As 2025 comes to a close, it feels like the right moment to pause and reflect, not just on policy updates and regulatory changes, but on how those shifts shaped real decisions for people living, working, and building lives in Malta.
This year confirmed something we have long believed at Expatax Malta. Information only matters when it is practical, timely, and grounded in real experience. In 2025, that belief resonated more than ever, as our community grew significantly and conversations around tax, residency, business, and relocation became more nuanced, urgent, and interconnected.
What follows is a walkthrough of the key themes we covered throughout the year and why they mattered.
A Year Where Tax and Budget Updates Became Personal
Malta’s 2025 Budget once again reminded us that fiscal policy is never abstract. For families, professionals, and business owners, tax bands, incentives, and cost-of-living measures directly affect monthly planning and long-term decisions.
Throughout the year, we focused on breaking down budget announcements into clear, practical implications. Rather than headline figures, our aim was to explain how the numbers translate into daily life in Malta, particularly for expats navigating the system for the first time.
This approach also shaped our broader tax content in 2025, explaining income tax structures, planning considerations, and compliance obligations in a way that supports informed decision-making rather than guesswork.
Company Formation in Malta: Less Theory, more Execution
If 2024 was about interest in Malta as a business hub, 2025 was about implementation.
This year, we saw a noticeable increase in readers looking for step-by-step guidance on how to set up a company correctly, what ongoing obligations look like, and how digitalisation at the Malta Business Registry is changing compliance timelines.
Our business content focused on clarity, removing confusion around incorporation, shareholder structures, directorships, and reporting obligations, while also highlighting how procedural updates can impact founders who are already operating.
The message was consistent. Malta still offers strong opportunities, but getting it right from day one matters more than ever.
TCN rules: One of the Defining Themes of 2025
For many expats and employers alike, 2025 will be remembered as a turning-point year for third-country national employment.
This was also the area that generated the strongest engagement and the most discussion across our platform. Work permit changes, increased scrutiny, higher fees, and evolving employer obligations raised genuine concern and prompted many readers to seek clarity and reassurance.
Throughout the year, we covered these developments carefully and consistently, not only reporting on regulatory updates, but also gathering real experiences, questions, and opinions from those directly affected. Our aim was to deliver these changes in a clear, supportive manner, helping readers understand not just what had changed, but how to respond and plan more effectively.
The volume of feedback we received around TCN-related topics reinforced how important it is to explain complex systems with empathy, accuracy, and practical guidance.
Employment in Malta: Clearer Rights, Clearer Obligations
Employment remained a core focus for many expats in 2025, not only at the point of hiring, but increasingly when employment relationships change.
This year, we expanded our coverage beyond work permits to address the practical realities of employment itself. From understanding what a compliant employment agreement should include, to clarifying employer and employee obligations under Maltese law, our content aimed to help readers navigate the workplace with confidence and legal awareness.
Before You Sign: The Employment Contract Essentials in Malta
We also addressed a topic that is often overlooked until it becomes urgent: redundancy. Our recently published redundancy guide reflects a growing need for clarity around notice periods, termination rights, severance entitlements, and social security considerations. As Malta’s labour market continues to evolve, understanding employment protections is becoming just as important as securing the job itself.
Together, these guides reinforce a simple but essential point. In Malta, employment is governed by clear rules, and knowing them early can prevent costly misunderstandings later on.
Residency and Visas: From Eligibility to Reality
Residency remained one of the most searched topics on Expatax Malta in 2025, and not without reason.
While Malta continues to offer multiple pathways, this year highlighted the gap between theoretical eligibility and real-world processing. We explored long-term residence, permanent residency, family reunification processes, UK Nationals Post-Brexit, and specialised programmes such as the Global Residence Programme, always with an emphasis on documentation, timelines, and expectations.
By pairing technical guidance with experience-based insights, our residency content evolved into something more holistic, helping people choose the right route rather than simply any available route.
Crypto in Malta: Adjusting to a New European Reality
Crypto remained a key area of interest in 2025, but the conversation changed.
Rather than focusing on Malta’s early reputation, we addressed the current landscape shaped by EU-wide regulation, particularly MiCA, and what this means for individuals and businesses operating in or from Malta.
We spent time clarifying tax treatment, reporting considerations, and compliance expectations, especially as Malta positions itself within a more harmonised European framework. The aim was realism over hype, and planning over assumptions.
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Relocation, Property, and Everyday Life in Malta
Beyond regulation and tax, 2025 reinforced how important day-to-day logistics are to a successful relocation.
From renting property and understanding market dynamics, to planning a move with family, pets, getting married in Malta, or retirement in mind, our relocation content focused on the practical questions that often get overlooked until they become urgent.
We also continued to highlight regional perspectives, including Gozo, reflecting the diversity of lifestyles Malta offers beyond the main hubs.
Community Voices and Real Stories
One of the most rewarding developments in 2025 was the growing interest in community-driven content.
Through interviews and personal stories, we showcased professionals, founders, and advocates contributing to Malta’s evolving expat ecosystem. These pieces added depth to our platform, reminding us that behind every regulation or permit is a human story.
Thank You for Being Part of Our 2025
Finally, and most importantly, thank you.
In 2025, our readership and community grew significantly. More readers engaged, shared feedback, asked better questions, and trusted Expatax Malta as a reliable source of information during important life decisions.
We would like to wish our readers a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year. Thank you for being part of the Expatax Malta community and for trusting us throughout 2025 to support your decisions, plans, and long-term goals in Malta.
We look forward to continuing this journey with you in the year ahead, providing clear, practical guidance as you build your next chapter.
Your trust is what drives us to research deeper, explain better, and stay grounded in reality rather than headlines.
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