← FFCheckWho do I contact?MT
Papers · Malta
Updated September 2026

👥 Someone I do not know is registered at my address — how do I remove them?

Direct answer

It happens more than you would think: a previous tenant who never deregistered, or a fraudster using your address. It can affect your benefits, taxes and mail, so act. Ask Identità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cards (2590 4300) — the population registry — to start an address investigation: you declare that the person does not live there, they check, and the entry is corrected or moved to "unknown". Kunsill Lokali / LESA (2200 2300) is the desk for it in many municipalities. If mail arrives suggesting fraud (loans, orders, court letters in their name), Pulizija ta' Malta — għassa tal-pulizija / 112 (112) takes the report.

Call firstIdentità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cards
Report toKunsill Lokali / LESA
If that failsPulizija ta' Malta — għassa tal-pulizija / 112

🗣️ What to say

"[Name], unknown to me, appears to be registered at my address [address]. I am the [tenant/owner] and live here [alone / with …]. This person does not live here and never has / left on [date]. I ask you to investigate and correct the register, and to confirm when it is done."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Check your registrationOnline with your digital ID: who is registered at the address. Screenshot it.
  2. Request the investigation: Identità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cardsWritten declaration; some municipalities have a form. Mention benefits or tax effects for priority.
  3. Return their mail"Not at this address" on the envelope, back in the box. Do not open it.
  4. Fraud signs: Pulizija ta' Malta — għassa tal-pulizija / 112Debt letters, parcels, court notices in their name — report, and keep copies.
  5. ConfirmationAsk for written confirmation of the correction; benefit and tax agencies use the register date.

📇 All contacts

Identità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cardsID cards, certificates, address registrationOn settling in Malta📞 2590 4300🔗 identita.gov.mt
Kunsill Lokali / LESANuisances, roads, waste, lost propertyFor anything the council handles📞 2200 2300🔗 localgovernment.gov.mt
Pulizija ta' Malta — għassa tal-pulizija / 112Report at any police stationTheft, threats, stalking📞 112🔗 pulizija.gov.mt
Uffiċċju tal-OmbudsmanComplaints about public administration, freeWhen the authority does not answer or acts unfairly📞 2248 3200🔗 www.ombudsman.org.mt

❓ Frequently asked

Does it affect my benefits?

It can — a "household" of two changes calculations. Tell the benefit agency in writing that the person does not live there and that an investigation is running.

A former flatmate will not deregister

The same investigation route. Their new address is their problem; the register can set them to "departed, unknown".

Someone used my address for a company

Report to the company register as well; a registered office at your home without consent can be removed.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

🔎 Common searches

Recognise your own search? The answer above covers all of these.

  • “unknown person registered at my address Malta”
  • “remove someone from my address registry”
  • “address investigation municipality”
  • “former tenant still registered”
  • “address fraud report”

🧭 Is this still correct?

We check this information carefully, but phone numbers, websites and rules change — and sometimes we get something wrong. Spotted a mistake or a change? Let us know below.

🔗 Related questions

🚚Register your address→📑Registry extract→📜Apostille→🔢National ID number→

Your tools for Malta

Before it goes wrongCan I?What is allowed, what is not, which permit you need — with the official source.Energy · MaltaElectricity & gasThe rules that protect you as an electricity and gas customer in Malta, and who to contact. Every fact is checked on an official source.Recognise it firstIs dit veilig?Check a phone number, website or message against 47,000 scam dossiers.