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Residency Programme for Investment Family Offices

MaltaStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

The route covers senior employees and ultimate beneficial owners of Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)-authorised entities forming part of a family office structure. Family offices may adopt a range of legal forms, and certain structures may benefit from licensing exemptions.

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  • Residency Malta, Residency for Family Offices
    Residency Malta is offering a residency pathway for certain individuals operating within family office structures. The initiative introduces a dedicated residency route for senior employees and ultimate beneficial owners of Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)-authorised entities which form part of family office structures. This framework combines a clearer regulatory environment with an enhanced pathway to long-term residence.
  • Residency Malta, Residency for Family Offices
    Family offices in Malta can adopt a range of legal forms depending on the nature of their activities and the needs of the family. Importantly, certain structures may benefit from licensing exemptions, allowing them to operate efficiently while remaining within the boundaries of regulatory oversight.

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The entity must be a Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)-authorised entity forming part of a family office structure; applications follow a comprehensive due diligence process by Residency Malta, complemented by fitness and properness assessments conducted during the authorisation stage. The official source does not detail activity, staffing or other substance requirements for the entity.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not detail activity, staffing or other substance requirements for the entity.

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the investment, capital, income or funding evidence required.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The permit grants the right to live and work in Malta, plus visa-free travel throughout the Schengen Area for short stays. Dependants also receive residence permits. The official source does not state restrictions on the work permitted.

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  • Residency Malta, Residency for Family Offices
    The permits grant holders the right to live and work in Malta, while also enabling visa-free travel throughout the Schengen Area for short stays. More specifically, the initiative provides three-year renewable residence permits to qualifying ultimate beneficial owners, as well as their senior employees and dependants.
  • Residency Malta, Residency for Family Offices
    Applications will be administered by Residency Malta following a comprehensive due diligence process, complemented by fitness and properness assessments conducted during the authorisation stage.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

Qualifying ultimate beneficial owners, their senior employees and their dependants receive three-year renewable residence permits, administered by Residency Malta following a due diligence process and fitness-and-properness assessment. No path to permanent residence or citizenship is stated.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether this route leads to permanent residence or citizenship is not stated by this source.
  • Residency Malta, Residency for Family Offices
    The permits grant holders the right to live and work in Malta, while also enabling visa-free travel throughout the Schengen Area for short stays. More specifically, the initiative provides three-year renewable residence permits to qualifying ultimate beneficial owners, as well as their senior employees and dependants.
  • Residency Malta, Residency for Family Offices
    Applications will be administered by Residency Malta following a comprehensive due diligence process, complemented by fitness and properness assessments conducted during the authorisation stage.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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