S.L. 217.26 Art. 26Transitory provision. S.L. 217. 18. S.L. 217. 18.  S.L. 217. 18.    S.L. 217. 18.

(1) Certificates issued in terms of the Malta

Residence and Visa Programme Regulations and the holders of certificates issued in terms of the Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations shall remain subject to and governed by the same Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations.

(2) Applications filed under the Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations which are still pending prior to the date of coming into force of these regulations shall remain subject to and governed by the same Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations. For a period of twenty-four (24) months from the coming into force of these regulations, applicants who have a pending application for a certificate in terms of the Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations may not apply for a certificate under these regulations. The foregoing prohibition shall apply even if the applicant withdraws his application under the Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations.

(3) Certificates issued consequent to applications filed under the Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations shall remain subject to and governed by the Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations.

(4) As from 29th March 2021, all new applications shall be governed by these regulations and no new application for a certificate may be made under the Malta Residence and Visa Programme

Regulations.

 FIRST SCHEDULE Substituted by: L.N. 310 of 2024; (regulations 9 and 11) L.N. 146 of 2025.

* Administrative fees and contributions Schedule

The non-refundable administration fee requirement to qualify for residency in accordance with these regulations shall be as follows:

(i) for the purposes of regulations 9 and 11:

- a non-refundable administration fee in respect of the main applicant of sixty thousand euro (€60,000), fifteen thousand euro (€15,000) of which need to be paid within one (1) month from the submission of the application, with the remaining forty five thousand euro (€45,000) payable within two (2) months from the issuance of the Letter of Approval in Principle;

- a non-refundable administration fee of seven thousand five hundred euro (€7,500) for each and every dependant payable within two (2) months from the issuance of the Letter of Approval in Principle or, in the case of regulation 11(2), (3), (4) and (5), upon submission of the application:

Provided that each and every dependant referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (e) in the definition "dependant" in regulation 3 shall not be subject to the payment of any non-refundable administration

*Vide Regulation 16 of Legal Notice 146 of 2025. fee;

(ii) The contribution requirement to qualify for residency for the purposes of regulation 9 shall be as follows:

- a contribution of thirty seven thousand euro (€37,000) in respect of the main applicant where the necessary title to a qualifying property is a qualifying owned property payable within eight (8) months from the issuance of the Letter of Approval in Principle;

- a contribution of thirty seven thousand euro (€37,000) in respect of the main applicant where the necessary title to a qualifying property is a qualifying rented property payable within eight (8) months from the issuance of the Letter of Approval in Principle..

SECOND SCHEDULE (regulation 3)

Repealed by Legal Notice 310 of 2024.

 THIRD SCHEDULE Added by: L.N. 146 of 2025. (regulation 5(2))

Annual Licence Fee payable by Agent

The annual licence fee exclusive of any applicable taxes payable by each agent to the Agency shall amount to:

five thousand euro (€5,000).