Can foreigners buy property in Malta (5 figures)
The Malta Foreign Buyer Thresholds carries 5 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 233 to 375,000 EUR, read 7 November 2026.
2 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 7 publish none, read 7 November 2026.
By route
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| routeMPRP non-refundable administrative fee | 60,000EUR | 60,000 to 60,000EUR | 1 |
| routeMPRP fee per adult dependant | 7,500EUR | 7,500 to 7,500EUR | 1 |
| routeMPRP minimum qualifying property purchase value | 375,000EUR | 375,000 to 375,000EUR | 1 |
| routeMPRP residence card fee per person, five years | 500EUR | 500 to 500EUR | 1 |
| routeAIP permit fee for a non-resident buyer | 233EUR | 233 to 233EUR | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residency Malta Agency - MPRP legal framework | 375,000EUR | MPRP minimum qualifying property purchase value | 2026-10-12 |
| Residency Malta Agency - MPRP legal framework | 60,000EUR | MPRP non-refundable administrative fee | 2026-10-12 |
| Residency Malta Agency - MPRP legal framework | 7,500EUR | MPRP fee per adult dependant | 2026-10-12 |
| Residency Malta Agency - MPRP legal framework | 500EUR | MPRP residence card fee per person, five years | 2026-10-12 |
| MTCA - Applying for a permit to buy immovable property (AIP) | 233EUR | AIP permit fee for a non-resident buyer | 2026-11-07 |
The sentence each figure was read from (5)
- Residency Malta Agency - MPRP legal framework, read 2026-10-12:
Applicants must satisfy the MPRP property requirement by either renting a qualifying residential property in Malta, including Gozo, for a minimum annual rent of €14,000, or purchasing a qualifying residential property for a minimum value of €375,000.
- Residency Malta Agency - MPRP legal framework, read 2026-10-12:
As part of the application, applicants are required to pay a non-refundable administrative fee of €60,000 and a Government contribution of €37,000.
- Residency Malta Agency - MPRP legal framework, read 2026-10-12:
A fee of €7,500 applies for each adult dependant, excluding the spouse.
- Residency Malta Agency - MPRP legal framework, read 2026-10-12:
A valid travel document, health insurance covering risks in Malta and other European countries, and a residence card fee of €500 per person, covering a period of five years, are also required.
- MTCA - Applying for a permit to buy immovable property (AIP), read 2026-11-07:
When the application is approved, the applicant or mandatory will be informed by a notice in writing. The applicant will then be issued with a permit against a payment of €233.
Read in full, publishes no figure
7 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- MTCA - Conditions for buying immovable property (non-residents), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Immovable Property (Acquisition by Non-Residents) Act (Cap. 246), Laws of Malta, read 2026-11-07: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- MTCA - Special schemes (residence programmes), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- MTCA - Global Residence Programme rules, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- MTCA - The Residence Programme, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Residency Malta Agency - Nomad Residence Permit, read 2026-11-07: every candidate on the page was refused
- Nomad Residence Permit - accommodation and residence cards, read 2026-11-07: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
2 of the 9 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 7 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in EUR (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 5 figures, never sentences; 9 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per buyer status per route: whether an Acquisition of Immovable Property permit is needed, what it costs, the one-property restriction and the no-letting condition it carries, the Special Designated Areas where none of it applies, and the qualifying property value or annual rent each residence programme sets, in Malta and in Gozo and the south separately.
The figure nobody publishes is the ARITHMETIC between them - a residence programme's qualifying threshold expressed against the same quarter's median transaction price from the price series, which says whether the threshold binds at all in a given locality, and how that has moved as prices rose
9 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (10)
- MTCA - Applying for a permit to buy immovable property (AIP)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- MTCA - Conditions for buying immovable property (non-residents)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Immovable Property (Acquisition by Non-Residents) Act (Cap. 246), Laws of Malta(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Residency Malta Agency - MPRP legal framework(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- MTCA - Global Residence Programme guidelines(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- MTCA - Special schemes (residence programmes)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- MTCA - Global Residence Programme rules(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- MTCA - The Residence Programme(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Residency Malta Agency - Nomad Residence Permit(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Nomad Residence Permit - accommodation and residence cards(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Malta Foreign Buyer Thresholds carries 5 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 233 to 375,000 EUR, read 7 November 2026.
2 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 7 publish none, read 7 November 2026.
Malta Foreign Buyer Thresholds, route MPRP non-refundable administrative fee: median 60,000 EUR across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Malta Foreign Buyer Thresholds, route MPRP fee per adult dependant: median 7,500 EUR across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Malta Foreign Buyer Thresholds, route MPRP minimum qualifying property purchase value: median 375,000 EUR across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Malta Foreign Buyer Thresholds, route MPRP residence card fee per person, five years: median 500 EUR across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Malta Foreign Buyer Thresholds, route AIP permit fee for a non-resident buyer: median 233 EUR across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Cite as: "maltapropertytax.com Malta Foreign Buyer Thresholds", updated 2026-11-08, https://maltapropertytax.com/datasets/malta-foreign-buyer-thresholds/.
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Questions this data answers
May a non-resident buy Maltese property at all, where, at what permit cost, and what property value or rent does a residence programme require?
The Malta Foreign Buyer Thresholds carries 5 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 233 to 375,000 EUR, read 7 November 2026.
Where do the figures in the Malta Foreign Buyer Thresholds come from?
Every figure is quoted from its source's own page and dated (last read 7 Nov 2026). 9 named sources were read and 2 publish a figure; the 7 that publish none are recorded as not published, never estimated.