The Maltese Citizenship Act has on the 24th July 2025 been amended (by Maltese Citizenship Act XXI of 2025). The Act addresses the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Case C-181/23, Commission v. Malta. Additionally, the Act extends the deadline of the date when the link required for the acquisition of citizenship by descent is deemed to be severed following the death of the relevant parent, whereby such circumstances would affect the right of subsequent generations to acquire Maltese citizenship by descent, amends the provisions which regulate citizenship by merit and clarifies furthermore the textual reference in the case of adopted children.
Subsidiary legislation 188.06 was amended in order to provide for processes and requirements to regulate the granting of citizenship by naturalisation on the basis of merit. Refer to the following links:
Act: https://legislation.mt/eli/act/2025/21/eng
L.N. 159 of 2025: https://legislation.mt/eli/ln/2025/159/eng
S.L. 188.06 as amended by L.N. 159 of 2025: https://legislation.mt/eli/sl/188.6/eng/pdf