S.L. 217.21 Art. 16Family members. S.L. 217.06

The Family Reunification Regulations shall apply with the following derogations from the provisions of the said regulations as follows:

(a) the provisions of regulations 5(2) and 13 regarding family reunification in Malta: Provided that this shall not be made dependent on the requirement of the intra-corporate transferee holder having reasonable prospects of obtaining the right of permanent residence and having a minimum period of residence;

(b) the provisions of regulations 4(1) and 14(3) regarding the integration conditions referred to therein may be OF AN INTRA-CORPORATE TRANSFER

applied only after the persons concerned have been granted family reunification;

(c) the provision of regulation 9 regarding residence permits for family members shall be granted by the Executive Chairperson, if the conditions for family reunification are fulfilled, within ninety days from the date on which the complete application was submitted. The Executive Chairperson shall process the residence permit application for the intra-corporate transferee’s family members at the same time as the application for the intra-corporate transferee permit or the permit for long-term mobility, in cases where the residence permit application for the intra-corporate transferee’s family members is submitted at the same time. The procedural safeguards laid down in regulation 13 shall apply accordingly;

(d) the provisions of regulation 14(2), regarding the duration of the validity of the residence permits of family members in Malta, shall, as a general rule, end on the date of expiry of the intra-corporate transferee permit or the permit for long-term mobility issued by the Executive Chairperson;

(e) the provisions of regulation 15(b) and, without prejudice to the principle of preference for Union citizens as expressed in the relevant provisions of the relevant Acts of Accession, the family members of the intra-corporate transferee who have been granted family reunification shall be entitled to have access to employment and self-employed activity in Malta.