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Updated September 2026

🌍 I am moving abroad — what do I have to deregister and arrange?

Direct answer

Deregister from the population register at Identità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cards (2590 4300) in the days before or after you leave — it ends your municipal obligations and starts your emigration for tax and social security. Then Kummissarju tat-Taxxi — oġġezzjoni / pjan ta' ħlas (153): a final tax return, your new address, and whether you stay taxable on income from Malta. Dipartiment tas-Sigurtà Soċjali — appell (Uffiċċju tal-Arbitru) (153): what happens to your pension rights, health insurance and any benefits, and the forms to take (S1, U1, A1, pension statements). Keep your digital ID active if the country allows non-residents to use it — it makes everything from abroad easier.

Call firstIdentità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cards
Report toKummissarju tat-Taxxi — oġġezzjoni / pjan ta' ħlas
If that failsDipartiment tas-Sigurtà Soċjali — appell (Uffiċċju tal-Arbitru)

🗣️ What to say

"I am moving to [country] on [date] and will live at [address]. I would like to deregister as of that date, receive confirmation, and know what I must arrange with the tax office and social security before I leave."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Deregister: Identità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cardsWithin the deadline around the move date. Get the written confirmation — other countries ask for it.
  2. Tax: Kummissarju tat-Taxxi — oġġezzjoni / pjan ta' ħlasNew address, the emigration return, and any continuing tax on property or pensions from Malta. Double-tax treaties decide.
  3. Social security and health: Dipartiment tas-Sigurtà Soċjali — appell (Uffiċċju tal-Arbitru)Health insurance ends with residence in most countries; the new country covers you. Pension years are kept and added up across the EU.
  4. Documents to takeBirth/marriage certificates (multilingual forms), driving licence, registration history, pension statements, U1 if you may claim unemployment benefit abroad.
  5. MoneyKeep one account open for refunds and the last bills; update the bank with the foreign address (some banks close accounts for non-residents — ask).

📇 All contacts

Identità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cardsID cards, certificates, address registrationOn settling in Malta📞 2590 4300🔗 identita.gov.mt
Kummissarju tat-Taxxi — oġġezzjoni / pjan ta' ħlasObjection to an assessment, payment planWithin 30 days of the notice📞 153🔗 cfr.gov.mt
Dipartiment tas-Sigurtà Soċjali — appell (Uffiċċju tal-Arbitru)Benefits, overpayments, appealsWithin 30 days of the decision📞 153🔗 socialsecurity.gov.mt
Primary HealthCare — reġistrazzjoni ma' tabib / Kummissarju għas-SaħħaHealth centres, registration, complaintsFor finding a doctor and care questions📞 2122 2444🔗 health.gov.mt/en/phc

❓ Frequently asked

Can I keep my health insurance?

Usually not once you no longer live in the country, unless you are posted by an employer (A1). Pensioners moving within the EU get the S1 form.

Will I lose my pension years?

No — EU coordination adds them up and each country pays its share when you retire. Keep every statement.

I might come back

Nothing prevents re-registering. Do not keep a fake registration "just in case" — it creates tax and benefit problems.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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