S.L. 217.15 Art. 18Residence in the Second Member State for family members.

(1) When the EU Blue Card holder moves to Malta in accordance with regulation 17 and when the family was already constituted in the first Member State, the members of his family shall be authorised to accompany or join him in Malta.

(2) No later than one month after entering Malta, the family members shall submit an application for a residence permit as a family member, to the Director:

Provided that where the residence permit of the family members issued by the first Member State expires during the procedure or no longer entitles the holder to reside legally in Malta, the Director shall allow the person to stay in Malta, if necessary by issuing temporary residence permits, or equivalent authorisations, allowing the applicant to continue to stay legally in Malta with the EU Blue Card holder until a decision on the application has been taken.

(3) The Director shall require the family members concerned to present with their application for a residence permit:

(a) their residence permit in the first Member State and a valid travel document, or their certified copies, as well as a visa, if required;

(b) evidence that they have resided as members of the family of the EU Blue Card holder in the first Member State;

(c) evidence that they have a sickness insurance covering all risks in Malta, or that the EU Blue Card holder has such insurance for them.

(4) The Director shall require the EU Blue Card holder to provide evidence that he has:

(a) accommodation regarded as normal for a comparable family in Malta and which meets the general health and safety standards in Malta;

(b) stable and regular resources which are sufficient to maintain himself and the members of his family, without recourse to the social assistance system in Malta and which would be equivalent to, at least, the average wage in Malta with an addition of another twenty percent income or resources for each member of the family.

(5) Derogations contained in regulation 14 shall continue to apply mutatis mutandis.

(6) Where the family was not already constituted in the first Member State, regulation 14 shall apply. HIGHLY QUALIFIED EMPLOYMENT