S.L. 217.26 ст. 13Eligibility.

(1) In addition to the qualifications and general requirements as set out in regulation 12, the minimum eligibility criteria for an application under these regulations, for the main applicant and any of his dependants, shall be as follows:

(a) a proper background verification of the main applicant and his dependants over the age of fourteen (14) years, as the case may be;

(b) the main applicant and, or any of his dependants is not an individual indicted before an international criminal court or who appeared at any time before an international criminal court, whether such person has been found guilty or otherwise by such court;

(c) the main applicant and, or any of his dependants, is not a person listed with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) or EUROPOL;

(d) the main applicant and, or any of his dependants is not, or may not be a potential threat to national security, public policy or public health;

(e) the main applicant and, or any of his dependants, shall not be an individual who, at any time, had pending charges or who has been found guilty of any crimes related to:

(i) crimes of terrorism,

(ii) money laundering,

(iii) funding of terrorism,

(iv) crimes against humanity,

(v) war crimes,

(vi) crimes that infringe upon such Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as established by the European Convention on Human Rights;

(f) the main applicant and, or any of his dependants, is not an individual who has been found guilty or has charges brought against him regarding any of the criminal offences that disturb the good order of the family, which criminal offences include, without limitation, the following:

(i) paedophilia,

(ii) defilement of minors,

(iii) rape,

(iv) violent indecent assault,

(v) inducing persons under age to prostitution, and

(vi) abduction;

(g) the main applicant and, or any of his dependants is not an individual who at any time was found guilty, or, at the time of the application, is being interrogated and suspected, or has criminal charges brought against him for any criminal offence, other than an involuntary offence, punishable with more than one (1) year imprisonment. The main applicant shall attach with his application a sworn declaration before a Commissioner for Oaths, lawyer or notary public that the said information that he has provided is true and correct;

(h) the main applicant and, or any of his dependants is not named or listed in international sanctions applying restrictive measures that the Agency is bound by law, or has opted, to follow;

(i) the main applicant and, or any of his dependants shall not have had a previous application for a certificate or an application for Maltese citizenship refused;

(j) the main applicant and, or any of his dependants shall not have previously ceased to benefit from a certificate in terms of regulation 17;

(k) the main applicant and, or any of his dependants is not involved or likely to be involved in any activity which may cause disrepute to the Republic of Malta;

(l) the application is not deemed to be against the public interest.

(2) Where a document is required to be produced under these regulations in support of an application:

(a) unless expressly stated that an original is required, such document must be an original document or if not an original, it must be a certified copy of the original; and

(b) the person certifying the document shall provide the full name, capacity in which the person is acting, residential or business address, telephone number and email address.