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Third-Country Long-Term Resident Status

MaltaLong-term residence

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The route grants permanent long-term resident status; the residence permit document is issued for five years.

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  • The captured overview does not detail all assessment criteria or exceptions.

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

Third-country nationals must have legally and continuously resided in Malta for at least five years. The official source does not state when the period begins.

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  • The captured overview does not detail all assessment criteria or exceptions.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.

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  • 865f49a871f7d49b.txt only requires legal and continuous residence (cited by protected r2); no capture states which residence types count fully, partially or not at all. The resources/accommodation/integration material was moved to r5.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

Applicants must have stable and regular resources, their own accommodation and fulfil integration measures (Subsidiary Legislation 217.05); they apply online through the Expatriates Unit Portal, the applicable fee is €500, and travel documents must have a minimum of 6 months validity at submission. The official source does not state renewal, retention or loss rules for the status.

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  • Renewal, retention and loss rules for the status are not stated on this page.

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

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