Foreigners on long-term residence permit to follow course about Malta

Sean Grima

Jul 29th 2010, 14:02

most of the building regulations make sense: they should apply to all buildings, whether occupied by maltese or foreigners, as they are intended to avoid overcrowding and unsanitary conditions.

however:

i) from the age of six onwards, only children of the same sex can share a bedroom: i don't see why, it should be left to the parents to decide this.

ii) Every bedroom should be located so that it is not necessary to pass through another bedroom in order to reach a bathroom, toilet, or an area such as a hallway: most traditional maltese townhouses were, in fact, built in this manner!

Dr Joe Brincat

Jul 29th 2010, 08:24

ou must have quoted from MEPA policy guidelines, not from regulations enacted according to the EU Directive (2003/109) !!!!!! Is it not farsical and baffling common sense ? Do long term foreign residents build their own accomodation in Malta ? Do they build without proper MEPA permits ? Until the Expatriates Directorate examines the building, the resident would have moved house ! Is the Expatriates Division engaging architects to measure sizes of windows ?
Are they going to be the long arm of MEPA ? Then at Mater Dei you have offices without any windows ! And at the Family Court mediation cubicles without windows.

I would suggest an amendment to the regulations. It insists on a bed, wardrobe and chest of drawers. It should mention the size of the bed. Only double bed should be allowed. And what about the size of the wardrobe ? And how many drawers in a chest of drawers ?

Long term residents seek Malta because it so cute and entertaining. Humour is written in its laws.

Mario Galea

Jul 28th 2010, 22:46

To All Foreigners or Illegal immigrants

First of all Malta has never done any harm to any of your countries and all it is asking for YOU people to know who we are !!!

Second Malta is property of the MALTESE !!! if you do not like our laws, That is your PROBLEM, We Maltese have never interfired with your country's laws.

So This is the new law Deal With It as the maltese have done in All Countries that they immigrated to ! Us Maltese have never done riots in other people's countries nor have they entered any country illegaly. Also As other countries in the past have done harm to certain countries WE MALTESE never hurt anyone or stole from any country!!
To Answer 100% Olina Tretyak, Cut the Crap This Is MALTA , DEAL WITH IT !!!!!

Olina Tretyak

Jul 28th 2010, 17:18

PART 3

Ventilation
(j) Every bedroom, living room and kitchen must have
an adequate window, with an opening area equal to at least
one thirtieth of the floor area. Every toilet must have similar
natural ventilation or adequate mechanical ventilation to the
outside air.
Electricity
(k) The property must have an electric lighting system and
every room must have at least one lighting point. Box rooms
without natural lighting and ventilation are not suitable for use
as living or bedroom accommodation, regardless of size.
23rd July, 2010



Regarding the LN 370/ 2010
http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/legalnotices/2010/07/L.N.%20370.pdf
- do not worry much as in the paragraph 23 it is written that it does not apply on those who files application before or after the day this note comes into force, so it only valid for one day.

23. These regulations, as amended,
shall not apply with regard to any application
for long term resident status submitted prior to
or after the date of the coming into force of
these amendments, as long as the applicant
was eligible to qualify for long-term resident
status prior to the coming into force of these
amendments.".

Olina Tretyak

Jul 28th 2010, 17:16

PART 2

(d) Every bedroom should be capable of accommodating
a bed, wardrobe and a chest of drawers.
(e) Every bedroom should be located so that it is not
necessary to pass through another bedroom in order to reach
a bathroom, toilet, or an area such as a hallway.
Facilities
(f) The property is to have a communal living area. The
size of this area depends on the number of persons residing
in the property as follows:
3 – 6 persons 11.0 sq metres
7 – 10 persons 16.5 sq metres
Over 11 persons 19.5 sq metres.
(g) The property is to have a kitchen. The kitchen must
have a sink with an integral drainer; a cooker, adequate food
storage and work surfaces.
(h) The property is to have one toilet, and one bath or
shower, for every six people. There is to be a washbasin
adjacent to each toilet.
(i) The property must have a safe and hygienic drainage
system and a suitable and sufficient supply of hot and cold
water.
Ventilation

Olina Tretyak

Jul 28th 2010, 17:15

PART 1

@ Dr Joe Brincat,

Great to see you here!

