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ARTICLE · 24 NOVEMBER 2020

MIIP Reform Update: Granting Of Citizenship For Exceptional Services

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By virtue of Legal Notice 437 of 2020 which was issued on Friday 20th November 2020, the Granting of Citizenship for Exceptional Services Regulations has been launched.

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By virtue of Legal Notice 437 of 2020 which was issued on Friday 20th November 2020, the Granting of Citizenship for Exceptional Services Regulations has been launched.

The Granting of Citizenship for Exceptional Services Regulations shall substitute the Malta Individual Investors Program which was introduced back in 2014 and the Grant of Citizenship for Exceptional Services Regulations enacted in 2017.

This new program is divided into two categories:

  1. Naturalisation for Exceptional Services by Merit; or
  2. Naturalisation for Exceptional Services by Direct Investment.

The law establishes eligibility criteria which would need to be satisfied prior to applicant receiving approval to submit the full citizenship application. The eligibility criteria stage is very similar to the residence stage of the previous MIIP. It is important to note that this stage attracts fees due to the Community Malta Agency – a newly established Agency to process these applications.

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