Dual or Multiple Citizenship - Q & AQuestion No 14I was born in England in 1973 of a father who as a citizen of Malta and a mother born in England. My parents never married. Do I qualify for dual citizenship? As the law stood in 1973, Maltese citizenship could be acquired by a person born outside Malta only if he was born in wedlock and his father was a citizen of Malta at the time of birth. In your case your parents were not married. Under Maltese law and for citizenship purposes, the mother "replaces" the father. Hence you were born in England of a mother likewise born in England; therefore, you never had a claim to Maltese citizenship. This being the case you do not qualify to hold dual citizenship. However, as the descendant of a Maltese citizen you may apply to be naturalised as a citizen of Malta, if you reside in Malta for five years.
   
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