Trying to Work in Malta

                                       Expat Working in Malta

            Give me One More Chance

 

 

I got my answer from the ETC in Malta as to why my application for self-employment was rejected.  It had nothing to do with a visa.  Here are the rules I got back in a letter:

 

Persons from non-EEA countries are only entitled to self-employed status under the following conditions:

a) Investors intending to establish a business in Malta in which they will invest at least €100,000 without a Maltese partner, or a shareholding equivalent to €40,000 with a Maltese partner.

b) Highly-skilled innovators (who would otherwise qualify under the Highly-Skilled Route) with a sound business plan who commit to recruiting at least three Maltese nationals within eighteen months of establishment and at any time in future, no less than three Maltese/EEA employees for every non-EEA national.

c) Sole representative of an established overseas company that wishes to establish a branch in Malta.

 

The only good news in this whole thing is that the man in charge and I emailed back and forth a bit--which was a pleasant surprise--and told me I could submit a very detailed letter of reconsideration to apply under the status of a freelancer. He said this was hardly ever granted.  But he told me the areas to cover in the letter. And I'm going to try.  Plan B means going to a school and asking them to file for a work permit for me--which is very hard to do for a non-EU person in Malta.  But it's easier to get than a freelance permit.

 

Folks, I feel like I'm writing the letter of my life right now.

Comments

[Sennuwy (an ancient Egyptian name)]

I won't, Dee, I promise!!!! xxxx Ilene

[Dee Owen]

Excellent - as Chruchill said "KBO" (Keep buggering on) or "Don't let the b.....s get you down"!

[Sennuwy (an ancient Egyptian name)]

Dee-thanks so much for your great story. This is the kind of thing that keeps me going. It really is. And I'm so glad things worked out for you back then--and I will keep going-xxxxxIlene

[Dee Owen]

Goodness me...they make it difficult! But you sure are a trooper and I truely wish you all the best.
Just for a 'little' story... back in '84 I had my application in for my 'Green Card' with a job offer. To cut a long story short...we had to go back to Britain for our interview at the US Embassy... they gave me my green card and said my husbands was denied on a 'technicality' - no FBI clearance - and that he would probably have to wait another year once it was sorted out and could not go back to USA (where our home was). So we got the FBI clearance within a day, I sat on the steps of the Embassy, bugging the 'head honcho's' to get a number for him, for a week... they gave him one! And off home we went within 10days of the interview. Moral of the story...Persistance pays! ( or being a pain in the proverbial r--r end!)
Sorry, turned out a bit long! Hang in there.

[Sennuwy (an ancient Egyptian name)]

Hi Lynda, I guess you would say it's in the lap of the G-ds, but even more in the lap of the director of the permit department. The next step--if this doesn't work--is getting a school to apply for a permit for me. The director said this is an easier avenue for me to take. I won't give up. No is not an option for me now. I will not give up. Thanks for your support xxxx

[Lynda Adlington]

That sounds pretty daunting news Ilene. Does this mean that its sort of in the lap of the G-ds. Any other avenue that can be tried?