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Residence → Malta · Temporary status
#27of 70
10 JUL 2026checked
Methodology →
MT
Malta
Residence score · temporary
68.8
Rank #27
of 70 countries
Travel100
Presence25
Path65
Rights85
37Doors unlocked
7 yrsTo citizenship
AllowedDual

Malta residence: what the permit is worth.

How far this permit travels, the days it costs to keep, and where it leads — years to permanent residency and citizenship. The whole deal, with official sources.

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Around this rankRank #27 · of 70 countries
25SI
Slovenia
70.2
26GR
Greece
68.8
27MT
Malta
68.8
28HR
Croatia
67.0
29CA
Canada
66.7

The days that keep it alive

Presence rules are where residence permits are won and lost — and they’re exactly what Countly counts. From the immigration authority:

Minimum presence183 days / year

No single published statutory day-count for the ordinary Single Permit/self-sufficient permit itself; it stays valid while the underlying…

Minimum presence183 days / year
Tax residency · separate clock183 days

staying past 183 days typically makes you a tax resident — a different count, also worth tracking.

What it unlocks beyond Malta

WhereStayVerified against
EU
Schengen area — free movement · 28With a valid permit + passport
90 / 180 daysSchengen Borders Code Art. 21
AL
AlbaniaValid permit holders
CR
Costa RicaValid permit holders
GE
GeorgiaValid permit holders
ME
MontenegroValid permit holders
MK
North MacedoniaValid permit holders
MX
MexicoValid permit holders
PA
PanamaValid permit holders
RS
SerbiaValid permit holders
TR
TürkiyeValid permit holders

Where it leads

Year 0Temporary permit
Year 5Permanent residence
Year 7Citizenship · Allowed
How many days must you spend to keep Malta residence?

183 days / year. staying past 183 days typically makes you a tax resident — a different count, also worth tracking.

How long from Malta residence to citizenship?

7 yrs (PR 5 yrs). Allowed.

Countly · the day-counting app

Your permit has a day counter. So does Countly.

Track the presence days that keep your residence permit — and your tax residency — alive. Automatically and privately.

Free · private · on-device
183 days

Countly keeps a verifiable ledger of your presence days: for the permit, and for the tax line right behind it.

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