Change to Malta residence permit application procedure

Malta’s Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs has announced recent changes to the Malta Residence Permit application procedure, as biometric residency permits were introduced.

This means that applicants have to visit the department in person due to the fact that the residency permits shall be issued in biometric format.

This procedure has been effective from the 10th of January 2013 when the department started accepting applications for non-EU nationals and from the 15th of January as for EU-nationals.

Those applicants who already hold a residence permit, will be required to obtain their biometric residence permit upon renewal.