The Department for Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs has said that, following the announcements that appeared in the local press in December 2012, it has started receiving applications from non-Maltese nationals for the new e-residence document which can also be used as an ID card.

The Department has clarified that:

“In the case of EU nationals who are already registered with the Department and who were issued with a stand alone registration document according to the provisions of Subsidiary Legislation 460.17, a copy of the said document will be sufficient for the purpose of submitting an application for an e-residence document.

“The ‘old’ ID card and stand alone residence document (in case of registered EU nationals) have to be returned to this Department upon the submission of the application. If the card has been lost or stolen, the applicant needs to present a police report.”

Applications need to be submitted in person by appointment at 3, Castille Place, 2nd Floor, Valletta while cards can be collected from 172, Melita Street, Valletta.

Additional information can be obtained from the Department on telephone number 2200 1800 or by e-mail on eResidence.mfa@gov.mt.

Appointments are to be made by sending an email to oneResidence.mfa@gov.mt.

The Department sad that non-Maltese nationals’ identity cards will remain valid up till 31 March 2013. Residence documents in paper format issued prior to 10 January 2013 will, however, continue to be valid for identification purposes until 30 June 2013.

Forms can be downloaded from the website www.foreign.gov.mt, (click on ‘services’, then ‘residence’) Apart from the application form relating to residence, each applicant must also fill in form ID 1A downloadable from the same site.

Completed applications need to be submitted with all supporting documents as listed on the forms, including passport.

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