--- title: "Malta Family Office residency requirements 2026: 3-year stay" url: https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/family-office/ lang: en updated: 2026-10-11 --- Malta · Investing # Malta Family Office residency **First stay:** 3 yrs Residency for Family Offices (three-year renewable permit) First checked against official sources on 11 Oct 2026 [Change log](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/) - **First stay:** 3 yrs (Three-year renewable residence permits.) - **Who can apply:** Most passports (Third-country nationals.) - **Tax angle:** Tax relief (Malta: not ordinarily resident or not domiciled - foreign-source income taxed only when received in Malta: For a person who is not ordinarily resident or not domiciled in Malta, income arising outside Malta is taxed only on the amount received in Malta and capital gains arising outside Malta are not taxed; Maltese-source income is taxed normally.) ## Key facts Family Office residency is an investing route for Malta. Checked 2026-10-11 against the official source. - **First stay:** 3 yrs ## Time and long term **Renewal: Renewable** Permits are granted for three years and are renewable. [Residency Malta Agency](https://residencymalta.gov.mt/residency-for-family-offices/) ## Why this route may not fit Check this before you apply. - Not open to EU, EEA or Swiss passports ### What you'll need #### Who can apply - The applicant is a third-country national. - The applicant is an ultimate beneficial owner or senior employee of an MFSA-authorised entity within a family-office structure. #### Steps 1. Due diligence and fitness and properness checks apply. ## When you become tax resident How Malta decides tax residence and treats foreign-source income, from its tax records. - **Stay on this route:** **3 years at first, renewable** - **Tax residence:** Residence for the ordinary rates and the remittance basis follows residence and domicile in Malta under the Income Tax Act. - **Foreign-source income:** **Remittance basis (non-dom)** For a person who is not ordinarily resident or not domiciled in Malta, income arising outside Malta is taxed only on the amount received in Malta and capital gains arising outside Malta are not taxed; Maltese-source income is taxed normally. - **Special regime:** **Not ordinarily resident or not domiciled** · Tax relief [All tax rules for Malta](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/tax/) Tax records checked 12 Oct 2026 **Full official text** Residence permits for ultimate beneficial owners and senior employees of MFSA-authorised family-office entities. (source 1) #### Requirements - The applicant is a third-country national. (source 1) - The applicant is an ultimate beneficial owner or senior employee of an MFSA-authorised entity within a family-office structure. (source 1) - Due diligence and fitness and properness checks apply. (source 1) #### Stay - Three-year renewable residence permits. - Initial permitted stay: 36 months. - Renewable, subject to the conditions in force at renewal. #### Nationality Third-country nationals. Not open to: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia. #### Work Right to live and work in Malta. #### Family Dependants included. Checked 2026-10-11 ## Official sources 1. [Residency for Family Offices](https://residencymalta.gov.mt/residency-for-family-offices/) · Residency Malta Agency · checked 2026-10-10 ## Family Office residency and its alternatives | Route | Money needed | Stay | Work | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Family Office residency | – | 3 yr, renewable | – | | [MPRP · Buy property](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/mprp-purchase/) | Needs an investment of €97k ≈ $108k | 5 yr, renewable | – | | [MPRP · Rent property](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/mprp-rent/) | Needs an investment of €97k ≈ $108k | 5 yr, renewable | – | | [Golden Visa · €250k arts](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/portugal/ari-arts-250k/) Portugal | Needs an investment of €250k+ ≈ $279k | 2 yr, renewable | – | | [D5 · Property over $150k](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/georgia/d5-real-estate-residence/) Georgia | Needs assets of $150k+ | 1 yr, renewable | No | ## Questions people ask ### How long can I stay on the Family Office residency? Three-year renewable residence permits. ### Can I work on the Family Office residency? Right to live and work in Malta. ### Can I bring my family on the Family Office residency? Dependants included. ### Who can apply for the Family Office residency? Third-country nationals. Not open to: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia. ### Is there a tax break for Family Office residency holders in Malta? Malta: not ordinarily resident or not domiciled - foreign-source income taxed only when received in Malta: For a person who is not ordinarily resident or not domiciled in Malta, income arising outside Malta is taxed only on the amount received in Malta and capital gains arising outside Malta are not taxed; Maltese-source income is taxed normally. It's separate from the visa and has its own conditions. ## Tax Special regime ### [Malta: not ordinarily resident or not domiciled - foreign-source income taxed only when received in Malta](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/tax/#tax-mt-remittance-basis) Tax relief Foreign-source income: Remittance basis (non-dom) **Details** - On: Income arising outside Malta and received in Malta (remittance basis) - Who: Not ordinarily resident in Malta, or not domiciled in Malta For a person who is not ordinarily resident or not domiciled in Malta, income arising outside Malta is taxed only on the amount received in Malta and capital gains arising outside Malta are not taxed; Maltese-source income is taxed normally. #### Taxed on Income arising outside Malta and received in Malta (remittance basis), plus all Maltese-source income and Maltese capital gains;. #### Who it applies to - Not ordinarily resident in Malta, or not domiciled in Malta (Income Tax Act proviso (i) and (ii)). - Persons charged at 15 cents in the euro under article 56(11) are taxed only on Maltese-source income and capital gains and on foreign-source income received in Malta. #### Exclusions - Maltese-source income and Maltese capital gains are fully taxable. - Foreign-source income that is received in Malta (including foreign-source income remitted) is taxed. #### Tax residence Status depends on ordinary residence and domicile as defined for Maltese tax law; visa status is not the test. #### Visas Independent of the immigration permit. #### Other taxes Social security contributions and VAT are separate; Nomad Residence Permit income rules are in a separate record. Checked against official sources on 10 Oct 2026 [Change log](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/) [Full page →](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/tax/) ## More in Malta [Nomad Residence Permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/nomad-residence-permit/) [Retirement Programme](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/retirement-programme/) [Startup residence](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/startup/) [Blue Card](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/blue-card/) [Key Employee](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/key-employee/) [Single Permit (work)](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/single-permit/) [Specialist Employee](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/specialist-employee/) [Student permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/malta/student/) ## Investment visas elsewhere [🇮🇹 Investor Visa · €1M donation](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/italy/investor-philanthropy-1m/) [🇬🇷 Golden Visa · Heir of property](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/golden-visa-inherited-property/) [🇫🇷 Talent · €300k investment](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/france/talent-economic-investment/) [🇨🇾 PR · €300k fund units](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/cyprus/invest-fund-units/) [🇦🇱 Strategic investor residence](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/albania/strategic-investor-permanent/) [🇲🇪 Property owner residence](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/montenegro/property-owner/) ≈ USD figures are approximate: daily reference rates from ExchangeRate-API, dated 12 Oct 2026, refreshed when the site is updated. ## How this was checked **Checked on 2026-10-11 against 1 official source.** Status: verified against the official sources. Every figure on this page comes from the official source it links to. The record was researched against these sources, then reviewed separately, with special attention to effective dates and amendments. Where a source does not state something, the page leaves it out. 1. [Residency for Family Offices](https://residencymalta.gov.mt/residency-for-family-offices/) · Residency Malta Agency · checked 2026-10-10 Tracked since 2026-10-10. Rule changes and corrections are listed on the [changes page](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/), and the [methodology page](https://settleanywhere.com/methodology/) explains how facts are checked. Found something out of date? Email [contact@stayglobe.app](mailto:contact@stayglobe.app?subject=Correction) with a link to the official source.