# Malta's digital nomad visa > Nomad Residence Permit for Malta: €42,000 a year income requirement, 48 months initially, €300 fee, how to apply, what it means for tax, and the official page — checked 2026-08-18. Source: https://doastretch.com/nomad-visa/malta/ Malta · digital nomad visa · 2026 48 months Nomad Residence Permit Open · checked 2026-08-18 · nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt Malta runs the Nomad Residence Permit, an initial 48 months for remote workers earning €42,000 a year. Next step **How we know** Every figure here is as nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt publishes it, checked 18 August 2026. Where a number is our own arithmetic rather than a printed figure, the row says so. Sources are listed further down the page. ## What to know before you apply Malta was the best-documented of the four: every field except the tax rate came from official Residency Malta pages. The often-quoted 10% flat rate on chargeable income from authorised work, and the reported exemption for the first 12 months, could NOT be verified: the Malta Tax and Customs Administration guidelines PDF returned HTTP 403 to every fetch attempt, and legislation.mt serves S.L. 123.210 only through a JavaScript single-page app that yielded no document text. The rate is therefore omitted rather than repeated from secondary sources. Two source disagreements worth flagging. First, secondary sources state a EUR 50 residence-card fee; the official Residency Malta pages state EUR 100, and the official figure is recorded. Second, a widely repeated claim that applicants must show funds for five months equal to EUR 17,500 appears on secondary sites but on no official Residency Malta page reached, so it is excluded. The two-tier income threshold is a genuine live distinction, not an artefact: pre-1 April 2024 applicants are grandfathered at EUR 32,400 on renewal, so any consumer-facing display should say which cohort EUR 42,000 applies to. ## What it means for your tax days Governed by S.L. 123.210, the Nomad Residence Permits (Income Tax) Rules. Residency Malta is explicit that the permit confers no automatic tax outcome: "In respect of nomads, tax considerations and obligations might arise under both foreign and Maltese legislation", holding the permit "does not necessarily mean that the applicant is entitled to be subject to Maltese tax", and the agency "does not provide tax advice nor assumes any responsibility for an applicant's tax compliance and interpretation of applicable tax laws". Applicants are directed to the Malta Tax and Customs Administration guidelines and to independent advice. No tax rate is asserted here — see notes. A visa is permission to stay; tax residency follows the days you actually spend. Check Malta's tax authority for the day test that applies to you — and count the days either way. ## Sources - [nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt](https://nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt/nomad-eligibility/) — official source, checked 2026-08-18 - [nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt](https://nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt/new-faqs/) (official), retrieved 2026-08-18 - [nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt](https://nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt/topic/application-process/) (official), retrieved 2026-08-18 - [nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt](https://nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt/topic/tax/) (official), retrieved 2026-08-18 - [nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt](https://nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt/) (official), retrieved 2026-08-18 ## Questions people ask about Malta **Does Malta have a digital nomad visa?** Yes. Malta runs the Nomad Residence Permit, which grants an initial stay of 48 months (yes. "a nomad residence permit is valid for one (1) year" and "may be renewed three times, for a total stay of a maximum of four (4) years", renewal being at the discretion of residency malta and conditional on the applicant still meeting the eligibility criteria.). Checked 18 August 2026 against nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt. **How much do you need to earn for the Malta digital nomad visa?** €42,000 a year — "Applicants must have a minimum gross yearly income of EUR 42,000". This threshold applies to applications submitted on or after 1 April 2024; applicants who submitted before that date "will still retain the same annual gross income requirement of EUR 32,400". The figure is gross and stated per year. Income is evidenced by the employment contract, shareholding documents, or client contracts, as applicable to the eligibility category.. That is the figure as published; check the official page for the current amount before you apply. **How long can you stay on the Malta digital nomad visa?** 48 months on the initial permission; yes. "a nomad residence permit is valid for one (1) year" and "may be renewed three times, for a total stay of a maximum of four (4) years", renewal being at the discretion of residency malta and conditional on the applicant still meeting the eligibility criteria.. Stretch counts the days either way and tells you the date you must be out. **Does a digital nomad visa in Malta make you tax resident?** Governed by S.L. 123.210, the Nomad Residence Permits (Income Tax) Rules. Residency Malta is explicit that the permit confers no automatic tax outcome: "In respect of nomads, tax considerations and obligations might arise under both foreign and Maltese legislation", holding the permit "does not necessarily mean that the applicant is entitled to be subject to Maltese tax", and the agency "does not provide tax advice nor assumes any responsibility for an applicant's tax compliance and interpretation of applicable tax laws". Applicants are directed to the Malta Tax and Customs Administration guidelines and to independent advice. No tax rate is asserted here — see notes. **How does Stretch help with the Malta digital nomad visa?** Log the day you land and Stretch counts the days against the permission you are on, shows the date you must be out, and reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days. It also tallies the days that count towards tax residency, so the 183-day question answers itself. The counting and the alerts are free, forever. 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Checked 2026-08-18; confirm on the official page before you apply or file.