No work permit for EU citizens required from 1.April

ricky

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Member since 06 September 2009

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse

ricky

04 April 2011 19:33:29

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ricky

04 April 2011 19:33:29

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Frankfurt am Main, Hesse

Hi all,

According to an article in MaltaToday as of 1. st April 2011 EU citizens do not need a work permit to work in Malta. You do need to register to avoid paying the fee for the permit. So nothing has really changed.

Interestingly the article also talks about fears of a ' brain-drain' from Malta. The author seems to think that the highly qualified Maltese workforce will be leaving and be replaced by a less qualified workforce from EU countries ( see title :End of EU working restrictions in May could lead to brain drain).

I have a rather different opinion. What do you think? Thanks for your comments.

Regards
Ricky

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Darlin

Active member

Member since 01 July 2010

Sliema

Darlin

05 April 2011 01:34:04

Darlin

05 April 2011 01:34:04

Sliema

Hello Ricky, nice to see ya again
I am "of the same" opinion of the Author, this is going to be very risky for the country
Let's see maybe they will allow non-EU Permanent residents to work in Malta as well lool
non-EU PR do not need to work in Malta, but they would probably invest in developing business sector if they are authorized to do so while keeping the same taxation advantages
Ciiiiisk (cheeers)

Myrkur

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Member since 11 November 2010

Bleh.

Myrkur

05 April 2011 20:27:20

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Myrkur

05 April 2011 20:27:20

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Bleh.

Well of course Ricky, Malta is just full of experts! Just full of brain surgeons, rocket scientists and what not. That's probably half the population gone already. At least!

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