Research / Scientist in Malta
One documented route of this kind in Malta, with its conditions, documents, official government fees and process.
Researchers / Trainees / Volunteers / Interns
Residence route under Directive (EU) 2016/801 for researchers admitted via a hosting agreement with an approved research organisation, plus trainees, volunteers and interns.
- Processing time
- Variable
- Validity
- Duration of the hosting agreement / programme
- Language requirement
- None; 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
- Hosting agreement with an approved research organisation (researchers)
- Compliance with Directive (EU) 2016/801
- Travel document valid at least 8 months
Required Documents
- Hosting agreement with an approved research organisation (researchers) required
- Forms N.01 / N.02 / N.03 and Form O required
- Travel document valid at least 8 months required
Official fees
- Study / research / training application 50 EUR
- Volunteers 0 EUR
Process Steps
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1
Secure hosting agreement
Researchers secure a hosting agreement with an approved research organisation.
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2
Submit online
Submit the application via the Expatriates Unit Portal using the same forms as study.