L.S. 35.35 Regolamenti dwar Drittijiet ta’ Viża għal Żmien Twil

(1)The title of these Regulations is the Long-stay Visa Fees Regulations. Citation and scope.

(2)For the purposes of these regulations, a long-stay visa issued to a third-country national shall be valid for a period of not less than ninety

(90)days and shall not exceed a period of three hundred and sixty five

(365)days.

1. requires: In these regulations, unless the context, otherwise "border crossing point" means any crossing point between the territory of Malta and any other state; "Central Visa Authority" means the Malta central authority responsible for the implementation of national visa policies and the provisions under the Schengen Acquis in so far as visa matters are concerned; "extended service" means the fast-track processing of a longstay visa application submitted with an external service provider and processed by the Central Visa Authority: "external service provider" means an enterprise which has been contracted by the Government to accept the submission of visa applications and which may collect the relative fees on its behalf; "long-stay visa" means a visa as defined in Article 18 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for home affairs; "Schengen Acquis" means the Schengen Agreement and includes all other acts building upon it or otherwise related to it, as well as related agreements; "Schengen Agreement" means the Agreement between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders of the 14 June 1985 and the Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders; Interpretation. Amended by: L.N. 167 of
2. 2 [ S.L. 35.35 LONG-STAY VISA FEES "third-country national" means any person who is not a Union citizen within the meaning of Article 20

(1)Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union and who is not covered by point 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the Rules Governing the Movement of Persons across Borders (Schengen Borders Code). Fees payable.

1. The fees specified in the Schedule shall be paid at the offices of a Consulate of Malta in any country where such a representation is present or at an external service provider where such a provider is contracted or at the Central Visa Authority or at the border crossing points, as the case may be. Fees may not be refunded.
2. Fees paid upon application for a long-stay visa shall not be refundable. Waiving of fees for a long-stay visa.
3. Notwithstanding the fees specified in the Schedule, longstay visas are issued free of charge to:  S.L. 460.
4. (a) a family member as defined in article 2 of the Free Movement of European Union Nationals and their Family Members Order; and (b) Central Visa Authority may waive fees. minors under six

(6)years of age. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, long-stay visa fees, for justified reasons, may be waived by the Central Visa Authority. Substituted by: L.N. 167 of 2025. SCHEDULE (Regulation 3) The fees which shall be payable for the granting of a long-stay visa are the following: (

1. a)purposes For employment or business (
2. i)standard service (
3. ii)extended service (
4. b)For study or training purposes (
5. i)standard service (
6. ii)extended service (
7. c)For family reunification or family visit purposes (
8. i)standard service €150 €250 €100 €150 €150 [ S.L. 35.35 LONG-STAY VISA FEES (
9. ii)extended service (
10. d)For any other purpose (
11. i)standard service (
12. ii)extended service (
13. e)Minors between the age of six

(6)to twelve

(12)years for any purpose €250 €150 €250 €50 3