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EU Blue Card in Malta

One documented route of this kind in Malta, with its conditions, documents, official government fees and process.

EU Blue Card

Residence and work permit for highly qualified third-country nationals with a higher-education qualification and a job paying at least 1.5x the Malta average gross annual salary.

Processing time
Standard assessment; change-of-employment verification within 30 days in first 12 months
Validity
2 years (or contract duration + 3 months if shorter); renewable up to 3 years
Language requirement
None for the permit; English widely used
Permanent residence
Counts toward EU Long-Term Residence at 5 years
Citizenship
Naturalisation after broadly 12 continuous months plus 4 aggregate years in the previous 6 years

Requirements

  • Employment contract of at least 6 months for a highly-qualified role
  • Higher-education qualification (degree or equivalent)
  • Salary at least 1.5x the average gross annual salary in Malta (NSO Labour Force Survey)
  • Proof of one job advert published at least 2 weeks within 2 months before application
  • Health insurance for applicant and relatives

Required Documents

  • Employment contract of at least 6 months for a highly-qualified role required
  • Higher-education qualification (degree or equivalent) required
  • Proof of one job advert published at least 2 weeks within the 2 months before application required
  • Travel document required
  • Health insurance (applicant + relatives) required
  • Evidence of professional qualifications per S.L. 217.27 required

Official fees

  • First-time application 600 EUR
  • Renewal (per year) 150 EUR

Process Steps

  1. 1

    Employer applies online

    Employer applies online via the Single Permit / expatriates.identita.gov.mt platform.

  2. 2

    Assessment

    Identita assesses the application.

  3. 3

    Notify employment changes

    For employment changes in the first 12 months, notify eubluecard.identita@gov.mt with the Change of Employment Notification Form; Identita verifies within 30 days.

  4. 4

    Renew before expiry

    Submit renewals before expiry; post-expiry applications are rejected.

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