Applicable to non-EU/EEA/Swiss Nationals, this scheme is similar to the Residence Programme in all aspects, with a slight change in real-estate pricing (as the minimum value of property in Gozo is €250,000 whilst in the South of Malta it is €225,000)

It offers the same tax rate of 15% income tax and also allows the successful applicant to employ staff at the registered Maltese address as long as they own or rent a property in Malta. The minimum threshold for renting a property is €8750 (in the south of Malta or Gozo) or €9600 anywhere else

The most attractive feature of this programme for non-EU nationals is certainly the opportunity of visa free travel throughout the Schengen zone.