{"id":11067,"date":"2021-07-05T19:58:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T12:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/?p=11067"},"modified":"2021-09-17T20:10:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T13:10:13","slug":"malta-the-most-livable-island-nation-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/malta-the-most-livable-island-nation-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"MALTA &#8211; THE MOST LIVABLE ISLAND NATION IN EUROPE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta is a friendly and hospitable country in the European Union (EU). Above all, Malta is a bright spot to be learned and chosen for immigration by many investors around the world. Besides, the immigration procedures in this country are also extremely simple and flexible.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11084 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/THE-MOST-LIVABLE-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"malta country\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1344\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/THE-MOST-LIVABLE-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/THE-MOST-LIVABLE-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/THE-MOST-LIVABLE-1-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/THE-MOST-LIVABLE-1-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/THE-MOST-LIVABLE-1-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/THE-MOST-LIVABLE-1-2048x1075.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/THE-MOST-LIVABLE-1-24x13.jpg 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/THE-MOST-LIVABLE-1-32x17.jpg 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/THE-MOST-LIVABLE-1-48x25.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>1.Where is Malta country?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Republic of Malta is a small island nation in the Maltese archipelago, located between Sicily (Italy) and the coast of North Africa, famous for its many ancient historical sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta&#8217;s climate is so pleasant, the people are friendly and the natural scenery is marvelous and peaceful. The official languages in this country are Maltese and English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta has:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Area: 316 km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Population: about 450,000 people<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; GDP: 5.4 billion USD<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Per capita income: 21,000 USD<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, in Malta, the human development index, education system, health care or social welfare system all meet European standards. Those things are enough to affirm the high quality of life and worth it for investors to settle in Malta<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11081 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Gloss-Magazine-Travel-Malta-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"where is\" width=\"1000\" height=\"618\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Gloss-Magazine-Travel-Malta-2-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Gloss-Magazine-Travel-Malta-2-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Gloss-Magazine-Travel-Malta-2-1-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Gloss-Magazine-Travel-Malta-2-1-24x15.jpg 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Gloss-Magazine-Travel-Malta-2-1-32x20.jpg 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Gloss-Magazine-Travel-Malta-2-1-48x30.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. What does Malta country look like?<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><b>History begin<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta has a long history dating back to 6000 BC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta became a Commonwealth country known as the State of Malta in 1964 and a republic in 1974. Since 2004, the country has been a member state of the European Union.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Geography<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta is an archipelago located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. There are three large islands \u2013 Malta (Malta), Gozo (G\u0127awdex), and Comino (Kemmuna) \u2013 that attract a lot of residents. Malta is located 80km south of Italy, 284km east of Tunisia, and 333km north of Libya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many bays are located along the undulating coastline creating stunning seaports. The topography consists of low hills and plains. Malta&#8217;s highest point is the 253m high Dingli cliff. Malta belongs to the Mediterranean climate zone. And according to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the territory of Malta belongs to the Mediterranean forest and shrubland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11078 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/malta-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"history malta country\" width=\"1200\" height=\"617\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/malta-6-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/malta-6-1-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/malta-6-1-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/malta-6-1-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/malta-6-1-24x12.jpg 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/malta-6-1-32x16.jpg 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/malta-6-1-48x25.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><b>Economy<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta is the only country in the four major organizations: EU, Schengen, Commonwealth, and Eurozone. The Maltese government always implements many policies to attract foreign investors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once investors are granted Maltese citizenship, the investors will become European citizens, who enjoy the freedom of movement to all 28 European countries and Switzerland. Investors are allowed to establish businesses in Malta and are issued with a Maltese passport that allows them visa-free travel to more than 160 countries worldwide including the US.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Politic<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta is a republic, the Head of State is the President (5-year term). The National Assembly consists of 1 House with 65 seats (5-year term).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the Maltese Constitution, the President is elected by parliamentarian for a term of five years. Based on the election results, whichever party leader or coalition leader gets the majority of votes will be nominated prime minister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current Prime Minister of Malta is Sir Robert Abela, elected Prime Minister on 13 January 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Cultural<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta has become a country of diversity in terms of ethnicities, cultures, and traditions thanks to the strengthening of immigration policy. In this country, there are always unique cultural features, annual traditional festivals such as La-Festa, Carnaval, or fascinating ceremonies here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For that reason, Malta attracts a large number of investors who want to settle in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to now, in Malta, there are 7 world cultural heritages recognized by UNESCO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11075 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Malta-2.jpeg\" alt=\"malta country\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Malta-2.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Malta-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Malta-2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Malta-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Malta-2-24x16.jpeg 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Malta-2-32x21.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Malta-2-48x32.jpeg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>3.Benefits of becoming a Maltese Permanent Resident<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maltese citizens will be free to move to European countries and the United States. In addition, when becoming a citizen of this country, investors can freely work in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immigrants are also entitled to a completely free education and healthcare system. Besides, the tax system is low and there are many preferential policies to support Maltese permanent residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11072\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-happy-Family-with-thumbs-up-1.jpg\" alt=\"benefits\" width=\"950\" height=\"632\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-happy-Family-with-thumbs-up-1.jpg 615w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-happy-Family-with-thumbs-up-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-happy-Family-with-thumbs-up-1-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-happy-Family-with-thumbs-up-1-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/A-happy-Family-with-thumbs-up-1-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Malta Permanent Residence Program (MPRP)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Malta Citizenship by Investment Program allows investors and their families with non-EU and Swiss citizenship to reside permanently in Malta and freely travel to 26 Schengen countries without a visa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The whole family of 4 generations: spouse, children, parents, grandparents (of both husband and wife) can be granted a visa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Condition:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Investor must be at least 18 years old<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Have a clean criminal record<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Meet the investment requirements with a budget to participate in the investment program from \u20ac500,000 of which a minimum of \u20ac150,000 is the main asset. Investors need to invest at least 5 years in real estate and contribute to the Government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors can learn about the Malta Permanent Residency Program (MPRP) <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/residencymalta.gov.mt\/the-mprp-programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11069 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D302364_hdrVallettaSmall-1.jpg\" alt=\"malta country\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1062\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D302364_hdrVallettaSmall-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D302364_hdrVallettaSmall-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D302364_hdrVallettaSmall-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D302364_hdrVallettaSmall-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D302364_hdrVallettaSmall-1-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D302364_hdrVallettaSmall-1-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D302364_hdrVallettaSmall-1-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/D302364_hdrVallettaSmall-1-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta is considered the gateway to Europe. Malta is one of the attractive immigration destinations because the cultural, political, or economic conditions all help investors have a convenient and comfortable life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portico &amp; Bridge is a leading European immigration consultant, with more than 35 years of experience and a team of more than 50 professionals worldwide. For more information about the Malta Permanent Residence Program, please contact Portico &amp; Bridge for detailed assistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call us now at <strong>0909.898.758<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PORTICO &amp; BRIDGE<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, \u201cYour Children, We Care\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malta is a friendly and hospitable country in the European Union (EU). Above all, Malta is a bright spot to be learned and chosen for immigration by many investors around the world. Besides, the immigration procedures in this country are also extremely simple and flexible. 1.Where is Malta country? The Republic of Malta is a &#8230; <a title=\"MALTA &#8211; THE MOST LIVABLE ISLAND NATION IN EUROPE\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/malta-the-most-livable-island-nation-in-europe\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">MALTA &#8211; THE MOST LIVABLE ISLAND NATION IN EUROPE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":11084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[343,325],"class_list":["post-11067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe-immigration","tag-europe-immigration","tag-malta-immigration"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11067"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11087,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11067\/revisions\/11087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}