Malta has the list of ineligible countries for Individual Investor Program (IIP). Nationals of Iran and Venezuela are banned from applying for Maltese citizenship by investment scheme.
According to MIIPA agency, currently, the policy of the Maltese Government excludes from applying individuals who are nationals of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), or are non-nationals but reside, do business, have significant ties with, or connections to these countries.
Citizens from countries included on the US Travel Ban also cannot apply.
The full list is presented below:
- Afghanistan
- Chad
- Iran
- Libya
- North Korea
- Somalia
- Syria
- Venezuela
- Yemen
MIIPA reserves the right to update the list of banned countries from time to time.
Such list will be communicated with all Agents accordingly.