Government Gazzete published the requirenments for accommodation of foreigners applying for Long Term Resident Status.

I wish all Maltese Citizens be given such conditions to live.

No. 750
STATUS OF LONG-TERM RESIDENTS
(ThIRD COUNTRy NATIONALS)
REGULATIONS,
2010
WITH reference to regulation 5(2)(b) of the status of
Long-term Residents (Third country Nationals) Regulations,
2010 the standards for the appropriate accommodation
referred to therein shall be the following:
Structure and repairs
(a) The property must be structurally stable and free
from serious disrepair. It must have adequate provision for
lighting, heating and ventilation and an adequate piped supply
of water.
Bedrooms
(b) The property must have one bedroom per adult
couple. children of both sexes may share a bedroom until age
five. from the age of six onwards, only children of the same
sex can share a bedroom.
(c) single bedrooms must be at least 6.5 square metres,
and double bedrooms must be at least 10.5 square metres. An
additional 4.5 square metres per person, applies in the case of
three or more persons sharing a bedroom.

Vojkan Petkovic

Jul 28th 2010, 16:45

I hope to be talking here about people contributing to Malta's economy, having their rights reduced in capacity to bring their kids to live with them, to bring their spauses and pay their tax as a married persons. Also let's not fail to mention 100 hours of lessons to be paid by person applying to ETC and 75% score controlling criteria, which leads a working men into even more uncertanty than they already have about their Malta perspectives.
To those of you who would make another xenofobic imigrant looking issue out of this, the Long Term Residents (LN278of2006) are not people who are in Malta for the following reasons :
(a) in order to pursue studies or vocational training
(b) on the basis of temporary protection or Temporary Protection for Displaced Persons
(c) on the basis of a subsidiary form of protection in accordance with international obligations(d) as refugees or who have applied for recognition as refugees
(e) solely on temporary grounds such as au pair or seasonal workers, or as workers posted by a service provider for the purposes of cross-border provisions
(f) who are enjoying legal status governed by international conventions on diplomatic and consular relations.

smifsud

Jul 28th 2010, 15:45

well stand up if u voted for the EU.....well now that we did we have lost Malta to the rest of europe and africa ..so there you go ...enjoy everyone because Malta does not belong to us Maltese anymore we have sold it out from our children and grand children ...shame shame shame ....god bless us all ....

Vasilisa Brandenburg

Jul 28th 2010, 14:47

They should also:

1. All non Catholics must change the religion
2. All that are granted long term residence permit must keep their mouth shut and absolutly may not interfere nor comment on our business
3. They will acknowledge in wrighten that beside higher tax deducted from their salary they will also make generous donations to Maltese society and/or charity
4. All other earning they must spend in Malta thus they wouldnt be allowed to have savings... naturally
5. They will rent apartments at higher cost... of course and pay higher electricity bills... in matter fact they should pay the bill of their maltese neighbours as well
6. In no case they will get involved with Maltese woman
7. The only beach they would be allowed to use is below Maghtab
8. They must be involved in voluntary work in reparing potholes on our roads
9. They should do the shopping for their Maltese neighbours... do their garbage too of course
10. Every time they come across Maltese on the street they should move aside giving them the road

Charles Sammut

Jul 28th 2010, 14:34

This is just yet another law which only applies to law abiding people. Criminals will be exempted.

A case in point is that of the Algerian illegal immigrant who has just been awarded €12,000 by the ECHR from our tax money because he was kept in detention pending deportation. But he refused to cooperate with the immigration authorities and this rendered his deportation impossible. Hence his detention was deemed to have been in vain and therefore illegal. Mind boggling, I know.

To get by nowadays, one has to be criminal and socially irresponsible. The EU with its daft directives and bureaucracy is getting tangled up in its own red tape and dragging honest, working and tax-paying citizens down with it.

