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MRVP Update 2 ImmigrationNews

MRVP Update 2

L.N. 156 of 2020, entitled the Malta Residency Visa Agency (Establishment) (Amendment) Order, 2020 has come into force with the scope of introducing a new system of distribution of applicationsamongthe ApprovalsBoard.This has been done primarily to help with ensuring that each Approvals Board is assigned an equal number of cases, with the said assignment to be carried out by theChief ExecutiveOfficer of the Agency.An Approval Board shall be composed of a Chairperson and four (4) other members all appointed by the Minister responsible for the public administration.The members of the Approvals Board shall upon appointment, hold officeforaperiodofthree(3)years,and may be re-appointed,…
MamoTCV
30th April 2020
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MRVA Update ImmigrationNews

MRVA Update

The Malta Residency Visa Agency (MRVA) will be moving into new premises with its first day of operations from the new offices being Monday 4th May, 2020. The MRVA's new offices will be located at:Malta Residency Visa Agency Zentrum Business Centre Mdina Road, Qormi QRM 9010, Malta. This move is in keeping with the Agency's efforts to offer the best possible services to its Agents and applicants. Covid-19 measures remain in place and the same system of depositing files and documents will still stand. Naturally one must expect that some delays in communication and processing will be experienced while the…
MamoTCV
30th April 2020
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EU Solidarity in Times of Crisis COVID19 MeasuresImmigration

EU Solidarity in Times of Crisis

Coronavirus: EU Economic plan for 2020With EU Member States accusing each other of not doing enough to help, the EU has finally reached some common ground that will go some way to lessen the impact Covid-19 has had on the block as a whole.A plan for injecting billions of euros of emergency aid into Europe's economies has been agreed by EU heads.As has become the new norm - meeting by video, the Member States' representatives agreed to set up a massive recovery fund, confirming that€540bn (£470bn) of financial support will become available from 1 June, with Ursula von der Leyen…
MamoTCV
27th April 2020
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Freedom of Movement Within the EU During Covid-19 COVID19 MeasuresImmigrationNews

Freedom of Movement Within the EU During Covid-19

It is evident that the current lockdown is having an unprecedented slowdown in the movement of persons between EU Member States. This is not due to a restriction which was imposed by the EU itself but because of the restrictions which the Member States themselves imposed through their respective Public Health officials. It is noticeable that the legal restrictions on immigration were driven by the Member States' individual rules rather than by a general guideline from the EU. Consequently, the European Commission issued a guideline on how to ensure that certain posted workers and others are not inhibited from exercising…
MamoTCV
25th April 2020
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Return to Malta by Sunday, 12th April, 2020 COVID19 MeasuresImmigration

Return to Malta by Sunday, 12th April, 2020

Return to Malta by Sunday, 12th April, 2020On Tuesday, 7th April, 2020 the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs issued a statement urging Maltese nationals who are still residing abroad to make their way back to Malta by no later than Sunday, 12th April, 2020.With the increasing spread of the COVID-19 virus, coupled with the numerous lockdowns of airports abroad, the Maltese government has stated that Maltese nationals should return back to Malta via Frankfurt Main or via London Heathrow.Those who choose to return are to send their flight itinerary, together with a copy of their passport biometric page, to…
Julian Fenech Adami
8th April 2020