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registration. Maltese citizenship can be continually transmitted through each generation born abroad provided that each subsequent generation is registered for citizenship. Individuals who were unable to claim citizenship before their qualifying parent's death are exceptionally eligible to register if their parent's death was before 1 August 2010. Under the citizenship provisions of the
Constitution at time of independence, a CUKC born abroad became a Maltese citizen only if their father and a paternal grandparent were born in Malta. The 2007 amendment extended citizenship to former CUKCs born overseas with a Maltese-born mother and maternal grandparent.
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from naturalised or registered persons who: fraudulently acquired the status, committed an act of disloyalty against the state, aided an enemy nation with which Malta is at war, have been sentenced to incarceration for longer than 12 months within seven years of acquiring citizenship, or permanently reside overseas (other than those employed in the civil service or supranational organisation that Malta is a member state of) for a continuous period of seven years without registering their intention to retain
Maltese citizenship.
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after the original programme reached close to its 1,800-person limit. Applicants making a €600,000 donation are subject to a 36-month residence requirement while those contributing €750,000 continue to be subject to a 12-month period. All qualifying dependents require a further €50,000 donation per person regardless of age. Property purchases are required to be valued at least €700,000 and an additional contribution of €10,000 must be donated to a registered charitable organisation. Following the
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469:. Children born overseas to Maltese mothers between 21 September 1964 and 1 August 1989 also gained eligibility to register as citizens with no requirement to reside in Malta. Abandoned children found in Malta could not acquire Maltese citizenship after the 1989 amendment due to the requirement for a Maltese parent; the 2000 changes addressed this oversight by granting such individuals citizenship until their eligibility to another citizenship could be established.
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six-year residence period in a foreign country automatically regained their
Maltese citizenship and were considered to have never lost that status under this amendment, while those did not meet this condition could only regain citizenship by registration. Non-citizen spouses of Maltese citizens became subject in that year to a five-year waiting period before they were eligible to register as citizens, due to concerns over the frequency of
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residence with a minimum annual rent of €16,000. The total number of successful primary applicants would be limited to 1,800 people and the names of every person acquiring citizenship under the programme would be published. 70 per cent of the donated funds would be allotted to a
National Development and Social Fund that would only be used for public works and services development. Further criticism by the
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citizen who naturalised as a foreign citizen automatically lost their
Maltese citizenship, and foreigners who acquired Maltese citizenship were required to renounce their foreign nationalities. Children adopted by Maltese citizens automatically acquired citizenship on the date of their adoption until this provision was removed on 1 January 1977.
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new citizenship for at least six years could reacquire
Maltese citizenship and be considered to have never lost that status. Consequently, children born before 1989 to a formerly Maltese father who subsequently reacquired Maltese citizenship under this provision also became Maltese citizens, backdated to the dates of their birth.
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domiciled in the country with a grandfather and great-grandfather who were born in Malta may naturalise with no minimum residence period. Foreign investors qualify for an expedited naturalisation process after making substantial capital investments in the country, subject to the requirements of the
Individual Investor Programme.
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Maltese men could acquire citizenship by registration with no further requirements. Under the
Maltese Citizenship Act enacted in 1965, Commonwealth citizens were also eligible to become citizens by registration after residing in Malta for five years while all other foreign citizens could naturalise after six years of residence.
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citizen or was born in Malta. Foreign nationals may become
Maltese citizens by naturalisation after meeting a minimum residence requirement (usually five years). Individuals who make a substantial financial investment in the state are eligible for a facilitated naturalisation with a shortened residence period.
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All persons born in Malta between 21 September 1964 and 1 August 1989 automatically received citizenship at birth regardless of the nationalities of their parents. Individuals born in the country since then receive
Maltese citizenship at birth if at least one parent is a citizen or was born in Malta.
