Identity Malta not to blame for travelling issues faced by nurses
Citizenship junior minister Alex Muscat has pushed back against claims that Identity Malta red tape is to blame for repatriation issues faced by foreign nurses. However, he said he wants bureaucracy for third-country nationals simplified. Last month, Times of Maltareported that the country is bracing itself for an exodus of foreign nurses – mostly Indian, Pakistani and Filipino – who are being poached by the UK as part of its efforts to control its spiralling COVID-19 situation. Problems with spouses not being able to join nurses here, delays in issuing residence permits as well as deman...