Finding a job in Malta as a foreigner is extremely possible, but one needs to understand the labour market and how their skills and experience can help them land a job on the island. There are many avenues where one can look at to find a job on the island – job sites like Muovo, Broadwing, Jobsplus, and EURES are constantly updated with new open positions across all industries and levels of experience. Subscribing to job newsletters is also a good idea as you can efficiently view job postings in your identified fields.
Since Malta is an EU member, EU, EFTA, EEA citizens can move to and work in Malta freely but need to get a Maltese ID card within 3 months of moving here. Candidates outside these those will require a work permit.
UK citizens will have a slightly different process after BREXIT. The rules will remain unchanged until January 1st 2021 and UK citizens who currently live in Malta or move to Malta before the cut-off date will need to apply for a special 10 year residence permit. More information can be found here.
Third-country nationals need a work permit through a potential employer to be able to get a visa and work permit in Malta.
For more information about visas, work permits and moving to Malta, one can visit Identity Malta’s Expatriate Page.