ID Renewal

If you still have an old ID it ceased to be valid on 31st December, 2015.

Look at the pinned post at the top, this tells you most of what you need to know and the link in it to 'Identity Malta' will tell you the up to date requirements.
As far as I know you apply in just the same way as a new arrival from the EU. As you have to state on the form the date you arrived here, you may have to clarify that you had the old ID and perhaps show the expired card.

This is a link to that post.
https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=370643


Ray

Thank you so much 😀

allsopps wrote:

I have been living in Malta for 14 years and have an expired ID card.  I need to renew this with some urgency but each time I try, I find I have been given wrong forms, or given wrong advice on procedure etc.
Can anyone tell me as a British expat, what the correct process is please?
Too many wasted journeys and queues!
With thanks

@allsopps

Re: Excerpt from your post - ‘I have been living in Malta for 14 years and have an expired ID card.….’

As regards those non-Maltese EU / EEA / Swiss citizens - most especially post BREXIT UK citizens - who have accumulated FIVE years of continuous legal residence in Malta, please see the following excerpts:

‘As an EU national, you automatically acquire the right of PERMANENT residence in another EU country if you have lived legally there for at least 5 years continuously…..’ 

[Note: PERMANENT residence is much more advantageous than mere ‘ordinary’ residence, the latter warranting a standard ‘e-Residence Card’ valid for only 5 years - Apart from copper-fastening your PERMANENT residence status in Malta, a PERMANENT residence Card costs zero to acquire.]

Excerpts: ‘….If you ask the authorities for a PERMANENT residence document, they must issue it as soon as possible and for no more than nationals pay for identity cards….

….The document should be valid for 10 years and is automatically renewable without any condition or requirement.

To get one, you must submit:

Proof you have been living legally in the country for 5 years.

Authorities could for example ask you to produce a valid registration certificate issued when you arrived and / OR other supporting documents (such as work contracts, tax returns, rental contracts or utility bills)….

OR

• proof you have stopped working and meet the conditions for earlier permanent residence.’

Source: http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/re … dex_en.htm

In addition:

‘……..4. Once acquired, the right of PERMANENT residence shall be lost only through absence from the host Member State for a period exceeding two consecutive years.’

Source: Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States:

Page 30 - http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex … 123:en:PDF

Furthermore:

Please see: The Identity Malta Application form for PERMANENT Residence - Form P - EU/EEA Nationals & their family members:

https://identitymalta.com/wp-content/up … e-Card.pdf

Moreover:

When you apply for ‘Permanent Residence’, ensure you enrol on the European Parliament electoral register at the same time.

Non-Maltese EU voter application form:

https://identitymalta.com/wp-content/up … Form-2.pdf

In conclusion:

Do not permit the Maltese authorities to persuade you that you are ALREADY enrolled on the European Parliament electoral register UNLESS and UNTIL they SHOW you the most recent European Parliament electoral register with your correct name, surname and address printed in it.

And this sort of continuous 'cut and post' about EU law from certain recent members is just the reason most long term expat members of this site have given up bothering to post.
They know it might be 'Law' but Malta will still do what it likes and ignore it!!!

Ray

F0xgl0ve wrote:

And this sort of continuous 'cut and post' about EU law from certain recent members is just the reason most long term expat members of this site have given up bothering to post.
They know it might be 'Law' but Malta will still do what it likes and ignore it!!!

Ray

@F0xgl0ve

Re: Excerpt from your previous comment - ‘......As far as I know you apply in just the same way as a new arrival from the EU…..’

Response: Incorrect.

In addition, contrary to what you have suggested, eligible (and well-informed) non-Maltese EU / EEA / Swiss citizens successfully apply for PERMANENT residence as a matter of routine.