Dual or Multiple Citizenship - Q & AQuestion No 16In 1995 my husband and I, both citizens of Malta, lawfully adopted a child from Rumania. Would my child, when he reaches his 18th birthday, be required to make a decision about which citizenship he is to retain? As your child was lawfully adopted under Maltese law after the 11 August 1989 and as he was still under ten years of age at the time of adoption, your child acquired Maltese citizenship automatically through the said adoption. By virtue of the provisions of the law as amended, your child may now hold Maltese and Rumanian citizenships indefinitely (that is, he is not required to make any choice at all).
 
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