Acquisition Of Maltese Citizenship Through Marriage - Q & AQuestion No 19I am a British citizen who has been married to a citizen of Malta for twenty years. My wife and I have always resided in the United Kingdom and although we visit Malta often, it is only for holidays at we do so. I understand that Malta has recently changed its citizenship laws and that the foreign spouse of a citizen of Malta may now acquire Maltese citizenship without having to renounce the citizenship of origin. Does this mean that although I never lived in Malta I can now become a citizen of Malta? Yes it does. To a certain extent this has been the case since August 1989; prior to the 10 February 2000, however, you would have had to renounce your British citizenship if you acquired Maltese citizenship. Moreover, you can now apply for Maltese citizenship because you satisfy also the new conditions for such entitlement, namely, that you have been married for more than five years to a citizen of Malta and that you are still living together.
  
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