Malta Nomad Residence Permit

Malta's Residency Malta Agency launched the Nomad Residence Permit in June 2021, granting non-EU nationals a renewable one-year residence status (extendable up to 4 years) to work remotely for employers or clients based outside Malta, for a €300 application fee and a flat 10% tax on authorised work income.

The Malta Independent tracked the scheme from launch: it recorded 180 applications in the first six months (roughly one per working day), mostly from UK and US nationals with an average income of €60,000 and average age 27. By 2024, annual applications had grown to 1,031, with about 542 active permit holders reporting an average annual income of €76,000 and an estimated €5 million in local spending, according to the same outlet's reporting. The minimum income threshold was raised from €32,400 to €42,000 per year in April 2024, tightening eligibility as demand grew.

Why it matters: Malta offers the most longitudinally documented small-state nomad scheme in this catalogue — real growth in application volumes over multiple years from an independent national newspaper — though it remains a narrow, income-gated instrument with no equity or broader labour-market ambition.

Read the full analysis: https://nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt/

Read the full analysis: https://nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt/