Dual or Multiple Citizenship - Q & AQuestion No 11I was born in Malta in 1950 of parents both born Malta. I married a citizen of Malta in 1974 and we emigrated to Australia the following year. We have three children who were all born in Australia; daughter who is 22 years old and two sons who are aged 18 and 10. I acquired Australian citizenship in 1998 and in 1999 I returned to Malta together with my family. Do my children qualify for dual citizenship? Following the enactment of the recent citizenship amendments your sons, who are citizens of Malta and citizens of Australia, may retain both citizenships in terms of Section 7 of the Maltese citizenship Act which stipulates that it shall be lawful for any person be a citizen of Malta, and at the same time a citizen of another country. In the case of your daughter, who became a citizen of Malta at birth and who has resided in Australia, for more than six years, she has reacquired Maltese citizenship automatically in terms of section 9 of the Maltese Citizenship Act.
   
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