A Malta digital nomad visa lawyer should check your remote-work evidence, income documents and filing location before you pay a retainer. Compare 4 law firms and advisers by credentials, regulator, fees and programme expertise.
Quick answer: this directory lists 4 Malta Digital Nomad Visa providers, unranked, with paid profiles listed first. Use the filters to narrow by provider type, language and fees.
Malta's Nomad Residence Permit lets non-EU remote workers live in Malta while working for a foreign employer, their own foreign company or foreign clients. New applicants need at least €42,000 gross income a year. The permit lasts one year and can be renewed three times, to four years at most (Residency Malta FAQs, checked 26 Sep 2026).
It is not the Malta Permanent Residence Programme: there is no property purchase, government contribution or donation. Investors should use the Malta Golden Visa lawyer directory instead.
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Malta corporate and private-client advisory group. CSB International Limited appears on the current Residency Malta agent list under RES-CSBI, with Malcolm Ferrante as the named licence holder.
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Independent international residence and citizenship advisory founded in 2014, with published offices in London, Lisbon, Athens and Istanbul. It is not a Maltese law firm.
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UK-registered investment-migration advisory helping international clients compare residence and citizenship options. It is an advisory consultancy rather than a Maltese law firm.
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MFSA-authorised Malta company-services, tax, compliance and residence adviser with offices in Valletta and Amsterdam and an Authorised Registered Mandatory.
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Michael J. Zammit is Group CEO of CSB Group and is presented as a firm executive rather than a lawyer. The current MPRP licence RES-CSBI names Malcolm Ferrante and CSB International Limited, so applicants should confirm who will own and submit their file.
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Thomas Jacobsen is a founder and director of Papilio Services Limited and is presented by the firm as an Authorised Registered Mandatory for Malta tax-residence programmes. His official biography records a University of Oslo law degree specialising in international tax, earlier work as a lawyer for the Royal Norwegian Air Force and ten years in PwC Malta’s tax and legal department after relocating to Malta in 1997. He advises on cross-border corporate structures, Malta companies, trusts, funds, partnerships and foundations, tax compliance and residence planning for international private clients. His memberships include the Malta Institute of Taxation, Institute of Financial Services Practitioners, International Bar Association, Investment Migration Council, International Fiscal Association and STEP. The reviewed sources do not establish a current Maltese practising-lawyer warrant or bar number, so this is published as a professional adviser profile rather than a verified lawyer credential.
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Patricia Casaburi is Founder and CEO of Global Citizen Solutions. Her official profile states that she holds graduate and postgraduate qualifications in Commercial Law and Immigration from the University of Law in London and has a background in media and journalism.
View the record→Who qualifies: nationals of countries outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland who work remotely in one of three ways. They may be employed by a foreign-registered employer, be a partner or shareholder in a foreign-registered company they work for, or freelance for clients whose permanent establishments are abroad.
Income: at least €42,000 gross a year. Applicants who filed before 1 April 2024 keep the earlier €32,400 threshold, including at renewal.
Housing and insurance: a rental or purchase agreement for a qualifying property that covers the permit's validity, and health insurance covering risks in the EU (including Malta) and the UK.
Background: an original police conduct certificate less than six months old, plus a background verification check by Residency Malta.
Sources: Residency Malta eligibility page and Nomad Residence Permit FAQs, both checked 26 Sep 2026.
No. People contracted by a foreign company to serve its Maltese subsidiary are ineligible, as is anyone who will provide services, directly or indirectly, to Malta-based companies or individuals. Holders and their dependants cannot work for Malta-registered employers or companies. Taking on that work means giving up the permit and applying for an employment or self-employment permit, and Residency Malta can revoke the permit if it finds such activity.
A Malta digital nomad visa lawyer should test your contracts and client list against this rule before filing. Residency Malta also lists nationalities that currently cannot apply, including the Russian Federation and Belarus.
Application fee: €300 per applicant, non-refundable, paid by bank transfer from the main applicant's account.
Residence card: €100 per person, paid by card at Residency Malta's offices for the card issued by Identità.
Legal fees are separate and set by each firm. Ask for a written quote that separates the application, dependants and each renewal. Fees from the Residency Malta FAQs, checked 26 Sep 2026.
Applications are filed online through the Residency Malta portal. An applicant already in Malta on a valid visa does not need a new entry visa and can book biometrics directly; the agency recommends at least 30 days left on that visa when applying.
The permit is valid for one year from card issue. File a renewal two to three months before expiry, with a bank statement showing payments made in Malta that prove at least five months' cumulative residence in the previous 12 months. For the second and third renewals the main applicant also submits a tax-compliance declaration.
Dependants who can be included are the spouse, minor children, and unmarried adult children principally dependent on the main applicant. Include them in the first application or add them at renewal: they cannot be added after payment or approval, except newborns.
Not automatically. Residency Malta points applicants to S.L. 123.210, the Nomad Residence Permits (Income Tax) Rules, and states that holding the permit does not by itself mean those rules apply to you; their own conditions must also be met (Residency Malta FAQs, checked 26 Sep 2026). Where they do apply, the MTCA nomad guidelines of 12 March 2026 say no Malta tax is charged on income from the authorised foreign work for the first 12 months after the permit is issued, and a flat 10% applies after that (checked 26 Sep 2026). The agency gives no tax advice, so get a separate written tax opinion alongside the immigration work.
At least €42,000 gross a year for applications made from 1 April 2024. Applicants who filed before that date keep the €32,400 threshold. Residency Malta also expects a guaranteed income source for at least five cumulative months from the application date.
The first permit lasts one year. It can be renewed three times, at Residency Malta's discretion, for a maximum total of four years, and earlier stays on the permit count towards that limit.
No. Holders and dependants cannot provide services to, or work for, Malta-based companies or individuals. That work needs a different Maltese employment or self-employment permit.
No. The Malta Permanent Residence Programme is an investment route with property, contribution and donation requirements. The Nomad Residence Permit is a one-year, renewable permit based on foreign remote work and income.
Residency Malta's published criteria do not make a lawyer a requirement, and applications are filed online. Counsel is most useful for a company you own, mixed client lists near the Maltese-client ban, dependants, and the tax position.
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