Dr Joe Brincat

Jul 28th 2010, 14:29

When I say that we are specialising in go round EU regulations, this is serious. Many would consider that qualifications in one country would be accepted in another, but not in Malta. The European Court of Justice (this is not the ECHR in Strasbourg) held that an Argentinian dentist who had a European nationality could not be debarred from exercising his profession in Spain. (Micheletti case)

Would you believe that the Maltese State, flouting EU law and interpretation, refuses a Maltese citizen the right to exercise a profession fully recognised in another EU country ?

Possibly that legal notice may be amended so that foreigners would have to learn EU regulations. Concurrently the course will be held for public officials. I would suggest a pass mark of 75% for foreigners and 50% for officials.

Andrew Paris

Jul 28th 2010, 14:27

Great! I hope this includes bus drivers and taxi drivers.

Louis Gialanze

Jul 28th 2010, 14:24

There you have it. Goodbye Europe and Hello Africa by the back door!

Dr Joe Brincat (2)

Jul 28th 2010, 14:08

I would invite readers to search the web for "EU policy on immigration" and "EU action plan on immigration". You will be surprised that one of the glorious achievements is a coordinated website to exchange information. On Dec 24 2010 a new directive will come in force. The individual countries shall send back those coming in illegally. It is one thing for the countries to the North, but a totally different situation for the countries bordering on the Mediterranean. It is one thing for Italy which has a navy and another thing for Malta which has patrol boats (?)

I am afraid that desk and armchair strategies do not solve problems.

What is worse are contradictory policies. The EU is considering seasonal employment for Africans. Work in agriculture, other difficult tasks etc would entitle importing labour from Africa. I have a suspicion that this would mean "traders" of people in Africa who arrange for such seasonal work. There is a pattern in history. Only the Masai tribe (living partly in Kenya and partly in Tanzania) resisted slavery.

T Camilleri

Jul 28th 2010, 13:56

Remember Frattini when he was still an EU Commissioner saying that he wanted Malta and Cyprus to be the EU open illegal immigrants centres? Rise up and fight for our country like our forefathers did against foreign interference and invasions.

John Borg

Jul 28th 2010, 13:51

Why should this only apply for non EU citizens? Is it not equally important that people with a long term resident status from within the EU familiarize themselves with the Maltese culture? This not the least, when there at the moment is a heavy "immigration" (or a large number of long term residents) from North European countries, who in general seem to have a relatively poor knowledge of Maltese history, culture and language. In fact, it might not be completely unjustified to state, that world citizens from outside the European Union boundaries, in general seem to master for instance the Maltese language much better than long term residents from the EU, which would imply that there within these groups/communities might lie a greater interest of integration- hence, this law should apply for all citizens of the world, who desire to uphold a long term resident status on the Maltese Islands.

lgalea

Jul 28th 2010, 13:49

Don't forget that this is all at our expense.

Dr Joe Brincat (1)

Jul 28th 2010, 13:49

This is a really good joke. Those who are terrified of foreigners should reflect that this is how to thwart EU regulations. Long term residents may be people who are doing restoration works in Valletta, collecting the garbage, even pensioners who bring their foreign pension here, whether American, Canadian, Australian or Libyan. These are not boat people, as first the immigrant has to be legally on the Island.

The pass mark. Are they sitting for a university degree ?

Who is going to lecture on such subjects ? What is the curriculum ? On what texts are they going to study ? And in which language ? "Economic History of Malta" does not even figure on wikipedia. Pardon my lack of information, but who really researched and published about the economic history of Malta ?

The Expatriates Division has been, for one reason or another, refusing even applications which they are bound to supply, according to EU Directive 2003/109/EC. Once I could not believe the story, and I accompanied a person to Castille. I had the scene before my own.eyes.

Adrian Wirth

Jul 28th 2010, 12:52

Anyone please - what's 'Long term resident?'
One year, two or more?
Anyone please - What's 'cultural and democratic history?'
Catholic conversion classes for Jews, Hindu's, Buddists, Moslems?
Aren't these the very people currently investing millions of dollars in our economy?
Will a CEO of a multi-nationals' Malta manufacturing unit be required to comply?
100 Hours of extra curricular study!
I bet you not - has far more profitable things to do.
The schedule of legal exemptions will be interesting reading.

