07/22/2026
Do you have Maltese heritage but not a Maltese passport?
The Working Holiday for Youth of Maltese Descent Scheme offers young people of Maltese descent the opportunity to reconnect with their ancestral homeland by living, working and studying in Malta.
✅ Open to persons aged 18–30 of Maltese descent
✅ Eligible applicants may apply for a National D Visa, issued by Identità
✅ Visa validity: 1 year
✅ Opportunity to explore Malta, gain work and study experience, and strengthen family and cultural ties with the country
The scheme has been in effect since 1 January 2026.
For more information and eligibility criteria, visit:
https://identita.gov.mt/central-visa-unit-working-holiday-visa-youth-of-maltese-descent/
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Għandek dixxendenza Maltija iżda m’għandekx passaport Malti?
L-Iskema Working Holiday for Youth of Maltese Descent toffri liż-żgħażagħ ta’ dixxendenza Maltija l-opportunità li jerġgħu jsaħħu r-rabta tagħhom mal-pajjiż tal-oriġini tagħhom, billi jgħixu, jaħdmu u jistudjaw f’Malta.
✅ Miftuħa għal persuni ta’ dixxendenza Maltija bejn it-18 u t-30 sena
✅ Applikanti eliġibbli jistgħu japplikaw għal Viża Nazzjonali D, maħruġa minn Identità
✅ Validità tal-viża: sena waħda
✅ Opportunità biex tesplora Malta, tikseb esperjenza ta’ xogħol u studju, u ssaħħaħ ir-rabtiet familjari u kulturali mal-pajjiż
L-iskema daħlet fis-seħħ fl-1 ta’ Jannar 2026.
Għal aktar informazzjoni u l-kriterji ta’ eliġibbiltà, żur:
https://identita.gov.mt/central-visa-unit-working-holiday-visa-youth-of-maltese-descent/
