, are self-employed (conditions apply), self-sufficient or fulfil another of the criteria (see below).
Family members of non-EU nationals are permitted to reside in Malta if the latter fulfil the criteria to stay.
Global Residency Programme
Documents Required
In order to obtain the e-Residence ID card the following documentation is required:
- Passport (officially translated into English if necessary)
- Passport-sized photo on white background (preferably on non-glossy paper)
- Completed application form
- Completed identity registration form (ID1A).
- Completed form ID2 if applying by post (option not available to non-EU nationals).
- Any other specific documentation pertaining to the type of residency (details can be found on the application form)
- Form A – Employed or self-employed
- Form E – Exempt person’s status (for those married to a Maltese citizen)
- Form F – Family members of EU/EEA/Swiss nationals
- Form J – Economic self-sufficiency
- Form M – Students
- Form P – Permanent Residence (only available after five years of continuous residence)
- Form S – Permanent Residence scheme
- Form B – EU Blue Card*
- Form C – Employed or self-employed person
- Form E – Exempt person’s status (for a person married to a Maltese citizen)
- Form G – Family members
- Form I – International protection/humanitarian (refugees)
- Form K – Economic self-sufficiency
- Form L – Long-term residents
- Form N – Students
- Form O – Partners / religious purposes / posted workers / temporary / health purposes / working holiday / humanitarian grounds / pensioner
- Form S – Permanent Residence scheme
*EU Blue Card
The EU Blue Card is a work permit for highly skilled non-EU citizens, allowing them to live and work in any country of the European Union. Some countries have yet to fully enact the law related to EU-wide Blue Cards, and there are exceptions; for example Ireland, Denmark and the UK are not part of the initiative. The card is generally valid for up to two years.
- Find out more about the EU Blue Card
- Malta integration Government EU Blue Card
Application is free for EU nationals, but there is a fee for non-EU nationals. The e-Residence ID Card is valid for one year. There is a fee for a replacement if the card is is lost or stolen or defaced.
Where and How to Apply
Application for residency in Malta is made in person, however, EU nationals can submit their application by post:Malta office
- At: Evans Building, St Elmo Place, Valletta, VLT 1754, Malta Tel: 2590 4000 / 25904800/ 2590 4821 email
Gozo office
- At: 28 St. Francis Square, Rabat, Victoria, VCT 1335, Gozo Tel: 2215 6121 email
- Read more about residence in Malta from the Europa website