Closed 2020–2025

Malta — Exceptional services by direct investment / MEIN

Exceptional services by direct investment / MEIN is classified as historical. Its inventory status is closed. Former fixed contribution/property package. Former 12/36-month residence structure; closed to new investment scheme

Evidence & review dates · 13 October 2026

Evidence reviewed Dated research; confirm current terms with the authority.

Court of Justice of the European Union ↗All sources & limitations →Suggest a correction →

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Legal outcome
Historical route record
Base amount
Former fixed contribution/property package
Presence
Closed

Cost breakdown

A complete itemised government-fee subtotal is not listed here. The qualifying amount remains separate from document, professional and other charges.

Use the current government schedule for the exact applicant cohort.

Family of four

Household assumptions and eligibility

Principal, spouse and two children aged under 12. Eligibility, age definitions and dependency rules apply.

Legacy rules only

Requirements

Eligibility, presence and exceptions

CJEU judgment 29 April 2025; agency confirms discontinuation July 2025. Do not buy a purported replacement investor-merit product.

Presence
Former 12/36-month residence structure; closed to new investment scheme
Holding / ongoing duties
Legacy applications have separate legal treatment

Travel access

Destination rules, conditions and source dates

This route does not establish ordinary national-passport privileges. Short visits; personal circumstances and entry conditions apply. Each rule retains its own check date.

UK visits
Historical reference

This record describes the programme during its stated historical period. Current visitor rights are not derived from this archive.

Checked 2026-10-13.

Schengen visits
Historical reference

This record describes the programme during its stated historical period. Current visitor rights are not derived from this archive.

Checked 2026-10-13.

USA visits
Historical reference

This record describes the programme during its stated historical period. Current visitor rights are not derived from this archive.

Checked 2026-10-13.

Canada visits
Historical reference

This record describes the programme during its stated historical period. Current visitor rights are not derived from this archive.

Checked 2026-10-13.

Global category counts, where shown above, are attributed publisher snapshots. The selected destination rules here use government evidence. Recognition of a document is separate from visa exemption.

Sources

Publications, supporting claims and review dates

Checked means the cited material was reviewed, not that the authority published a new rule that day. Source authority and retrieval limitations are recorded below.

  • Judgment C-181/23: Maltese investor scheme contrary to EU lawCourt of Justice of the European Union · Checked

    Open source publication ↗

    Court press release

    2020 scheme incompatible with EU law; context for closure.

  • Amendments to the Maltese Citizenship ActCommunity Malta Agency · Checked

    Open source publication ↗

    Government guidance

    Direct-investment scheme discontinued; statutory references removed.

  • Malta citizenship by meritCommunity Malta Agency · Checked

    Open source publication ↗

    Government guidance

    Merit is discretionary and expressly not a continuation/alternative to former investment scheme.