Maltese Passport – Eligibility The Maltese Passport is a biometric document issued to all individuals who acquire Maltese citizenship. The main benefit of a Maltese Passport is that it is a European Union Passport, and thus every Maltese citizen is automatically also a citizen of the European Union. A Maltese passport grant its citizens the right to…
The Malta Individual Investor Programme Agency (MIIPA) is no longer accepting new applications under the Malta Individual Investor Programme (MIIP). Applicants interested in applying for Maltese Citizenship through Direct Investment may submit an application under the Granting of Citizenship for Exceptional Services Regulations (L.N. 437 of 2020) Benefits of Naturalisation as a Maltese Citizen…
Malta Global Residence Programme Permit The Malta Global Residence Programme builds on the success of Malta’s reputation in attracting expatriates seeking an alternative residence base in a warm Mediterranean Island in the European Union. Malta’s membership and full implementation of the Schengen Area Treaty offers further attraction on the basis of the ease of travel within the Schengen…
Maltese Citizenship by Descent can be acquired on the basis of the birth in Malta of an ascendant and his/her parent, upon making the apposite application and taking the oath of allegiance. Grounds for Eligibility for Maltese Citizenship by Descent By virtue of the 2007 amendments to the Maltese Citizenship Act, more persons of Maltese descent became eligible for…
An EU Passport is a passport issued by any one of the 28 member states making up the EU. EU Passport EU passports can be distinguished by the words “European Union” on their front cover. Strictly speaking a common EU passport does not exist; however this term refers to a passport issued by any EU…