Lithuania Self-Employed / Individual Activity Residency vs Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP)
Lithuania freelancer route: $183 fee. Malta golden visa route: $17 fee, 12 months.
One of these visas has limited data on file, so some rows read Not specified. Compare the published fields only.
- Fee
- $183
- Fee
- $17
- Duration
- 12 months
- Processing
- 16-24 weeks
Next steps
Lithuania Self-Employed /
Malta MPRP
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Lithuania Self-Employed / Individual Activity Residency
Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP)
Visa type
Status
Initial duration, months
Renewable
Built for
Minimum age, years
Practical minimum age, years
Nationality restrictions
Processing time, minimum (weeks)
Processing time, maximum (weeks)
Interview required
Medical exam required
Minimum savings, one time
Minimum investment, one time
Investment types
Application fee, one time
Social Security counts as income
Pension income recognized
Local work permitted
Health insurance required
Local bank account required
Apostille required
US FBI background check required
Certificate of coverage required
Minimum lease, months
Leads to permanent residency
Years to citizenship, PR plus naturalization
Days in country, per year
Tax regime
US tax treaty
| Field | Lithuania Self-Employed / Individual Activity Residency | Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) |
|---|---|---|
| Visa type | Freelancer | Golden visa |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Initial duration, months | Not specified | 12 |
| Renewable | Yes | Yes |
| Built for | Not specified | Passive investors |
| Minimum age, years | Not specified | 18 |
| Practical minimum age, years | Not specified | 18 |
| Nationality restrictions | Open to all nationalities | Non-EU nationals only |
| Field | Lithuania Self-Employed / Individual Activity Residency | Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum savings, one time | Not specified | $500,000 |
| Minimum investment, one time | Not applicable | $192,974 |
| Investment types | Not applicable | Real estate, Capital transfer |
| Application fee, one time | $183 | $17 (Lowest known fee) |
| Field | Lithuania Self-Employed / Individual Activity Residency | Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security counts as income | No | No |
| Pension income recognized | No | No |
| Local work permitted | Not specified | No |
| Field | Lithuania Self-Employed / Individual Activity Residency | Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) |
|---|---|---|
| Processing time, minimum (weeks) | Not specified | 16 weeks |
| Processing time, maximum (weeks) | Not specified | 24 weeks |
| Interview required | No | No |
| Medical exam required | No | No |
| Field | Lithuania Self-Employed / Individual Activity Residency | Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) |
|---|---|---|
| Leads to permanent residency | No | Yes (Path to permanent residency) |
| Years to citizenship, PR plus naturalization | Not applicable | Not specified |
| Days in country, per year | Not specified | 0 days |
| Field | Lithuania Self-Employed / Individual Activity Residency | Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax regime | Not specified | Remittance based |
| US tax treaty | Not specified | Not specified |
| Field | Lithuania Self-Employed / Individual Activity Residency | Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) |
|---|---|---|
| Health insurance required | Yes | Yes |
| Local bank account required | No | No |
| Apostille required | No | No |
| US FBI background check required | No | No |
| Certificate of coverage required | No | No |
| Minimum lease, months | Not specified | 60 months |