John F. GALEA

Jul 28th 2010, 12:30

There are many laws and regulations that have to be adhered to when issuing long-term residence permits to those from outside the EU. However not all are being enforced and many are being flouted.
Some have been here for over a decade and yet, year in year out, their permit is regularly issued on the flimsy pretence that no eligible Maltese is available for the job. This is a farce to say the least as the permit issued is for normal daily callings which many of the Maltese registering for work can take up.
Illegal work, the majority on part time pretext, by such non EU and their acompanying families, without paying any National Insurance, tax or vat, is rampant in any job immaginable. All this malpractice is at the expense of the hard woking Maltese citizens who are struggling hard to make both ends meet.
Parliamentarians and those in authority please note and take immediate action to stop this malaise once and for all.

A Sammut

Jul 28th 2010, 12:16

If all Maltese had to sit for the exam, how many will get a passmark of at least 75%?

John F. GALEA

Jul 28th 2010, 12:07

There are many laws and regulations that has to be adhered to when issuing long-term residence and work permits to people from outside the EU. However not all are being enforced. Some have been here for more than a decade and yet, year in year out, permits are being regularly issued as if there are no competent unemployed Maltese citizens to replace them.
Illegal work by such residents is rampart as these take up part-time unregistered employment in all callings possible, without paying any National insurance, tax or where applicable vat. These are eroding the possible employment of the hard working Maltese citizens who are struggling to make both ends meet.

Jimmy Magro

Jul 28th 2010, 12:04

This is not enough !

People from outside the EU who apply for long-term resident status in Malta must:

1. have permament employment or stable income
2. pay a higher rate of taxation (55% minimum) since they are making use of our scarce resources most notably land and water
3. their permit must be reviewed every six months
4. submit a police record sheet
5. permit be terminated in case of any prosecution
6. must prove that they are net contributors to our political, economic and social infrastructure

If we open the doors to everyone, we end up with more houses, cars, electrciity shortages, water crises, criminality and social explosions

lgalea

Jul 28th 2010, 11:59

"The regulations also provide that the family members of a person granted long term residence status shall be allowed to accompany the third country national in Malta."

This is what the illegal immigrants want. They will now start bringing over their extended families with many wives, children, aunts, uncles, mothers, fathers and everyone else from their villages.

Who said that it is not the fault of the eu that we are in such dire straits with illegal immigrants who are taking our country away from us?

Read how whatever was said by the Campaign for National Independence CNI www.cnimalta.org was true and is verifying itself every day.

People, realize what mistake you made when you opted for eu membership and shout like hell for another referendum to get out of the crap colonialist dictatorial eu and its petty dictators.

Do not believe anyone who tells you that we cannot or that its not in our interests to leave. See this European Parliament video that YES, WE CAN.
http://www.europarltv.europa.eu/YourParliament.aspx?action=viewVideo&packageid=f5077c6b-3b92-4a1f-8271-c7a49c3bc6e8

Joseph Camilleri

Jul 28th 2010, 11:52

Why are people from outside the EU being permission to reside in Malta when we are so overcrowded, have no space, do not have enough work for our own people and have no natural resources? Has this government sworn to destroy Malta and the Maltese population?

Philip camilleri

Jul 28th 2010, 11:48

This article should have been titled " families of immigrants grantd residence permit to be allowed to move to Malta" . This is a very worrying move as we currently have close to 10,000 immigrants most of whom are male, this now means they can bring over their wives and dependents and we can very shortly be inundated with persons who will be bringing very little material wealth (most probably) and could possible eventally be welfare dependents as well as bringing very little of the skillsets we need in our eonomy. has this move been forced upon us by EU regulations? Why has no debate taken place on this issue? Where will these people be living ? Who will pay for them? I for one do not wish or want to be responsible for these people's welfare but it appears that the 2 main parties here do not really care about our country.......... Time will show us and I hope I am mistaken and we are not going to end up with a new generation of beggars and vagrants all over this island......

Keith Aquilina

Jul 28th 2010, 11:22

What happens if the applicant does not get pass mark of 75%?