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4. Malta

The Malta Citizenship for Exceptional Services by Direct Investment, also known as the Malta Exceptional Investor Naturalization Policy, is offered as a replacement for the discontinued Individual Investor Program. The requirement is to either purchase or rent a property and make two additional investments. An immovable residential property can be purchased for €700,000, or an immobile residential property can be leased annually for €16,000. In either case, the property must be held for five years from the date of the citizenship certificate. Additionally, a donation of €10,000 must be made to a Community Malta Agency-approved registered philanthropic, cultural, sport, scientific, animal welfare, artistic non-governmental organization, or society, etc. The time period for citizenship is 12-36 months.