Malta work permit processing time (9 figures)
The median published figure in the Malta Permit Processing Times is 58 percent across 9 figures from 2 sources' own pages (range 11.20 to 97 percent), read 11 November 2026.
- 411 to 26
- 26 to 40
- 40 to 54
- 254 to 68
- 168 to 83
- 283 to 97
Bands
| Bucket | Value |
|---|---|
| 11 to 26 | 4 figures |
| 26 to 40 | 0 figures |
| 40 to 54 | 0 figures |
| 54 to 68 | 2 figures |
| 68 to 83 | 1 figure |
| 83 to 97 | 2 figures |
2 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 7 publish none, read 11 November 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 October 2026 (was 58 percent across 9).
By measure and sector
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| measure share of Malta's active workforce from other EU member states | 11.2 % (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| measure third country nationals' share of foreign employment in Malta | 70 % (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| measure share of employed EU nationals in full-time employment | 89 % (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| measure share of employed third country nationals in full-time employment | 97 % (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| measure male share of employed EU nationals | 58 % (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| measure male share of employed third country nationals | 67 % (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| sector TCN share in professional, scientific, technical, administration and support service activities | 25 % (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| sector TCN share in wholesale & retail trade, transportation & storage, information & communication | 21 % (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| sector TCN share in accommodation and food service activities | 16 % (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends | 97 % | share of employed third country nationals in full-time employment | 2026-11-11 |
| Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends | 89 % | share of employed EU nationals in full-time employment | 2026-11-11 |
| Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends | 70 % | third country nationals' share of foreign employment in Malta | 2026-11-11 |
| Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends | 67 % | male share of employed third country nationals | 2026-11-11 |
| Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends | 58 % | male share of employed EU nationals | 2026-11-11 |
| Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends | 25 % | TCN share in professional, scientific, technical, administration and support service activities | 2026-11-11 |
| Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends | 21 % | TCN share in wholesale & retail trade, transportation & storage, information & communication | 2026-11-11 |
| Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends | 16 % | TCN share in accommodation and food service activities | 2026-11-11 |
| EURES - labour market information: Malta | 11.2 % | share of Malta's active workforce from other EU member states | 2026-11-11 |
The sentence each figure was read from (9)
- Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends, read 2026-11-11:
97% of TCNs were in full-time employment and 3% were in part-time employment.
- Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends, read 2026-11-11:
As at end of December 2025, almost 89% of employed EU nationals were in full-time employment, while the remaining 11% were employed as part-time.
- Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends, read 2026-11-11:
EU member states share 30% of total foreign employment, Third Country Nationals (TCNs) share 70% of total foreign employment; and EFTA countries (such as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) share 0.3% of total foreign employment.
- Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends, read 2026-11-11:
Employed Third Country Nationals are segmented as 67% males and 33% females.
- Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends, read 2026-11-11:
Employed EU Nationals are segmented as 58% males and 42% females.
- Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends, read 2026-11-11:
Third Country Nationals are mainly employed (25%) in the Professional, Scientific, Technical, Administration and Support Service Activities sector; Wholesale & Retail Trade; Transportation & Storage; Informat
- Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends, read 2026-11-11:
tific, Technical, Administration and Support Service Activities sector; Wholesale & Retail Trade; Transportation & Storage; Information & Communication sector (21%); Accommodation and food service activities (16%); Construction (10%); Manufacturing, quarrying and Utilities (9%) and Public Administration, Education, Human
- Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends, read 2026-11-11:
es (16%); Construction (10%); Manufacturing, quarrying and Utilities (9%) and Public Administration, Education, Human Health and Social Work Activities sector (9%).
- EURES - labour market information: Malta, read 2026-11-11:
In 2023, 59.7% of the active workforce were from Malta, 11.2% from other EU Member States and 28.7 from third countries.
Read in full, publishes no figure
7 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- Identita - application processing period (Expatriates Unit), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Identita - single permit application processing period, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Jobsplus - employment trends, read 2026-11-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- Jobsplus - labour market information, foreigners data, read 2026-11-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- Eurostat - residence permits, authorisations to reside and work, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Eurostat - first permits by reason (migr_resfirst), read 2026-11-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- NSO Malta - labour market statistics, read 2026-11-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
2 of the 9 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 7 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 9 figures, never sentences; 112 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the published processing period per route beside the issued-permit series: Jobsplus's foreign-worker stock by nationality class and sector, and Eurostat's first-permits-by-reason for Malta on the comparable EU basis; across them the wait a person should actually expect per route, how Malta's issuance per head compares with the EU, and changed-since each release
112 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (9)
- Identita - application processing period (Expatriates Unit)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Identita - single permit application processing period(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Jobsplus - foreign nationals employment trends(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Jobsplus - employment trends(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Jobsplus - labour market information, foreigners data(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Eurostat - residence permits, authorisations to reside and work(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Eurostat - first permits by reason (migr_resfirst)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- EURES - labour market information: Malta(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- NSO Malta - labour market statistics(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The median published figure in the Malta Permit Processing Times is 58 percent across 9 figures from 2 sources' own pages (range 11.20 to 97 percent), read 11 November 2026.
2 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 7 publish none, read 11 November 2026.
Malta Permit Processing Times, measure share of Malta's active workforce from other EU member states: median 11.20 percent across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Malta Permit Processing Times, measure third country nationals' share of foreign employment in Malta: median 70 percent across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Malta Permit Processing Times, measure share of employed EU nationals in full-time employment: median 89 percent across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Malta Permit Processing Times, measure share of employed third country nationals in full-time employment: median 97 percent across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Malta Permit Processing Times, measure male share of employed EU nationals: median 58 percent across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Malta Permit Processing Times, measure male share of employed third country nationals: median 67 percent across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Malta Permit Processing Times, sector TCN share in professional, scientific, technical, administration and support service activities: median 25 percent across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Malta Permit Processing Times, sector TCN share in wholesale & retail trade, transportation & storage, information & communication: median 21 percent across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Malta Permit Processing Times, sector TCN share in accommodation and food service activities: median 16 percent across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 October 2026 (was 58 percent across 9).
Cite as: "maltaworkpermitchecker.com Malta Permit Processing Times", updated 2026-11-14, https://maltaworkpermitchecker.com/datasets/malta-permit-processing-times/.
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Questions this data answers
How long does each permit actually take, and how many are issued - the published period against the observed volume?
The median published figure in the Malta Permit Processing Times is 58 percent across 9 figures from 2 sources' own pages (range 11.20 to 97 percent), read 11 November 2026.
Where do the figures in the Malta Permit Processing Times come from?
Every figure is quoted from its source's own page and dated (last read 11 Nov 2026). 9 named sources were read and 2 publish a figure; the 7 that publish none are recorded as not published, never estimated.