Preliminary
An appeal on a rejection decision given by the Immigration
Appeals Board towards our client, a Nepalese national.
Facts
The claimant applied for a residence permit to work a company in
Malta. After a due diligence process by the Identità, the
client received an approval letter and a visa, allowing him to
arrive in Malta in July 2022. He received a residence permit valid
from August 2022, to August 2023. The claimant planned to work as a
courier driver and decided to take a vacation to Portugal in August
2022, while waiting to start his job.
On August 26, 2022, the police conducted checks on flight FR
1509 to Porto and found three Nepalese citizens, including the
claimant, carrying all their personal belongings, CVs, medical
results, and health insurance documents. These items suggested they
did not intend to return to Malta. The police found that the
claimant's employer was unaware of his travel plans.
Identità was informed, and their residence
