Comments on: The Labour Party should inform its catastrophically ignorant reporters that ‘residence’ is a legal term and not a literalism

By: zaren

zaren — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:58:25 +0000

IFTAĦ ĦALQEK U NGĦIDLEK X’INT……….

By: Jozef

Jozef — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 03:41:06 +0000

But that’s vintage Muscat, slip in the extraneous word at the very end.

He was in hindsight, convinced of the referendum result following the electoral defeat suffered by Alfred Sant a month later.

You tell me what he means.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 03:37:25 +0000

In reply to John Higgins. Exactly, Jus soli. Now there's an argument against granting our new compatriots the vote.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 03:35:58 +0000

In reply to David. Can you imagine local council elections?

By: Jozef

Jozef — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 03:34:08 +0000

In reply to Gaetano Pace. It was orchestrated, as usual reading from their phones.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 03:32:07 +0000

In reply to Tabatha White. Yep, guess who's got properties all around this place. I understand the market for old people's homes is saturated.

By: Gaetano Pace

Gaetano Pace — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:04:00 +0000

In reply to Giovanni. We have another Ramona in the making. Give her chance, something Labour always begs for and we will see the new Ramona in full bloom.

By: John Higgins

John Higgins — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:40:21 +0000

Simon Busuttil’s answer should have been more direct and specific. He should have told her that he is Maltese by birth right.

By: domus

domus — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:24:45 +0000

In reply to bvella.

Googling “domicile” would not do as the term has different meanings in different countries.

“Residence” has a much more uniform application.

As applied in Malta, “domicile” is closest to the concept as applied in the UK and English jurisprudence is relevant. In some other countries, it differs little from “residence”.

In our case, it is much more abstract than residence since the matter of whether one is domiciled in Malta or not hinges on the subject’s intention which is mainly demonstrated by circumstantial evidence.

One who spends 30 years in Australia but always intended to return to Malta remains domiciled in Malta. One who lives one day in Australia with the intention of never returning to re-establish himself in Malta, even if he dies on that first day, will be held to have lost his Maltese domicile and gained the Australian one.

There is English jurisprudence on this in connection, for instance, with the payment of succession duties.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 19:04:45 +0000

I think the public sorely needs an explanation of what constitutes citizenship, residence, nationality and domicile.

This is evident from the shockingly ignorant assumption of many people that the minimum 6-month waiting period for IIP applicants is the same as residency, i.e. living in Malta.

Many comments on Times of Malta’s online edition have been littered with this outrageous assumption and it seems that they have got their cue from equally ignorant politicians.

[Daphne – Yes, and it has been officially confirmed: 183 days in Malta and you are officially a resident. But only if you plan to buy your passport.]