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Residence permit for non-EU students admitted to a licensed Maltese education institution, under the EU Students & Researchers framework. It usually allows limited part-time work once conditions are met.
International students accepted onto a full-time course at a licensed Maltese institution.
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The Student Residence Permit is for non-EU students admitted to a licensed Maltese education institution, under the EU Students and Researchers framework. It usually allows limited part-time work once conditions are met.
No. Time spent in Malta on a student residence permit generally does not count toward the five-year residence required for long-term resident status.
Non-EU students usually enter Malta on a national long-stay (D) visa and then apply for a residence permit shortly after arrival; the residence card is what authorises your stay for the duration of studies.
Student permit holders may be allowed to take limited part-time work, but only after meeting set conditions and usually only with the proper authorisation, not automatically from day one.
Your permit is tied to the institution and programme you declared, so a change of course or school must be reported to Identita and may require an updated permit.
The student permit is tied to your course and is typically issued for up to one year at a time, so you renew it for each year of study as long as you remain enrolled and meet the conditions.
Family reunification for students is restrictive: typically only a spouse and minor children may apply to join, and you must prove you can financially support them.
