Guías para trabajar en Malta

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El permiso de trabajo

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Trabajar en Malta siendo ciudadano no UE: el Single Permit, paso a paso

Tu empleador solicita el Single Permit, no tú. Qué revisan Identità y Jobsplus, cuánto tarda, las vías rápidas, el Skills Pass y lo que pagas tú: nada.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026

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Health screening for the work permit: what is tested, where, and what fails you

Non-EU workers need a health clearance from Malta's health authority. Which tests, why they happen in Malta, the chest X-ray rule, vaccinations, 15 working days, renewal.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Renewing your Single Permit: one year or two, and the new training rule

Renew up to 90 days before expiry. €150 a year today, more from 2027. Higher-skilled workers can get two years; lower-skilled workers need an integration course first.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Bringing your family to Malta: the two routes, the income test, the flat

Spouse and children can join you after two years on a permit under the law, or 12 months under Identità's policy. Income: average or median wage plus 20% per dependant.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Long-term residence after five years: the test, the course, the €500

Five continuous years, income at least the minimum wage for two years, the 100-hour I Belong course at 75%, Maltese at MQF level 2, a €500 fee. What it gives you.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Permit refused? The common reasons and how to appeal in time

Most refusals are a missing advert, a failed suitability check, a tourist-visa application or a blocked employer. Appeals go to the Immigration Appeals Board, fast.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Policy tracker: every rule change for non-EU workers since 2025, dated

A dated table of every rule change for non-EU workers in Malta since January 2025: fees, adverts, grace period, bank wages, pre-departure course, screening, Budget 2027.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Budget 2027: what the new fees and cuts mean for non-EU workers

Budget 2027 raised the first permit fee to €800, added a €400 yearly contribution, and ended free buses and childcare for non-EU workers short of five years.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

Tus derechos en el trabajo

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Ya en Malta: cambiar de trabajo, periodo de prueba, preaviso y tus derechos

Prueba de seis meses por defecto. El preaviso depende de la antigüedad. Con Single Permit, el nuevo empleador solicita antes de que renuncies. Qué hace DIER si no pagan.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026

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Reading your Maltese payslip line by line, and spotting underpayment

Basic wage, cost-of-living increase, bonus, overtime, tax, social security, deductions, net. What each line must show in 2026 and three checks that catch underpayment.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Unpaid or underpaid in Malta: the complaint to DIER, step by step

Wages must come at least every four weeks. If not, or if short, DIER takes the complaint and can go to court for you. What happens to your permit if you complain.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Housing rights in Malta: registration, deposit, notice, and the 'ten people in a flat' problem

Every long let must be registered with the Housing Authority by the landlord. Six-month lock-in on a one-year lease, a month's notice, 5% cap on renewal, two per bedroom.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Who helps a worker in Malta: the offices, numbers and organisations that answer

DIER for wages, Identità for permits, Jobsplus for jobs and records, the Housing Authority for leases, the police for crime, unions, and organisations that help for free.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

Vivir en Malta

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Tus primeras semanas en Malta: dónde vivir, el bus, un SIM, un banco, un médico

Llegas a Malta con trabajo: dónde vive la gente, cómo buscar cuarto, la tarjeta Tallinja de bus gratis, SIM, banco, centro de salud, el calor, los idiomas.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026

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Salarios y costo de vida en Malta, 2026

Salario mínimo de €229.44 a la semana en 2026. Pago típico por sector, alquiler por zona, impuestos, 10% de seguridad social y dos presupuestos de ejemplo.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026

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Finding a flat or a room in Malta: where to look, what to sign, what to refuse

Rooms on Facebook, flats on the portals, agents who charge tenants, one month's deposit, a registered lease, two people per bedroom, and the 'no foreigners' problem.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Where to live in Malta: a town-by-town guide for workers

Twenty towns in a paragraph each: rent level, commute, noise, who lives there and what it is like in August. Choose by the bus line to work, not by the sea view.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Health care in Malta for workers: health centres, Mater Dei, insurance, pharmacies

Public health care runs through health centres and Mater Dei Hospital. Workers paying social security are covered; non-EU workers also hold €100,000 insurance. The doors.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Opening a bank account in Malta as a worker: what the bank wants, how long it takes

Non-EU workers must be paid by bank transfer since October 2025. What Maltese banks ask for, why it takes weeks, the interim options, and sending money home.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Tax and social security in Malta: how PAYE works, the bands, the FS3, the return

Income tax is deducted at source under the 2026 bands. Social security is 10% of basic wage, capped. Your employer gives you an FS3 each year; you may need a return.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Children in Malta: schools, childcare, language, and what Budget 2027 changed

State schools are free, in Maltese and English. From 2027 free childcare stays only for citizens, EU residents and long-term residents. Enrolment, language, the flat.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Getting around Malta: the bus, the Tallinja card, driving on a foreign licence, the ferry

Buses and the Tallinja card. From 2027 free travel is for citizens, EU residents and long-term residents; others pay €2.00 to €2.50. Non-EU licences: 12 months.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Maltese, English and the courses: what you must pass, and what just helps

English is enough for work. Maltese becomes mandatory for long-term residence: the 100-hour I Belong course at 75% and a Maltese test at MQF level 2. The other courses.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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Leaving Malta: notice, the last payslip, tax, your contribution record, and the flat

Give notice by length of service, get the final pay with unused leave, tell Jobsplus and Identità, settle the tax year, keep your contribution record, end the lease.

Actualizado el 5 de noviembre de 2026 · English

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