The names of all citizens who obtained the passport, irrespective of the reason (naturalization, MIIP, etc.), are published once a year in the Government Gazette. It is obligatory and cannot be avoided.
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How can I protect my privacy if I participate in Malta's Individual Investor Program?
Although I appreciate the level of due diligence and transparency that MIIP entails, I am worried about my privacy in this process. I was told that if approved, the name of the main applicant will be published to Maltese citizens, which I do not feel comfortable with. Is the disclosure of the approved applicants a must in the process? Other than names, what other information about the applicant will be published and where?
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This is mandatory. Details of all those issued with a passport are published, including their Maltese residential address and identity card number.
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Enhanced due diligence is carried out by the Malta Individual Investor Programme Agency (MIIPA) under strict confidentiality. Upon being naturalized as a citizen of Malta, the names of new citizens (irrespective whether citizenship has been obtained under the MIIP or through other means) will be published in Malta Government Gazette. This is a requirement as stipulated in the relevant Legal Notice 47 of 2014. No personal information will be published about the applicants.
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Names of persons granted citizenship through naturalization or through the investor program are published in Malta. One cannot avoid this. However, no details about the due-diligence process is ever published or disclosed, so it is only the name and identity that are listed.
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