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Amendments to the Maltese Citizenship Act in 2013 provided the legal basis for the creation of the Individual Investor Programme, through which foreign citizens could make a substantial capital investment in return for Maltese citizenship for themselves and their dependents. The original proposal for
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in 2020, Maltese citizens held a particularly favoured status there. While non-EU Commonwealth citizens continued to need a residence visa to live in the UK, Maltese citizens were able to settle there and immediately hold full rights to political participation due to their status as both Commonwealth
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Further reforms in 2007 extended eligibility for citizenship by descent to children born overseas to Maltese citizens who were not born in the country. Individuals with a Maltese-born lineal ascendant who died before 1 August 2007 and who themself had a parent born in Malta may acquire citizenship by
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or English and fulfil a good character requirement. While not an official requirement in legislation, immigration officials typically only naturalise persons with Maltese ancestry or those who have been resident in the country for a substantial period and have had children born in Malta. Individuals
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Preferences afforded to Commonwealth citizens were abolished in 1989; the residence requirement for naturalisation was reduced to five years and Commonwealth citizens have since been treated the same as other foreign citizens. Commonwealth and Irish citizens remain technically defined in Maltese law
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Maltese citizenship can be relinquished by making a declaration of renunciation, provided that the declarant already possesses another citizenship. Renunciations cannot be made during wartime and are subject to final approval by the Minister of Home Affairs. Citizenship may be involuntarily removed
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Former citizens who lost Maltese citizenship before 2000 due emigration or because of previous restrictions on holding multiple citizenships and were not eligible for automatic reacquisition may regain citizenship by registration. Individuals born abroad before 1 August 1989 to a Maltese mother may
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The European Commission has repeatedly condemned this citizenship pathway for its high risks in aiding money laundering, tax evasion, and corruption. Despite requests to cease approving naturalisations by investment, the Maltese government renewed the scheme in 2020 with raised capital requirements
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Maltese-born persons became permitted to hold dual citizenship in limited circumstances. Although Maltese citizens who naturalised as foreign citizens continued to automatically lose their Maltese citizenship, former citizens who were born in Malta and who had been resident in the country of their
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restored Malta to the Order but the organisation had been thrown into disarray following its 1798 defeat, which made enforcing this provision impossible. Regardless of the treaty, local residents vehemently opposed restoring the Knights to power and opted for continued British rule. Britain itself
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While the number of people acquiring citizenship by naturalisation and registration were both consistently low during the 1990s, averaging above 100 per year, the change in dual citizenship policy in 2000 led to a sharp increase in registrations. 1,062 people registered for Maltese citizenship in
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All restrictions on holding multiple citizenships were lifted in 2000; Maltese citizens no longer lose their citizenship when acquiring foreign nationalities, and naturalisation applicants are no longer required to renounce their previous citizenships. Maltese emigrants who fulfilled the previous
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was ended in that year and children born in the country since 1 August 1989 are only granted citizenship by birth if at least one parent is a citizen or was also born in Malta. Gender imbalances were removed from legislation as well; citizenship became transferrable by descent to children through
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Individuals born in Malta after independence automatically received citizenship at birth regardless of the nationalities of their parents. Citizenship was transferrable by descent to one generation of children born overseas to Maltese fathers or unmarried Maltese mothers. Foreign women married to
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In response to domestic criticism, the government amended the programme to require an additional €150,000 investment in bonds, stocks, or other approved financial assets held for at least five years. Applicants were also required to make a real estate purchase valued at least €350,000 or lease a
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was constitutionally prohibited and any adult citizen who held other nationalities was required to renounce them by 21 September 1967. Maltese children with multiple nationalities were required to choose between their Maltese and foreign statuses within one year after reaching age 18. Any adult
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was first defined in this Act to have the same meaning. While previously all subjects of the Empire held a common status through allegiance to the Crown, each Commonwealth country under the reformed system became responsible for legislating their own nationality laws and would maintain a common
231:) is used in other laws but only generically refers to a person's origin rather than a specific status. While no definitive definition exists for either term in Maltese law, "citizenship" would be the technical term used in domestic legislation to refer to members of the national constituency.
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All persons born in Malta between 21 September 1964 and 1 August 1989 automatically received citizenship at birth regardless of the nationalities of their parents. Individuals born in the country since that date receive Maltese citizenship at birth if at least one of their parents is a Maltese
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Non-citizens who are married to Maltese citizens may acquire citizenship by registration after five years of marriage and cohabitation. If a non-citizen spouse is widowed before they can be registered as citizens, citizenship can still be acquired after what would have been the fifth year of
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status by voluntarily agreement among all the member states. British subjects under the previous meaning who held that status on 1 January 1949 because of a connection with the United Kingdom or a remaining colony (including Malta) became Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKC).
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2001. Though this dropped somewhat lower in the 2000s, the extension of citizenship eligibility to more generations of Maltese born abroad contributed to a further increase in registrations. In the early 2010s, just under 1,000 people per year acquired citizenship by registration.
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and is the common term used in international treaties when addressing members of a country, while citizenship usually means the set of rights and duties a person has in that nation. This distinction is clearly defined in non-English speaking countries but not in the
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came into force on the same day. Any CUKC born in Malta automatically acquired Maltese citizenship on that date if at least one parent was also born in the country, as well as any person born overseas if their father and a paternal grandparent were born in Malta.
