Moving to malta

David Sco — Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:32 am

Author: David Sco

Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:32 am

Looking to rellocate from Cape Town to Malta in March as a UK citizen and due to my ignorance of all things technical I am failing to work my way round the internet and would appreciate any first hand experience or guidance in job hunting/house hunting etc.

shipping belongings to Malta

lorna in scotland — Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:30 pm

Author: lorna in scotland

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:30 pm

Hi there,
I now have my nursing reg in Malta nad have had a successful interview in December. We have now been given the nod to make arrangements for our move to Malta. I need advise please on shipping our belongings out there. we wont be taking furniture only clothing/bedding/TVs/Hi Fi equipment etc so nothing really big. Also if poss can anyone recommend any of the estate agents out there. We hope to be there by the end of March and are really looking forward to living and working in Malta. Any help will be gratefully received. Thanks

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hoping to move to Malta

lorna in scotland — Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:02 pm

Author: lorna in scotland

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:02 pm

Hi there,

My husband, 18yr old daughter and myself all hope to move to Malta to live in the near future. We fell in love with the country and the people during our holidays. I am a nurse and at present i am completing forms for application to the Malta Nursing Board. hopefully this is successful and I can then apply for nursing posts. my husband and daughter hope to get jobs when we move. Can anyone tell me is this the best plan or is it better that they try and find a job before we go. I would have a job before we moved. Also could anyone explain the immigration policy, work visas etc. I will be grateful for any info that anyone reading this in Malta can give. Hoping for a quick reply. thanks

regards

Lorna..... P.S does anyone ever read these????

passport renewal

DnDMTA — Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:57 pm

Author: DnDMTA

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:57 pm

im just wondering wether i can renew my uk passport in malta or not?

it runs out in july 2008 and i am currently living in malta

will i have to go home to england for 6 weeks to renew it or can i do it via the post office in malta?

bit confused so any help would be grateful

passport renewal

DnDMTA — Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:57 pm

passport renewal

DnDMTA — Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:57 pm

MALTA COUNTRY PROFILE

Malta Information — Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:06 am

Author: Malta Information

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:06 am

MALTA COUNTRY PROFILE

Introduction

Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both World Wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964. A decade later Malta became a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial centre, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU member in May of 2004.

Geography

Location: Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)

Geographic coordinates: 35 50 N, 14 35 E

Map references: Europe

Area:
total: 316 sq km
land: 316 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 196.8 km (does not include 56.01 km for the island of Gozo)

Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 25 nm

Climate: Mediterranean with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers

Terrain: mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cliffs

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Ta'Dmejrek 253 m (near Dingli)

Natural resources: limestone, salt, arable land

Land use:
arable land: 28.13%
permanent crops: 3.13%
other: 68.74% (2001)

Irrigated land: 20 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards: NA

Environment - current issues:
very limited natural fresh water resources; increasing reliance on desalination

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:
the country comprises an archipelago, with only the three largest islands (Malta, Ghawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino) being inhabited; numerous bays provide good harbours; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration

People

Population: 398,534 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.6% (male 36,056/female 34,097)
15-64 years: 68.8% (male 138,537/female 135,666)
65 years and over: 13.6% (male 23,184/female 30,994) (2005 est.)

Median age:
total: 38.36 years
male: 36.91 years
female: 39.84 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.42% (2005 est.)

Birth rate: 10.17 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.86 years
male: 76.7 years
female: 81.15 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.5 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: less than 500 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: less than 100 (2003 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Maltese (singular and plural)
adjective: Maltese

Ethnic groups:
Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians, with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock)

Religions: Roman Catholic 98%

Languages: Maltese (official), English (official)

Literacy:
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.)

Government

Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Malta
conventional short form: Malta
local long form: Repubblika ta' Malta
local short form: Malta

Government type: republic

Capital: Valletta

Administrative divisions:
none (administered directly from Valletta); note - Local Councils carry out administrative orders

Independence: 21 September 1964 (from UK)

National holiday: Independence Day, 21 September (1964)

Constitution: 1964 constitution, amended many times

Legal system:
based on English common law and Roman civil law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state: President Eddie FENECH ADAMI (since 4 April 2004)
head of government: Prime Minister Lawrence GONZI (since 23 March 2004)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
elections: president elected by the House of Representatives for a five-year term; election last held 29 March 2004 (next to be held by April 2009); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president for a five-year term; the deputy prime minister is appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
election results: Eddie FENECH ADAMI elected president; percent of House of Representatives vote - 33 out of 65 votes

Legislative branch:
unicameral House of Representatives (usually 65 seats; note - additional seats are given to the party with the largest popular vote to ensure a legislative majority; members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 12 April 2003 (next to be held by April 2008)
election results: percent of vote by party - PN 51.7%, MLP 47.6%, AD 0.7%; seats by party - PN 34, MLP 31

Judicial branch:
Constitutional Court; Court of Appeal; judges for both courts are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister

Political parties and leaders:
Alternativa Demokratika/Alliance for Social Justice or AD [Harry VASSALLO]; Malta Labor Party or MLP [Alfred SANT]; Nationalist Party or PN [Lawrence GONZI]

Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation:
Australia Group, C, CE, EBRD, EIB, EU (new member), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, NSG, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (observer affiliate), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador John LOWELL
chancery: 2017 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 462-3611, 3612
FAX: [1] (202) 387-5470
consulate(s): New York

Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires William GRANT
embassy: 3rd Floor, Development House, Saint Anne Street, Floriana, Malta VLT 01
mailing address: P. O. Box 535, Valletta, Malta, CMR01
telephone: [356] 2561 4000
FAX: [356] 21 243229

Flag description:
two equal vertical bands of white (hoist side) and red; in the upper hoist-side corner is a representation of the George Cross, edged in red

Economy

Economy - overview:
Major resources are limestone, a favorable geographic location, and a productive labor force. Malta produces only about 20% of its food needs, has limited fresh water supplies, and has no domestic energy sources. The economy is dependent on foreign trade, manufacturing (especially electronics and textiles), and tourism. Continued sluggishness in the European economy is holding back exports, tourism, and overall growth.

