Malta citizenship for a Taiwanese family so that their children get prestige education

The Compliance AML Officer examined the eligibility of Chun Hung’s family for Maltese citizenship. Neither Chun Hung nor his wife had a history of criminal activities, visa refusals, sanctions, or illicit income, making them viable candidates for citizenship in Malta.

We submitted applications for Chun Hung’s family to receive Police Clearance. The authorities in Malta reviewed Chun Hung, his spouse, and their daughter over 12 in Interpol and Europol databases. After finding no concerns, the Maltese police issued clearance certificates.

During this phase, Chun Hung’s family travelled to Malta to accomplish several responsibilities.

The couple had a look at various apartments listed in our property database. Once they made a choice of housing for €1,500 a month, we put together a lease agreement. Chun Hung proceeded to pay an annual rent of €18,000 upfront.

Then Chun Hung secured a family insurance policy, and the lawyers completed the package of documents. After that, they escorted Chun Hung’s family to the Community Malta Agency, where they provided their biometric data and submitted applications for residence permits.

Chun Hung disbursed the following payments: €8,000 for the residence permit cards, €6,000 as the administration fee, and a €10,000 contribution to the fund.

Two weeks after the submission of biometrics, residence permit cards were issued and mailed to Chun Hung in Taiwan.

Malta has rigorous demands: in addition to IDs and bank statements, the investor was required to submit exhaustive lists of all assets, associated companies, and detailed information about his employment, businesses, and any other income sources tracing back to his academic years up until now.

The investor prepared:

• a CV;

• wealth history with a list of all assets such as real estate, owned companies, valuable collections, securities, and deposits;

• the list of affiliated companies;

• the amount of dividends received;

• tax declarations;

• the social credit report.

We submitted Chun Hung’s family documents package to the Community Malta Agency to consider. Chun Hung paid €35,000 for the Eligibility Test and €3,000 as the administration fee for himself, his wife and the elder daughter. The younger daughter was under 12 and thus exempt.

The check was conducted within four months, and Chun Hung’s application was then forwarded to the Minister. He preliminary approved the investor’s candidacy.

Once the family had maintained residency in Malta for a year, they became qualified to apply for citizenship. We submitted the application on their behalf.

The Malta Community Agency and the Minister responsible for matters relating to Malta citizenship granted their final approvals.

Chun Hung fulfilled the investment conditions: contributed €890,000 to the fund, donated €10,000 to charity and paid €18,000 in rent for another year. The administration fee was €2,000.

Our lawyers collected proof of investment and submitted it to the Agency.

The Agency requested Chun Hung’s family to provide their biometrics again and swear an oath of allegiance. Following this, the family was issued their naturalisation certificates.