Cap. 188 Art. 6Marriage to citizens of Malta.

(1) Any person who on or after the appointed day marries a person who is or becomes a citizen of Malta shall be entitled, upon making application in such manner as may be prescribed and upon taking the oath of allegiance, to be registered as a citizen of Malta.

(2) No person shall be entitled to be registered as a citizen of Malta in virtue of this article unless:

(a) the Minister is satisfied that the grant of citizenship to such person is not contrary to the public interest; and

(b) on the date of the application and on the date of registration, such person is still married to a citizen of Malta and still living with him and had been, on the date of application, so married and living with that citizen for at least five years: Provided that in the case of the widow or widower of a person who was a citizen of Malta, such citizen had at the time of his death been married to that person and living with him or her for at least five years and was still living with him or her at the time of his death, or who, on the date of application, would but for his death, have been married to that person for five years and was on the date of his death living with that person and had so lived since marriage.