About Malta Work Permit Checker
Work out in a minute which Maltese work authorisation applies to you, single permit, Key Employee Initiative, Jobsplus licence or none at all.
What is on this site
One question, "malta work permit check", answered with a checker that works on the page with no account, 3 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- Malta single permit: cost, process and the 2026 pre-departure course: What a Maltese single permit costs and how it works: €600 first time, €150 a year to renew, employer applies, four month legal limit, plus the €250 pre-departure course.
- Key Employee Initiative and Specialist Employee Initiative compared: Malta's two single permit fast tracks: KEI at €45,000 salary in five working days, SEI at €30,000 in fifteen. Eligibility, fees, and a salary discrepancy to watch.
- Employing a third-country national in Malta: the employer's obligations: Malta employer duties: the labour market test, the four working day Jobsplus engagement and termination forms, and why work cannot start before the permit issues.
Reach us
Contact for a question about the site, or enquiries@maltaworkpermitchecker.com. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
Malta Work Permit Checker is an independent information site operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. It is not affiliated with Identità, Jobsplus, the Department of Industrial and Employment Relations or the Government of Malta, and nothing here is immigration or legal advice. Rules, fees and thresholds are quoted from the authorities' own pages on the updated date above and change without notice; confirm the current position with Identità or Jobsplus before making a hiring or relocation decision.