Recent Legal News

Malta Residence Programme Amendments Discussed

Malta's investment migration laws will undergo another major amendment with the revision of the Malta Residence Visa Programme.  MRVA Agency CEO Charles Mizzi and Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship & Communities Hon Alex Muscat addressed a stakeholder meeting with immigration lawyers outlining the intentions of the Maltese Government to build on the five year success of the Malta Residence Visa Programme, that yielded a revenue of €50 million, netting the Consolidated Fund €24m.

Malta Publishes Quasi-Lockdown Legal Notices: Here’s Everything That Must Close Down

Malta has published a raft of legal notices to clarify exactly which businesses aren’t allowed to open their doors to customers during the quasi-lockdown period.

Shops classified as “non-essential” incorporate those whose principal business relates to the selling of clothing, sportswear, jewelry, handbags and leather goods, costume jewellery and accessories,  footwear,  non-prescription eye-wear, perfumeries, beauty products.

Hairdressers,  massage parlours, barbers, beauticians, spas, nail artists, nail technicians and tattooists have all been classified as non-essential too.

While their doors must remain closed to customers, they will be allowed to continue operating through delivery services.

Cinemas, theatres, gyms, museums, exhibitions, open-air markets,  casinos,  bingo halls and all non-residential indoor and outdoor swimming pools must also close.

Organised sports are banned, but Superintendent of Public Charmaine Gauci has been empowered to issue exemptions for Maltese national teams, including for international games.

It also includes haberdasheries, soft furnishing stores, souvenir shops,  discount stores,  luggage shops,  toy shops,  hobby shops, furniture shops, florists, and vaping shops.