WORKING IN MALTA
Practical job-search guidance, with clear boundaries on who applies for work authorisation and when you may begin work.
Apply only for a real role that matches your experience. Keep a current CV, qualifications and work-history evidence ready. Your prospective employer leads the employment and permit process for most third-country-national applications.
For employment over six months, a Single Permit generally combines the right to reside and work. Identità states that it is tied to the named employer and the employment activity in the application; it does not authorise unrelated work.
Read Identità’s Single Permit guidance →Jobsplus says the majority of TCN applicants use the Single Permit procedure. Employers must search the Malta/EU market and advertise the role before applying. Do not pay anyone who promises a job or permit without a verified employer process.
Read Jobsplus TCN guidance →Jobsplus states that it is illegal to employ a TCN before the relevant permit or approval is issued. Plan carefully: the authority notes that a Single Permit application can take up to four months to be processed by Identità and its stakeholders.
Single permits and employment licences are tied to the employer and job. If you change employer or role, the European Commission’s Malta guidance says a new authorisation may be required.
Read the EU Immigration Portal guidance →Permit requirements differ by nationality, residence status, job type and duration. This page is general information, not legal or immigration advice. Confirm the current process, documents and eligibility directly with the relevant authority or a qualified adviser.
