volcane
English expat in Malta
Forum posts
1092
About me
English
Lives in Is-Siggiewi, Malta
Registration: 03 November 2015
Activity
US º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Trying To Navigate Res-Non-Dom Tax Scheme by edcampanaro
Hello º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Community - We are a few weeks away form arriving to Malta to start our º£½ÇÂÒÂ× journey living there - at least for a good part of the year. As a US and Irish citizen, I'll be filing for "Ordinary Residence" as an EU National. The ...
Again you have to study the double taxation agreement in addition to what you are saying above.And given the severe consequences of getting this wrong, well, again speak to a professional.Especially as Americans it's even worse since you are charged ... Read More
US º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Trying To Navigate Res-Non-Dom Tax Scheme by edcampanaro
Hello º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Community - We are a few weeks away form arriving to Malta to start our º£½ÇÂÒÂ× journey living there - at least for a good part of the year. As a US and Irish citizen, I'll be filing for "Ordinary Residence" as an EU National. The ...
Sounds like you should maybe speak to a specialist because you are quite confused, but its nuanced and situation specific.There is also quite an extensive double taxation treaty in place between Malta and US. The tax they refer to wrt remittence is ... Read More
Car Importation by gareth24
I brought my EU registered in Spain Toyota to Malta with the knowledge that I meet their criteria to be exempt from importation tax as I have owned the car more than 2 years and lived outside of Malta for 2 years. But as is normal here the Tax ...
Taking the car to Sicily will only get you in trouble TM stands at the departure/arrival and note number plates.You have to pay or not bring the car or take them to the EU Read More
Residency Agency recommendation by Jotch
Hello. We are new residents to Malta. We moved here in early December 2024, pre-approved by Malta's tax authority and presumed to be approved by Identita [Immigration] within three months. Time went on and on, and despite frequent requests to our ...
I was happy with services offered by John Huber Read More
Mobile Phone Options by edcampanaro
📞 We move to Malta late Sept-2025, and do not want to give up our US mobile #s, which we will need for various transactions like 2FA. Our US plans via AT&T do not offer a good monthly plan - we would have to pay $12.00-15.00 USD/day to ...
@volcane If you don't mind me asking, you mentioned you have "Go" for your home internet, do you use IPTV by any chance? I currently use Melita for home internet and whilst I find this is good for my work from home needs (financial analyst work ... Read More
Mobile Phone Options by edcampanaro
📞 We move to Malta late Sept-2025, and do not want to give up our US mobile #s, which we will need for various transactions like 2FA. Our US plans via AT&T do not offer a good monthly plan - we would have to pay $12.00-15.00 USD/day to ...
The reason Epic seems better is when Vodafone pulled out recently Epic was forced to replace all the infrastructure. They had a rough time during the works but now have the only ground-up native 5G network in Malta.However, for internet access at ... Read More
Mobile Phone Options by edcampanaro
📞 We move to Malta late Sept-2025, and do not want to give up our US mobile #s, which we will need for various transactions like 2FA. Our US plans via AT&T do not offer a good monthly plan - we would have to pay $12.00-15.00 USD/day to ...
Epic has a modern 5G network, recently re-built and good Europe wide roaming. Just go into a store and get one.For your US numbers, several online VOIP services like Google Voice lets you port your numbers to them for much more favourable rates. Read More
Death certificate by rosedunphy
People born in malta and deceased in other countries now have to be registeted in Malta and if a death certificate is needed from the country where they passed away it has to be apostille
> Luckily people on here are not born in Malta.Am aware of many expat kids born in Malta, including mine. Hopefully not needed for them, but this is good information. Read More
Moving to Malta, have couple questions by Marlene Ferber
Hi everyone, I am moving to Malta soon I have couple questions: How can I get free healthcare if there is such ? What do I need to do to get it ?Is it easy to find a nanny in Malta ?Thank you!
@volcaneShe is from Lithuania, an EU citizen. - @SimCityATAh indeed, guess I got my lines crossed!Then scratch the private insurance bit, working here will be enough Read More
Moving to Malta, have couple questions by Marlene Ferber
Hi everyone, I am moving to Malta soon I have couple questions: How can I get free healthcare if there is such ? What do I need to do to get it ?Is it easy to find a nanny in Malta ?Thank you!
Cleaners are hard to find, but there's a vast cash-in-hand industry for this, you ask your neighbours cleaners and they recommend a friend if they can't take you on. Read More
Moving to Malta, have couple questions by Marlene Ferber
Hi everyone, I am moving to Malta soon I have couple questions: How can I get free healthcare if there is such ? What do I need to do to get it ?Is it easy to find a nanny in Malta ?Thank you!
If you are a TCN you are required to hold medical insurance, so then you can claim most things from there when going to private healthcare.Once you work and have a Payslip showing NI contributions you are entitled to free healthcare in addition Read More
Rental agreement and utility bills by Pandorak
I am looking for a long term rental in Gozo. Is there any advice anyone can give me regarding what to look out for when signing a long term lease ? Is the lease a standard contract or does each landlord create his own. Also, what is the standard ...
If the utility bills are in the owners name, what proof of address can be used when opening bank accounts? In fact it is not only when opening bank accounts. Most financial institutions periodically ask for proof of address even for accounts that ... Read More
Primary schools in Gozo and Malta by Elizabeth1383
Hi there,I'm looking for advice on public primary schools in Gozo and Malta. My family and I are looking to relocate to Gozo from UK, but ideally would like to find a primary school which teaches in English aswell as Maltese. Also are schools of a ...
Hi there, I did a search and found some relevant posts but some information is more than 10 years old. Are there any more recent posts that you could point me in the right direction to please?? thanks - @Elizabeth1383Things dont really change ... Read More
Rental agreement and utility bills by Pandorak
I am looking for a long term rental in Gozo. Is there any advice anyone can give me regarding what to look out for when signing a long term lease ? Is the lease a standard contract or does each landlord create his own. Also, what is the standard ...
You should familiarise yourself with the new laws in this regard https://belair.com.mt/part-five-your-first-time-homebuyers-guide/There's a lot of, especially Gozo, landlords who try to avoid registering the contract or try to put a flat fee for ... Read More
Public Healthcare Under The GRP by mattyoung888
Hi all,My wife and I are looking to move to Malta in the near future under the Global Residence Programme.As part of the GRP, I am aware that we must get private healthcare insurance. From my understanding and research, upon acceptance into the GRP, ...
If you have local pay slips showing national insurance payments you should be eligible for treatment yes - always take proof with you to hospital.GPs, Medicines are still for pay but its very cheap here.However the care is such that you might ... Read More