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EXPATRIATES UNIT
FAMILY REUNIFICATION (S.L.217.06)
RENEWAL APPLICATION FORM
(To be filled in by persons who are not nationals of an EU Member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland)

APPLICABILITY
Sponsor must hold a residence permit valid for at least one year, has been legally residing in Malta for at least two years, and has
reasonable prospects of obtaining the right of permanent residence.
The sponsor must meet the criteria of Subsidiary Legislation 217.06 https://legislation.mt/eli/sl/217.6/eng
For the purpose of this form, the applicant is the sponsor, i.e. the third country national who is already in Malta and applying for his/
her family to join.
Family members are defined as:
i. The sponsor’s spouse who shall be twenty-one years of age, in the event of a polygamous marriage where the sponsor already has a
spouse living with him in Malta, family reunification of a further spouse shall not be authorized;
ii. The unmarried minor children of the sponsor and/or the spouse, including children adopted in a manner recognized by Maltese law
(children who are born in Malta do not fall within the scope of this application);
iii. The unmarried minor children, including adopted children, of the sponsor or the spouse where one of the parents has custody and
the children are dependent on that parent (children who are born in Malta do not fall within the scope of this application).

01 PERSONAL DETAILS OF FAMILY MEMBER

Residence Permit No. A

Date of Issue Valid Until

Surname

Name

Maiden Surname
(If applicable)

Current Nationality

Nationality at Birth

Country of Birth

Place of Birth

Marital Status Single Married Separated Divorced Widowed Cohabitant

Gender Male Female Other

Date of Birth

Telephone No.

Mobile No.

Email Address

Travel Document Type Passport Foreign ID Other (Specify)

Travel Document No.

Country of Issue

Date of Issue Valid Until

Period of time that will be spent residing in Malta

during each calendar year within the validity of the permit days / months

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02 PERSONAL DETAILS OF SPONSOR GRANTED RESIDENCE IN MALTA

Residence Permit No. A

Surname

Maiden Surname
(If applicable)

Name

Relationship of the family member to the sponsor

Spouse of the sponsor (over 21 years of age) Minor child of the sponsor (under 18 years of age)

Type of Permit

Date of Issue Valid Until

Intended Duration
of stay in Malta

Intended Country
of Next Settlement

Total number of family members subject to this family reunification application

Total family members that may be subject to a family reunification application

Are any of them legally present in Malta? Yes No

03 ADDRESS IN MALTA

Property No./Name

Street Name

Locality Post Code

04 PERMANENT ADDRESS ABROAD

Property No./Name

Street Name

Locality Post Code

Country

05 DECLARATION BY THE APPLICANT AND THE FAMILY MEMBER

I hereby solemnly declare that the information given in this application is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and
that no details have been omitted that could be of direct importance when the application is considered.

Sponsor’s Signature Date

Family Member’s Signature Date

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06 DECLARATION BY THE LANDLORD

I, hereby, declare that the applicant, whose details are shown above, is residing in the address shown in SECTION 01 of
the application form, which is owned or managed by the undersigned. I also declare that I will notify Identità should the
applicant cease to continue residing at this address.

Name of landlord
(IN BLOCK LETTERS)

ID Card No.

Mobile No.

Number of Persons Residing in this Residence

Address of Landlord

Post Code

Email Address

Landlord’s Signature Date

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 CHECKLIST FOR THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS RESIDING IN MALTA TO BE JOINED BY THEIR RELATIVES

- [SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 217.06]

The sponsor will be contacted with a date of appointment. The original version of all documents submitted with this
application must be presented at the time of this appointment.

Documents submitted must be in line with the latest published Policy by Identità establishing the standards
for the recognition of foreign public documents.

A copy of the sponsor’s Maltese residence permit;

Evidence of stable and regular resources of the sponsor, equivalent to, at least, the average wage in Malta with
an addition of another twenty percent income or resources for each member of the family who will be the subject
of the family reunification application;

Evidence of accommodation regarded as normal for a comparable family in Malta which meets the general health
and safety standard in force in Malta, by means of an architect attestation, provided that this was not submitted
previously;

Copy of the lease agreement;

Copy of the approval letter from the Housing Authority that the lease agreement has been registered;

A copy of the health insurance plan for the applicant and the family member or proof of national insurance payments
for the preceding six (6) months or more;

For children aged 18 and older, proof of health insurance;

Where passport has not been changed since first time application, copy of the residence document and the bio page
of the family member. If the passport of the family member has changed, copy of all passport is required as well as
a copy of the residence document;

When a child between the ages of 5 and 16 is subject to this application, a copy of a letter signed and stamped by
the Head of School or another Education attesting to the child’s enrolment in school is required;

Where the family member is a minor:

i. where the sponsor has sole custody, legal proof of care and full custody is required;
ii. where the custody is shared a signed agreement of the other parent’s concession is required.

Health Screening: Click here to refer for guidance regarding documentation to be submitted in this respect.

This is without prejudice for the Agency to request further documentation as the case may be.

NOTES TO APPLICANTS

Documents in a foreign language must be translated to Maltese or English by a translator registered with the Maltese
authorities.

Identità retains certified/apostilled copies of the said documents where original documentation would not be possible to
retain. Family members must present the original documents once they are in Malta.

Identità and other related stakeholders reserve the right to request any further documentation that they may deem
necessary in the evaluation process of the application.

IDENTITÀ EXPATRIATES UNIT

Triq il-Wied, L-Imsida, MSD 9020, MALTA Triq il-Wied, L-Imsida, MSD 9020, MALTA
T +356 2590 4000 T (+356) 2590 4800
W www.identita.gov.mt W www.identita.gov.mt
E enquiries.identita@gov.mt E noneu.identita@gov.mt

Version 3.2 dated 08.06.2023

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