Founder & Director Residence Permit
Residence for owners building Maltese operations: anchor your permit in your own company — indicatively €50,000 in capital — and establish yourself where your business lives.
Your Company. Your Residence.
The Founder & Director route lets business owners anchor Maltese residence in the strongest asset they have: their own company. With capital of indicatively €50,000 and genuine operational substance, founders and directors establishing Maltese operations secure renewable permits of one to two years — processed, like Malta's other corporate routes, on an indicative four-to-eight-week track.
Malta rewards the structure: an EU company in an English-speaking jurisdiction, respected courts, sophisticated banking, and a corporate services profession that runs deep. Endevio designs the company and the residence together — formation, substance, tax coordination, and the permit as one engagement.
Who Qualifies
- Founders, co-founders, and directors establishing or acquiring genuine Maltese operations.
- Company capital of indicatively €50,000, with real substance: premises, activity, and governance.
- Clean records, documented source of funds, and credible business plans — prepared with our corporate team.
Figures and terms are indicative and confirmed against current requirements at assessment. Permits are granted at the discretion of the competent authorities; eligibility is assessed case by case.
The Owner's Case for Malta
Residence With Substance
Your permit rests on a real business — the most durable foundation Maltese residence offers an entrepreneur.
EU Company, EU Base
A Maltese company is a single-market company: passporting potential, EU contracts, and a respected regulatory home.
One Integrated Build
Formation, banking, tax structure, and residence designed together — no seams between corporate and personal.
Renewable Horizon
Terms of one to two years renew as operations continue, and standing compounds toward permanent routes.
Family Alongside
Dependants are eligible, their residence coordinated with yours.
A Serious Jurisdiction
English-speaking, common-law-influenced, and deeply experienced in international business — Malta is built for founders.
How the Application Proceeds
Timelines are indicative and depend on due diligence and official processing.
Venture & route review
We assess your business plan, capital, and objectives, and confirm the founder route against the alternatives.
Company formation & substance
Registration, capital of indicatively €50,000, premises, and governance — the corporate anchor built to standard.
Permit application
Your residence application is filed on the corporate track, with dependants coordinated in parallel.
Approval & establishment
Official review runs indicatively four to eight weeks; on approval, cards issue and banking, payroll, and operations complete the establishment.
Renewals & growth
Term renewals, compliance, and structuring advice as the company grows — and as your Malta standing deepens.
Frequently Asked
How much capital do I need?
Indicatively €50,000 in company capital, confirmed against current requirements at assessment — together with genuine operational substance.
How long is the permit?
One to two years per term, renewable while the business operates. Standing built over successive terms supports moves toward permanent routes.
Can Endevio form the company?
Yes — formation, registered office, substance, banking, and tax coordination are part of the same engagement as the permit.
How fast is approval?
Indicatively four to eight weeks from a complete application, with the corporate foundation typically built in the preceding two to three weeks.
Is my family eligible?
Yes — dependants' residence is coordinated alongside yours in the same engagement.
What kind of business qualifies?
Genuine operations across sectors — technology, services, trading, holding structures with real activity. The substance matters more than the sector; we shape the plan to the framework at assessment.
Establish Your Company — and Yourself — in Malta
One conversation maps the company, the capital, and the permit. Private, direct, and without obligation.
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