Highlights from Identità’s 2024 Annual Report
The recently published 2024 Annual Report from Identità, Malta’s identity and migration agency, reveals a year of transformation, enhanced compliance, and significant service improvements, all aimed at securing Malta’s identity systems and streamlining immigration services.
Key Developments in Immigration
- Stronger Screening of Third-Country Nationals (TCNs): Identità introduced two key requirements:
- Mandatory private health insurance with €100,000 minimum coverage.
- A Property Attestation Form proving legal residence.
- Legislative Changes: Enforcement of:
- The DIER license for temping, recruiting, and outsourcing agencies.
- The Skills Pass certificate for tourism and hospitality workers.
- A shift to online processing for employer transfers, ensuring transparency for TCN workers.
- Improved Compliance: With nearly 500 investigations and 215 field inspections, the Compliance Unit cracked down on overstays, forged documents, and false addresses, referring many cases for legal action.
- New Immigration Affairs Section: The Expatriates Unit and Central Visa Unit were merged to create a more unified system for residence permits and visa services.
- Streamlined Visa Processing: Visa processes were overhauled; refusal letters are now more transparent and informative.
For more information on the Expatriates Unit of Identità, please follow this link: https://identita.gov.mt/expatriates-unit-main-page/
What This Means for Immigration Clients
For individuals and businesses navigating Malta’s immigration system, these reforms signal a more transparent, secure, and professional approach. The increased focus on enforcement and due diligence may lead to stricter application scrutiny but also ensures greater fairness and integrity.
At our firm, we’re closely monitoring these developments to help clients stay compliant and make the most of Malta’s evolving immigration framework. Need assistance with a residence or work permit in Malta, or need legal guidance on anything immigration? Get in touch with our expert legal team today.
As a specialised immigration law firm in Malta, we handle numerous procedures for third-country nationals related to work permits, change of employment, family reunification, appeals and more. A digital copy of the Sciberras Advocates’ Identitas Guidelines is available for download here: https://sciberras.legal/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Identitas-by-Sciberras-Advocates.pdf.
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查琳·西贝拉斯（Charlene Sciberras）女士，文学士（荣誉），特约撰稿人，是一位营销和工商管理专家，尤其专注于公司、会计和法律事务。.
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