Malta - British Expat Forum

hi roomies
my first time in here. ok i want to get the hell out of the uk as i have no more blood to give the suckers in goverment ,so me and my partner are looking to move to malta to work and live.
im a qualified excavator driver with several licencesand have worked in the construction industry for over 20 yrs. my partner is a qualified health care worker so we both have qualifications.

i have applied for several jobs via the internet in the last 6 months however i never get a reply. so we are comeing to malt at the end of the month for a few weeks to look for work in person does anyone on here have any contacts that might help us or point us in the right direction.

malta being an x british colony i would expect that us brits would have no problem with the permits ect. also my grandfather fought the germans at malta and he has the malta star medal for defending malta against the german invasion. if anyone can give us a few pointers then here is my e mail adress jeff1111 (at) hotmail.co.uk
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Hi digger, and welcome to the forum

"malta being an x british colony i would expect that us brits would have no problem with the permits ect." - being British makes no difference to this, but being an EU citizen does You don't need a permit to work in Malta

(ps its etc, not ect)

a good starting point is the following

EU citizen moving to Malta Q&A
http://britishexpat.com/expatforum/malta/viewtopic.php?t=8544

covers

1. An EU citizens legal rights - residency, working, students
2. what sort of residency is available ?
3. what do I need to apply for if I want to reside in Malta ?
4. do I need to apply for residency before coming to live in Malta ?
5. do I need an accountant to apply for residency ?
6. do I need health insurance ?
6.1 Do I qualify for public health cover, and if I do, what cover do I have ? Are prescriptions free ?
7. can I work in Malta ?
7.1 How much is income tax ?
7.2 How much are social security contributions ?
8. where do I apply for my residency certificate ?
9. where can I get the OR application form ?
10. where do I apply for my ID card ?
11. what documents do I need to apply for OR ?
12. can I vote in Malta ?
13. buying a property FAQ
14. renting a property FAQ
15. Importing a vehicle FAQ
16. What's the procedure for importing/exporting a pet ?
17. Can I use my driving licence in Malta ?
17.1 Applying for driving licence
18. Long term residency certificate

cheers mark, just realised its etc not ect!! ( typo error)
do you know who the big players are in the construction industry and private health care in malta?.
i,ve noticed BORG seem to have a lot going on in malta!!

there are lots of small construction companies (family businesses) - big ones I can think of are

Polidano
Said (Gozo)

private health care - AFAIK there is one private hospital (St James), but most people in healthcare work for both public and private

It's a simple error to make in haste and enthusiasm, but I hope this is not your main email account? If it is, please consider opening another and ditching this one, or just relegate it to the junk email address, or you'll attract many unwarranted replies.

There are tips and tricks already on this site, on how to (more safely) give out your email address.

I've edited the email address, thanks for pointing out Red