07/04/2026
🕵️♀️ What is wrong with the new Maltese citizenship for special merits?
Three issues with the Maltese citizenship by merits and the Bulgarian alternative
The Maltese citizenship for special merits comes with three main issues. The first is the extreme difficulty of obtaining it, along with the rigorous due-diligence checks every applicant must pass. The second is the banking risk: anyone with this status may face serious problems when dealing with banks in the European Union. The third and most serious issue is that the new citizenship by merits from Malta can be cancelled at any time. Even after it has already been granted. In this article, we will examine this problem in more detail.
Bulgaria vs Malta – virtually identical citizenship legislation, but completely different approaches
🎯 To start with, let’s compare the Bulgarian and the Maltese legal texts, that define how citizenship for special merits is granted by each country:
https://posolstvo.eu/blog/maltese-citizenship-for-special-merits/
There is a huge issue with the NEW Maltese citizenship by merits program. Citizenship can be revoked if the EU gets angry again.