What are the procedures?

Oh dear, someone didn't read this bit, right at the beginning:   
Please try to avoid making irrelevant comments or going off topic as this is intended for information, rather than discussion.
Anything irrelevant clutters the thread and the purpose is lost.

Please post your questions separately as a new thread, thank you.

Hi ppacker and welcome to Expat.com

As you were previously off topic, i have created a new separate thread with your post on the Malta forum for more visibility.

Thanks

Priscilla

right you wont get any help with benefits unless  you have paid into the system over here .
there is a chance if your getting jobs seekers allowance in the uk already , that they may authorise you to come to malta to find work and there is an agreement that they will pay you jsa for so many weeks ..

if your thinking of coming out here your  going to need money , for housing , deposits, fees electric etc ..
job wise , check out the ETC website, times of malta and malta park for work .. not sure about jobs in your specific field .. were you thinking of working for yourselves as this could be lucratitive , you could get part-time jobs in the day (theres a lot of partitme work here) and then doing martial arts etc