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persons who were born in Malta and have never held another citizenship are entitled to naturalisation after living in Malta for five years, while those born abroad but have at least one Maltese parent may naturalise after three years residence.
402:, disagreements between the British and Maltese governments over the UK's financial contributions to the territory after integration ultimately led to a collapse of negotiations. Following an announcement of defence restructuring in the
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or Ireland. Britain somewhat relaxed these measures in 1971 for patrials, subjects whose parents or grandparents were born in the United Kingdom, which gave effective preferential treatment to white Commonwealth citizens.
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marriage, provided that the couple was living together at the time of the Maltese spouse's death. The residence requirement may be waived if either spouse performs an exceptional act of service for the country.
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this plan required a base €650,000 donation to the state, an additional €25,000 for spouses and each minor child, and a further €50,000 for each dependent parent over 55 and unmarried child between 18 and 25.
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led the government to add a 12-month residence requirement before applicants could be naturalised. This naturalisation pathway is not directly run by a Maltese government ministry and is instead operated by
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Children born overseas are Maltese citizens by descent if either parent is themself a Maltese citizen. Adopted children under the age of 10 are automatically granted citizenship at the time of adoption.
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was untenable, even coming close to bankruptcy in 1951. The dire circumstances stirred substantial debate over the colony's future. Although a plurality of voters chose a closer union with Britain in a
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as non-foreign, but there are no benefits provided to either group. The UK itself updated its nationality law to reflect the more modest boundaries of its remaining territory and possessions with the
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Tobler, Christa (2020). "Free Movement of Persons in the EU v. in the EEA: of Effect-Related Homogeneity and a Reversed Polydor Principle". In Cambien, Nathan; Kochenov, Dimitry; Muir, Elise (eds.).
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Following a general trend of change in citizenship law globally, reforms in 1989 shifted the basis for acquiring Maltese citizenship from a doctrine of birthright to that of descent. Unrestricted
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that signaled a deprioritisation of further British military investment in Malta, Maltese government ministers shifted their efforts from pursuing integration to demanding independence.
543:, a consultancy firm that assists private clients with immigration and citizenship law. From 2014 to 2020, the firm earned €36.8 million in commissions for operating this programme.
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Carrera, Sergio (September 2014). "The Price of EU Citizenship: The Maltese Citizenship-for-Sale Affair and the Principle of Sincere Cooperation in Nationality Matters".
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Foreigners may naturalise as Maltese citizens after residing in the country for at least four of the previous seven years. Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in
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To provide for the acquisition, deprivation and renunciation of citizenship of Malta and for purposes incidental to or connected with the matters aforesaid.
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and EU citizens. Maltese citizens (along with Irish and Cypriot citizens) domiciled in the UK were able to vote in the
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1228:Taylor, Alice (27 February 2022).
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341:. Although Malta was granted
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1758:Kondo, Atsushi, ed. (2001).
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717:, pp. 434, 452–453.
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152:. They have
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3853:Travel visa
3811:Citizenship
3636:New Zealand
3480:Switzerland
3435:Netherlands
3245:South Korea
3225:Philippines
3205:North Korea
3085:Afghanistan
2989:Puerto Rico
2912:El Salvador
2804:South Sudan
2689:Ivory Coast
2309:Saint Lucia
2279:New Zealand
2129:The Bahamas
1922:: 855–874.
1859:: 121–136.
1801:: 505–521.
1690:: 508–524.
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1482:: 639–654.
1431:: 522–556.
1015:Tobler 2020
814:Hansen 1999
703:Cassar 2013
307:. The 1814
214:Anglosphere
201:nationality
197:citizenship
191:Terminology
150:EU citizens
3964:Categories
3566:San Marino
3546:Montenegro
3511:Azerbaijan
3425:Luxembourg
3290:Uzbekistan
3260:Tajikistan
3165:Kyrgyzstan
3160:Kazakhstan
3120:East Timor
3095:Bangladesh
2917:Greenland
2892:Costa Rica
2794:Somaliland
2779:Seychelles
2744:Mozambique
2729:Mauritania
2714:Madagascar
2669:The Gambia
2604:Cape Verde
2324:Seychelles
2264:Mozambique
2194:The Gambia
2134:Bangladesh
1830:: 89–108.
