Loss Of The Right To Freedom Of Movement Or Exempt Person Status - Q & A Question No 32I am a Syrian citizen and I have been married to a citizen of Malta for four years. We have not been living together for the last year. I am self-employed as a Gypsum Plasterer. Can I continue to work in Malta? As you and your wife have not been living together, your right to enjoy 'exempt person status' has now ceased automatically. That is, you now require permission from the Principal Immigration Officer to continue to reside in Malta. As regards employment, you have to submit an application for the issue of an employment licence to the Department for Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs. Such applications are considered by the said Department on the merits of the case.
 
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