Dual or Multiple Citizenship - Q & AQuestion No 10.I was born in Malta in 1956 of parents both born Malta and when I was 19 years old I emigrated to Canada where I stayed for four (4) years. I then returned to Malta and after a stay of 3 years, I went back to Canada where I stayed for another four (4) years, during which period I acquired Canadian citizenship. The Citizenship Department informed me that I did not qualify for dual citizenship under the 1989 dual citizenship legislation because there was a break in my emigration. Has my position changed as a result of the recent amendments? Your position is now different. You now fulfil the requisites of section 9 of the Maltese Citizenship Act. The said section stipulates, in so far as residence abroad is concerned, that a person should resided abroad, in the aggregate (that is, when all periods of migration are added together) for, at least, six years. As in your case you have resided in Canada for a total of 8 years, you now qualify automatically to hold Maltese citizenship once again, together with your Canadian citizenship.
  
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