1514:1814/34482
1051:Bloom 2011
940:Bloom 2011
928:Bloom 2011
865:Smith 2008
841:Lloyd 1998
829:Evans 1972
787:McKay 2008
657:Kondo 2001
639:References
523:See also:
481:See also:
422:See also:
244:See also:
53:Long title
3804:By result
3606:Australia
3420:Lithuania
3250:Sri Lanka
3240:Singapore
3220:Palestine
3130:Indonesia
3065:Venezuela
3010:Argentina
2970:St. Lucia
2955:Nicaragua
2930:Guatemala
2734:Mauritius
2349:Sri Lanka
2334:Singapore
2259:Mauritius
2124:Australia
2027:: 67–75.
1975:19 August
1965:2077-4338
1959:: 33–47.
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1637:: 91–95.
1585:18 August
1574:: 59–89.
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1313:18 August
1277:18 August
1244:25 August
1213:25 August
1183:25 August
1151:25 August
1079:18 August
1039:Pace 2005
916:Paul 1997
853:Paul 1997
802:Ryan 2001
763:Wade 1948
644:Citations
581:Stateless
377:with the
339:Dominions
262:In 1530,
140:), which
108:Commenced
3914:Category
3826:Internal
3821:Passport
3787:Ius soli
3717:Mercosur
3626:Kiribati
3465:Slovenia
3460:Slovakia
3450:Portugal
3340:Bulgaria
3270:Thailand
3215:Pakistan
3190:Mongolia
3185:Malaysia
3110:Cambodia
3055:Suriname
3045:Paraguay
3030:Colombia
2940:Honduras
2902:Dominica
2877:Barbados
2853:Americas
2844:Zimbabwe
2814:Tanzania
2659:Ethiopia
2654:Eswatini
2634:Djibouti
2599:Cameroon
2584:Botswana
2399:Zimbabwe
2354:Tanzania
2289:Pakistan
2249:Maldives
2244:Malaysia
2229:Kiribati
2179:Eswatini
2174:Dominica
2159:Cameroon
2149:Botswana
2139:Barbados
1969:Archived
1815:40203326
1618:25024071
1576:Archived
1453:18161209
1304:Archived
1302:. 2021.
1271:Archived
1238:Archived
1234:Euractiv
1207:Archived
1203:BBC News
1177:Archived
1145:Archived
1073:Archived
622:See also
222:ċittadin
130:national
70:Citation
3928:Portals
3862:Defunct
3689:Vanuatu
3599:Oceania
3581:Ukraine
3536:Moldova
3526:Georgia
3516:Belarus
3506:Andorra
3501:Armenia
3496:Albania
3455:Romania
3400:Ireland
3395:Iceland
3390:Hungary
3380:Germany
3370:Finland
3365:Estonia
3360:Denmark
3345:Croatia
3335:Belgium
3330:Austria
3295:Vietnam
3195:Myanmar
3180:Lebanon
3090:Bahrain
3060:Uruguay
3035:Ecuador
3015:Bolivia
2945:Jamaica
2925:Grenada
2872:Bahamas
2824:Tunisia
2789:Somalia
2774:Senegal
2759:Nigeria
2749:Namibia
2739:Morocco
2704:Liberia
2699:Lesotho
2649:Eritrea
2619:Comoros
2594:Burundi
2569:Algeria
2389:Vanuatu
2284:Nigeria
2269:Namibia
2234:Lesotho
2219:Jamaica
2204:Grenada
2023:(3/4).
1936:1097196
1704:1094478
1478:(417).
1461:5762190
1445:3070746
1410:Sources
1172:Reuters
594:Maltese
557:Belarus
371:Ireland
282:to the
274:to the
272:fiefdom
235:History
119:Amended
117:Status:
100:Enacted
3666:Tuvalu
3576:Turkey
3571:Serbia
3561:Russia
3541:Monaco
3531:Kosovo
3475:Sweden
3445:Poland
3440:Norway
3410:Latvia
3385:Greece
3375:France
3350:Cyprus
3309:Europe
3275:Turkey
3265:Taiwan
3170:Kuwait
3155:Jordan
3145:Israel
3105:Brunei
3100:Bhutan
3040:Guyana
3020:Brazil
2960:Panama
2950:Mexico
2887:Canada
2882:Belize
2839:Zambia
2829:Uganda
2764:Rwanda
2719:Malawi
2679:Guinea
2574:Angola
2562:Africa
2394:Zambia
2379:Uganda
2374:Tuvalu
2299:Rwanda
2239:Malawi
2209:Guyana
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