Maltese Nationality Law - Acquisition of Maltese Citizenship at Independence - 21 September 1964

21 September 1964

British & Commonwealth
citizenship
Commonwealth nationality laws
  • British (history)
  • Australian
  • Bangladeshi
  • Barbadian
  • Canadian (history)
  • Cypriot
  • Ghanaian
  • Indian
  • Malaysian
  • Maltese
  • New Zealand
  • Pakistani
  • Samoan
  • Singaporean
  • South African
  • Tongan
  • Irish citizens in the UK
Classes of citizens and subjects
  • British Citizen
  • British Subject
  • British Overseas Territories Citizen
  • British Overseas Citizen
  • British National (Overseas)
  • British Protected Person
  • Commonwealth citizen
Rights and visas
  • Right of abode in the UK
  • Indefinite leave to remain in the UK
  • Permanent resident (Australia)
  • Permanent resident (Canada)
  • Permanent resident (New Zealand)
  • Belonger status
  • UK Ancestry Entry Clearance
Acts
  • Ireland Act 1949
  • British Nationality Act 1981
  • British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983
  • British Overseas Territories Act 2002
  • Canadian Citizenship Act 1946

Maltese citizenship was conferred at independence upon persons born in Malta who had a Maltese-born parent.

Persons acquiring Maltese citizenship at independence generally lost their British nationality (Citizenship of the UK and Colonies) unless they had ties by way of birth or descent (father or paternal grandfather) to the United Kingdom itself or a place which remained a colony.

Any Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKC) connected with Malta who did not acquire Maltese citizenship at independence retained their CUKC status. Based on their ties with the United Kingdom, they became either British citizens or British Overseas citizens on 1 January 1983. See History of British nationality law

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