S.L. 217.22 Art. 7General Conditions. 8 [S.L.

(1) A third country national applying for admission under these regulations shall submit the following documents to the Chief Executive Officer:

(a) a valid travel document and, if required, an application for a visa or a valid visa or, where applicable, a valid residence permit or a valid long-stay visa; the period of validity of the travel document shall cover at least the duration of the planned stay;

(b) if the applicant is a minor, a parental authorisation or an equivalent document for the planned stay;

(c) evidence that he has applied for sickness insurance for all risks normally covered for Maltese nationals which shall be valid for the duration of the planned stay;

(d) evidence that any fee that may be applicable has been paid;

(e) evidence that during the planned stay, the applicant will have sufficient resources to cover subsistence costs without having recourse to the national social assistance system in Malta as well as return travel costs:

Provided that the assessment of the sufficient resources shall be based on an individual examination of the case and shall take into account resources that derive, inter alia, from a grant, a scholarship or a fellowship, a valid work COUNTRY NATIONALS FOR THE PURPOSES OF RESEARCH, STUDIES, TRAINING AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE IN THE MOBILITY PROJECT FOR YOUNG 217.22 PEOPLE: VOLUNTARY PROJECTS

contract or a binding job offer or a financial undertaking by an entity hosting trainees or a Mobility Project for Young People: Voluntary Projects scheme organisation:

Provided further that the provisions of paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) shall not apply to a researcher hosted by an approved research organisation in terms of regulation 9 where these conditions would have been agreed to between the host research organisation and the researcher and included in the host agreement.

(2) The applicant may be required to provide the address of his principal place of residence in Malta:

Provided that, if the applicant cannot provide his future address at the time of application, the Chief Executive Officer shall accept a temporary address and the applicant shall provide his permanent address before the issuance of an authorisation pursuant to regulation 15.

(3) The Chief Executive Officer may indicate a reference amount which he regards as constituting ‘sufficient resources’ as referred to in sub-regulation (1)(e). The assessment of the sufficient resources shall be based on an individual examination of the case.

(4) The application shall be submitted and examined either when the applicant concerned is residing outside Malta or when the applicant is residing in Malta as holder of a valid residence permit or long-stay visa:

Provided that the Chief Executive Officer may accept an application submitted when the applicant concerned is not in possession of a valid residence permit or long-stay visa but is legally present in Malta.

(5) The application shall be submitted by the third country national and endorsed by the host entity.

(6) A third-country national who is considered to pose a threat to public policy, public security or public health shall not be admitted.