S.L. 217.26 Art. 12Qualifications and general requirements.

(1) Applications for a certificate shall be accompanied by:

(a) a conduct certificate, in original format, in relation to the main applicant and any dependant who is older than fourteen (14) years of age at the time of application, issued by the competent authorities in the country of origin and in the country or countries of residence where such a person would have resided for a period of more than six (6) months during the last ten (10) years. In exceptional cases, where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Agency that such a certificate is not obtainable, a sworn affidavit made by the main applicant, either on his own behalf or on behalf of each of his minor dependants who are over fourteen (14) years of age, and any adult dependant, on his own behalf, declaring a clean criminal record may be accepted. Upon good cause being shown, the Agency may allow that such certificates be submitted at a later date but in any case before the application is approved in principle;

(b) evidence, through a ‘know your customer’ basis, due diligence processes, carried out by the agent that there is no evidence that the main applicant and his dependants are a priori not fit and proper persons;

(c) an undertaking to purchase or lease an immovable property in Malta which property is deemed to be a qualifying property in accordance with these regulations:

Provided that a qualifying property purchased by the main applicant may be considered as part of the evidence of possession of assets referred to in sub-regulation (2) of regulation 9;

(d) an undertaking to remit the total of the required contribution payable in accordance with these regulations;

(e) an undertaking to make the donation required in terms of these regulations;

(f) confirmation to the satisfaction of the Agency that the main applicant and his dependants are not suffering from any serious illness or contagious disease and that they are otherwise in good health and will not be, in terms of the medical review carried out by the Agency, of an unreasonable burden on the national health system; and

(g) any other document as may be required from time to time by notice issued by the Agency.

(3) Application forms and other accompanying documents shall be completed in English. If the original language of the accompanying documents is not English, the documents shall be accompanied by an authenticated translation into English.

(4) The main applicant shall provide an affidavit confirming that he supports each dependant who is over eighteen (18) years old, except for the spouse.

(5) The following conditions apply to minor dependants:

(a) the forms shall be signed by both parents on behalf of the dependant;

(b) in the case where one parent has sole custody of a dependant, or another person has legal guardianship of a dependant, the form shall be signed by such person provided that the appropriate legal documentation shall be provided to demonstrate that the sole custody or guardianship was awarded by a court of law or other relevant authority.

(6) If an applicant makes a false statement or omits information requested, the application may be declined solely on that basis.