Americans have become the world’s largest source market for investment migration, and nearly half of their applications seek a European base.
Against that backdrop, Kurt Farrugia, Chief Executive Officer of Residency Malta Agency, will lead a working session for US private-client advisors in New York on Wednesday, September 23rd.
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026, 3:00 to 8:00 PM, 75 Varick St. Rooftop, New York, NY 10013 – Secure your spot.
Hosted together with Immigrant Invest, a licensed agent of the Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP), the event runs from 3:00 to 8:00 PM at the 75 Varick St. Rooftop in Manhattan.
Rather than hearing about Malta secondhand, attendees will learn how the MPRP works directly from the agency that administers it.
American Demand Is No Longer Hypothetical
Five years ago, an American asking his lawyer about European residence was an outlier. Today he is the norm: firms across the investment migration market report that US nationals have become their largest client nationality, displacing the source markets that dominated the field for decades.
The character of the demand has shifted along with its scale. This is not an expatriate phenomenon; the inquiries come overwhelmingly from Americans still living and working in the US, treating a second residence as contingency planning rather than a relocation decision. Europe draws the largest share of their interest.
That puts the conversation squarely inside domestic US wealth practices. US clients now come to their advisors with questions about specific programs, costs, and timelines; this session exists so the answers can come from the source rather than from marketing materials.
The Delegation and the Guest List
Farrugia arrives with a senior delegation from Residency Malta Agency. Their presence is the point of the format; American advisors with questions on Maltese residency can put them to the people who are directly involved in the process, rather than piecing together answers from program materials.
Immigrant Invest brings a senior team of its own: Lasha Azariashvili, Head of Business Development; Vladlena Baranova, Head of Legal; and Tate Worswick, Senior Business Development Manager. All three will be on hand throughout to share their commercial and legal expertise with potential partners.
The audience is chosen as carefully as the panel; this session is for professionals, not applicants, and the guest list reflects that: cross-border and private-client attorneys; wealth managers and private bankers; tax, estate, and accounting practices; family offices and trustees; real estate and relocation professionals; and firms advising international high-net-worth individual (HNWI) clients.
Instead of a program pitch, the sessions work through how an advisor qualifies a client for Malta, what a case actually costs, and where his own professional responsibility ends and the licensed agent’s begins.
What the Agenda Covers
The session is built around seven topics, arranged the way a client conversation actually unfolds, moving from the country to the program to the case itself:
- Malta as a destination. A first-hand overview of the island: lifestyle, safety, taxation, and its appeal for internationally mobile families.
- The MPRP in practice. The program’s main requirements and how the process unfolds from the applicant’s side.
- A long-term European base for the family. Which family members can be included in an application, and which circumstances call for closer assessment.
- The financial outlay. Rather than a single headline figure, this segment breaks down the investment and explains why every family requires its own calculation.
- Client qualification. Which client profiles suit the MPRP, and which opening questions separate viable cases from dead ends.
- Professional roles. How responsibilities divide between Immigrant Invest and the client’s own licensed US legal and tax advisors, so nobody strays outside his lane.
- Case documentation. How to organize program facts, family details, and open professional questions into a clear working assessment.
A Written Case Assessment to Take Away
By the end of the meeting, each guest can request a written Malta case assessment prepared for individual circumstances under an agreed confidentiality framework.
That document covers initial eligibility analysis, current program cost categories, family nuances and their impact, questions requiring licensed US legal or tax advice, the allocation of responsibilities between advisors, and recommended next steps.
In effect, it turns the session’s framework into a working file an advisor can apply to a live client conversation.
Format and Registration
Doors open at 3:00 PM with informal networking among advisors, the Residency Malta Agency delegation, and the Immigrant Invest team.
A presentation on the Malta Permanent Residence Programme follows, then specialist discussions, a closed advisor session, and a final round of networking before the event ends at 8:00 PM.
Guests are asked to arrive at 3:00 PM for the start of the full program. Attendance is free, but it is by request only and spots are limited; Immigrant Invest confirms each guest individually.
Advisors can request a place through the registration form on the event page by submitting their name, email, phone number, and company.
Unlocking Malta: Your Client’s European Plan B, Explained First-Hand
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026, 3:00 to 8:00 PM, 75 Varick St. Rooftop, New York, NY 10013 – Secure your spot.
