Stay Longer in Malta

Requirements for obtaining long-term residence after five years — stable resources, accommodation, integration measures, and the €500 fee.

Malta's integration programme. Since 15 June 2026 it offers only the 100-hour Cultural Orientation course (previously Stage 2); Stage 1 and the language courses have been discontinued, and the new Course on Maltese Language and Culture is the route into it.

Residence-based naturalisation, citizenship by merit, dual citizenship, sponsors, language, and the documents to protect before applying.

Check whether your residence timing, language, passports, sponsors, and records are strong enough for naturalisation planning.

What Identità publishes on renewing a Single Permit: the fee, the 90-day window, and what to verify about the in-country course.