11 Required Malta Digital Nomad Visa Documents

You must submit a copy of all the pages in your passport, even the blank pages, in your Malta digital nomad visa application. 

If you plan to bring a spouse or dependents, then you must also submit full copies of their entire passports as well.

When applying for Malta’s digital nomad visa, you must submit a letter of intent. This letter should contain information about your motivations for moving to Malta and why you are applying for the Nomad Residence Permit. 

For example, you could write about your remote role and your tasks, which make you eligible for the digital nomad visa. You can also include why Malta is where you would like to spend the next year or more. 

The main applicant must write, date, and sign this letter.

Think back to your time at university and your professional history since then because you’ll have to include a curriculum vitae (CV) in your application. 

You should include all details of your professional experience and academic qualifications.

There are three categories where remote workers are accepted for Malta’s digital nomad visa: employee, self-employed, or freelance. Each category requires its own set of documents to prove their remote work roles.

In all of the cases below, applicants must provide proof that they have a guaranteed source of income for at least five cumulative months from the day they submit their applications. 

Remote Employee

Remote employees must submit an employment contract that explicitly states their work duties and that they can work remotely, regardless of the location. 

Self-Employed

As a self-employed remote worker, this means that you have a business entity set up, like a sole proprietorship or LLC, and work under this name with clients or businesses. 

You will have to provide a Certificate of Incorporation and Share Register to show proof of your company’s existence. 

Freelancer

As a freelancer, you must submit service contracts that clearly state the services rendered to your clients and the terms of payment. 

Regardless of which remote worker category you fall under, you must submit three months of bank statements to prove that you meet the 42,000€/year (or 3,500€ per month) income requirement. 

These must be official bank statements that are issued and downloaded directly from your online bank portal or app. They can also be scanned hard copies that are officially stamped and signed.

For self-employees, you must show bank statements with your name on the account and payments from your self-employment. 

For freelancers, you must show incoming transactions for the last three months for each client contract you submit.

All applicants over the age of 18 are required to submit a police conduct certificate or criminal background check from their country of origin. 

These documents must be presented in its original form. They must also be less than six months old. 

Criminal background checks or police conduct certificates from Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, and Canada do not require an apostille. However, if it originates from another country, you must obtain legalization or an apostille to certify the document.

Applicants may include their spouse or de facto partner and financially dependent children, regardless of their ages. 

If this is the case, you must submit proof of relationship. Required documents include:

• Marriage Certificate
• Birth Certificate
• Adoption Certificate
• Award of Custody or Guardianship

In the case of a de facto couple, you must provide the following:

• Affidavits to attest your relationship
• Proof you have been together for at least two years
• Utility bills
• Lease agreements
• Joint bank accounts or transactions between your accounts
• Flight tickets
• Dated photos

If you decide to work with an immigration lawyer (which we highly recommend!) to help you with your Malta digital nomad visa application, then you must include a Declaration to Engage a Representative document. 

This document allows your representative to communicate with the Residency Malta Agency about your application.

After you have submitted your application and received a Letter of Approval, then you must present an international health insurance policy. 

This international health insurance policy must be fully comprehensive insurance and cover the main applicant and their dependents for at least one year. 

Important: Travel insurance does not qualify as international health insurance.

When you arrive in Malta, before applying for the one-year residence permit, you must find accommodations. This means presenting a residential lease or property deed for the duration of your residence permit. 

For applicants who cannot enter the Schengen Area visa-free they must apply for a separate entry visa after receiving a Letter of Approval in Principle for their Malta digital nomad visa. 

This requires going to the consulate or embassy of a Schengen country and applying for an entry visa, which allows them to travel to Malta.