Second generation Maltese born outside of
the country will be
able to become holders of a Maltese citizenship when reforms to the concerned
law are finalized in the upcoming months.
The details of the reform were unveiled in Parliament on
Tuesday evening by Minister for Justice and Home Affairs Tonio Borg.
Through
the reform children of Maltese parents who were not born in
Maltese
Islands
can apply to become bearers of Maltese citizenship and passport.
This will also automatically enable such persons to become
European Union citizens.
The reform follows through on reforms undertaken in 2000, where dual
citizenship no longer remained tied to emigration or one’s birth in Malta and was
in turn granted to all those who once bore Maltese citizenship and lost it
after being naturalized in another country.
Furthermore, the law will also change in favour of persons
born outside of
Malta
prior to 1964, with citizenship will be granted to anyone who is a child to a non-Maltese
father and Maltese mother.