GDP: purchasing power parity - $7.223 billion (2004 est.)

GDP - real growth rate: 1% (2004 est.)

GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $18,200 (2004 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 3%
industry: 23%
services: 74% (2003 est.)

Labour force: 160,000 (2002 est.)

Labour force - by occupation:
agriculture 5%, industry 24%, services 71% (1999 est.)

Unemployment rate: 7% (2003 est.)

Population below poverty line: NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.9% (2004 est.)

Investment (gross fixed): 26.4% of GDP (2004 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $2.27 billion
expenditures: $2.549 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.)

Agriculture - products:
potatoes, cauliflower, grapes, wheat, barley, tomatoes, citrus, cut flowers, green peppers; pork, milk, poultry, eggs

Industries:
tourism; electronics, ship building and repair, construction; food and beverages, textiles, footwear, clothing, tobacco

Industrial production growth rate: NA%

Electricity - production: 2.15 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - consumption: 2 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2002)

Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2002)

Oil - production: 0 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil - consumption: 20,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)

Oil - exports: NA

Oil - imports: NA

Current account balance: $-241 million (2004 est.)

Exports: $2.625 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Exports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, manufactures

Exports - partners:
Singapore 15.5%, US 12%, France 10.5%, UK 10.1%, Germany 9%, China 5.8% (2004)

Imports: $3.407 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured and semi-manufactured goods; food, drink, and tobacco

Imports - partners:
Italy 18.2%, France 17.9%, UK 9.7%, Germany 9.2%, Singapore 6.9%, China 5.7% (2004)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $2.865 billion (2004 est.)

Debt - external: $130 million (1997)

Economic aid - recipient: NA

Currency (code): Maltese lira (MTL)

Exchange rates:
Maltese liri per US dollar - 0.3444 (2004), 0.3773 (2003), 0.4337 (2002), 0.4501 (2001), 0.4382 (2000)

Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March

Communications

Telephones - main lines in use: 208,300 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 290,000 (2003)

Telephone system:
general assessment: automatic system satisfies normal requirements
domestic: submarine cable and microwave radio relay between islands
international: country code - 356; 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999)

Television broadcast stations: 6 (2000)

Internet country code: .mt

Internet hosts: 7,156 (2004)

Internet users: 120,000 (2002)

Transportation

Highways:
total: 2,222 km
paved: 2,000 km
unpaved: 222 km (2002)

Ports and harbours: Marsaxlokk, Valletta

Merchant marine:
total: 1,140 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 25,102,401 GRT/41,176,791 DWT
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 438, cargo 303, chemical tanker 70, combination ore/oil 2, container 54, liquefied gas 8, livestock carrier 1, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 13, petroleum tanker 162, refrigerated cargo 43, roll on/roll off 26, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 13
foreign-owned: 1,080 (Austria 3, Azerbaijan 1, Bangladesh 3, Belgium 12, British 1, Bulgaria 18, Canada 9, China 15, Croatia 10, Cyprus 2, Czech Republic 2, Estonia 2, Finland 1, France 5, Germany 51, Greece 527, Hong Kong 1, Iceland 7, Iran 4, Israel 26, Italy 17, Japan 2, Latvia 30, Lebanon 6, Madagascar 1, Monaco 3, Netherlands 3, Norway 42, Pakistan 2, Poland 24, Portugal 4, Romania 5, Russia 64, Slovenia 3, South Korea 4, Sweden 3, Switzerland 32, Syria 6, Taiwan 1, Turkey 87, Ukraine 25, UAE 5, United Kingdom 8, United States 3)
registered in other countries: 3 (2005)

Airports: 1 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Military

Military branches:
Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2005)

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2001)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 18-49: 90,651 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 74,525 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $31.1 million (2004)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 0.7% (2004)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international: none

Illicit drugs:
minor transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to
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Used Postage Stamp Appeal for Charity

Terri1968 — Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:32 pm

Author: Terri1968

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:32 pm

Dear Friends

I am not an expat but wondered if you could help us at the Royal National Institute of the Blind in the UK. We provide over sixty services for blind and partially sighted children and adults and can only do this with help from people like yourself. For more information on the RNIB please visit our website at www.rnib.org.uk

I am appealing to you to send us any used postage stamps that you would normally dispose of. We are deperate for stamps from anywhere in the world so any amount at anytime would be great. We still need stamps from the UK as well. Please could you also tell your friends and family.

If you can help please can stamps be left on the envelope, but have the back of the envelope removed. This will make it cheaper for stamps to be sent as well as saving us a job. There should be approximately1/2 - 1cm of paper surrounding the stamp, but do not worry if this is not possible. Stamps then should be sent to RNIB Stamp Recycling, PO Box 185, Benfleet, England, SS7 9BH. I can be emailed at Puddenhead@blueyonder.co.uk

I also have a contact in Balzan who is willing to collect and sort stamps for you. He will then send then to me. Please email me with your details which I will pass on.

I thank you for your time.

Terri Bush
RNIB

Every day one hundred people start to lose their sight.

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