马耳他移民局修订递案要求，对申请人有哪些影响？

随着2022年欧洲议会公开呼吁禁止欧盟“黄金护照”和“黄金签证”，今年欧洲黄金签项目就开始了各种形式的变政。先有爱尔兰项目宣布关停，再到希腊项目的全面涨价和现在的葡萄牙项目的“缓慢”关门。

而就在近日，马耳他移民局对马耳他MPRP项目的Q&A（Version No. 2.1 dated 24th May 2023) 进行了修订。这次修订是马耳他移民局对于递案要求的再次重申和提醒。

在全文多达13处的更新和修改之中，我们找出了对未来准备申请马耳他的客户最为息息相关的几个变动分享给各位申请者。

One of the eligibility criteria for an adult dependant to be part of an application, it must be proven to the satisfaction of the Agency is that at the time of application he is principally dependent on the main applicant. What does "principally dependant" refer to?

如何定义成年附属申请人的“经济依附”？

官方回答

The Main Applicant must prove to the Agency's satisfaction that at the time of submission of the application, the adult dependant cannot live a self-sufficient basic independent life without the Main Applicant's support.

Adult dependants having an accumulated wealth and/or sufficient income arising from, but not limited to, corporate affiliations through significant shareholding and/or holding legal positions, top roles or any other role in the corporation,financial assets, properties and reasonable economic activity or employment, would not be eligible to apply for the MPRP Programme, even if the main applicant would be contributing further to enable the dependant to lead a better lifestyle.

成年附属申请人有以下情况，不符合“经济依附”申请条件：

1.名下有创造收入的公司或者任职单位；

2.捐赠主申很多资产；

3. 名下有其他现金资产；

对于“经济依附”认定条件的限定，需要经验更加丰富的文案团队才能助申请人一臂之力。

Are cryptocurrencies permissible as financial assets?

虚拟货币是否可以作为金融资产？

官方回答

No, they are not permissible. 

These should be liquid assets like stocks, bonds, publicly listed/traded shares, funds and bank deposits.

虚拟货币不可以作为金融资产；

马耳他移民局认可的金融资产为：股票，国债，上市企业持有股份，基金以及银行存款。

If main applicant confirms that he/she holds shares in a company that is publicly listed, are company documents to be submitted with the application pack?

如果申请人名下公司已上市，是否需要提供额外文件？

官方回答

If main applicant’s shareholding exceeds 10% of the total shareholding in a publicly listed company, the company documents are required.

如果客户持有上市公司股份10%以上，需要提供公司文件。

We assume that evidence of business ownership is applicable only when the main applicant has declared that he is self-employed. Is this correct?

自雇是否需要提供公司文件？

官方回答

In the case of business ownership, whether in part or in full, evidence is required whatever the declared employment status of the applicant.

只要是自雇，都需要提交公司文件。

Which documents must be provided as evidence of business ownership?

公司文件需要提供哪些文案材料？

官方回答

Originals or Certified true copies of the following documents, or their jurisdictional equivalent, are to be provided for all businesses owned in part or in whole:

• certificate of incorporation.

• memorandum and articles of association.

• share register.

• register of directors.

In those cases where the official extract from the National company registry of the applicable jurisdiction contains all the relevant details, including incorporation information, list of shareholders, registered and paid capital including dates, and the list of directors and/or all legal persons, this extract can be submitted instead of the above documents.

Depending on the jurisdiction, documents can, at times, be titled in a different manner but would still hold jurisdictional equivalence.

When this occurs, a declaration is required stipulating such differences in titles.

If you are not sure whether the official extract or any of the document satisfies the required criteria, it is suggested that you seek advice from the Agency’s customer care department before submitting the application pack.

公司文件包括，公司章程以及工商营业执照。如果没有可以用工商企业注册文件或者公示网站下载文件为主。

Does MPRP give beneficiaries any tax benefits?

MPRP办理者是否能获得税务优惠？

官方回答

The MPRP doesn’t carry any tax grants and/or incentives. The applicable Maltese statutory tax provisions apply to this status.

Nonetheless as a general principle, the basic statutory provisions lay down that Maltese tax for non-Maltese-domiciled individuals is imposed on:

i. all chargeable income and capital gains arising in Malta, and on chargeable income arising outside Malta that is remitted to Malta in the case of an individual who is resident in Malta, and

ii. only chargeable income and capital gains arising in Malta in the case of an individual who is not resident in Malta.

An exception to the above principles applies in the case of individuals holding certain rights under the Status of Long-Term Residents (Third Country Nationals) Regulations and the Free Movement of European Union Nationals and their Family Members Order, who would remain chargeable on a worldwide basis. However given that the MPRP does not of itself grant such rights, MPRP holders' basic tax position should be governed by the general principles set out in the preceding paragraph.

Of course every individual would need to determine the tax treatment applicable in his/ her specific situation and thus it is strongly recommended that the advice of a tax consultant be sought.

对于住在马耳他的居民，马耳他本地的收入需要交税；非马耳他本地收入，如果要以收入的形式转入马耳他，也要酌情收税对于不住在马耳他的居民，仅对马耳他本地的收入进行征税。

小提示：此次马耳他移民局所更改申请文件要求，标志着MPRP项目的政策开始步步收紧，材料递交要求愈发严格，申请人务必抓住当下机会，赶上欧洲移民的末班车！