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== Online Resources ==
== Online Resources ==
*'''1865-1943''' {{RecordSearch|4376672|Malta, Passport Applications, 1865-1943}} at FamilySearch - [[Malta, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?departure=_malta_5145&departure_x=_1-0/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?departure=_malta_5145&departure_x=_1-0/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=malta Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Malta
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=malta Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Malta
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=malta&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Malta
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=malta&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Malta
*[https://maltamigration.com/settlement/personalities/index.html "Emigrants' Personalities"].  Biographies of emigrants. Index.
*[https://maltamigration.com/settlement/personalities/index.html "Emigrants' Personalities"].  Biographies of emigrants. Index.
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===Passports and Visas===
===Passports and Visas===
*[http://arkivji.org.mt/atom2/index.php/informationobject/browse?collection=59426&view=card&onlyMedia=1&topLod=0&sort=alphabetic&sortDir=asc Digital passport applications, National Archives of Malta]
*[http://arkivji.org.mt/atom2/index.php/informationobject/browse?collection=59426&view=card&onlyMedia=1&topLod=0&sort=alphabetic&sortDir=asc Digital passport applications, National Archives of Malta]
*'''1535-1967''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1396895?availability=Family%20History%20Library Malta, Customs Department, registers, passports and other documents, 1535-1967] at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1535-1967''' {{FSC|1396895|item|disp=Malta, Customs Department, registers, passports and other documents, 1535-1967}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1815-1934''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1135602?availability=Family%20History%20Library Passport applications, 1815-1934] at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1815-1934''' {{FSC|1135602|item|disp=Passport applications, 1815-1934}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1870-1940''' [http://www.geneanum.com/malte/bases/passeports.html Passports in Malta], index.  
*'''1865-1943''' {{RecordSearch|4376672|Malta, Passport Applications, 1865-1943}} at FamilySearch - [[Malta, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1907-1988''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2822599?availability=Family%20History%20Library Passport application indexes, 1907-1988] at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1870-1940''' [https://en.geneanum.com/malta/databases/passports.html Passports in Malta], index.  
*'''1916-1990''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2822601?availability=Family%20History%20Library Passport records, 1916-1990] at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1907-1988''' {{FSC|2822599|item|disp=Passport application indexes, 1907-1988}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1946-1957''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2822602?availability=Family%20History%20Library Arrivals by aircraft, 1946-1957] at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1916-1990''' {{FSC|2822601|item|disp=Passport records, 1916-1990}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1970-1977''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2822600?availability=Family%20History%20Library Visa indexes, 1970-1977] at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1946-1957''' {{FSC|2822602|item|disp=Arrivals by aircraft, 1946-1957}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*'''1970-1977''' {{FSC|2822600|item|disp=Visa indexes, 1970-1977}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
*[http://en.geneanum.com/malta/databases.html Malta genealogy] Databases of passports


===British Overseas Subjects===
===British Overseas Subjects===
*'''1800-1900''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215126/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/residents4.htm Index of British Residents, 1800-1900], incomplete, includes all nationalities
*'''1800-1900''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215126/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/residents4.htm Index of British Residents, 1800-1900], incomplete, includes all nationalities
*'''1900-1979''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722042824/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/BritishResidents1900-1979.htm Index of British Residents, 1900-1979], incomplete, includes all nationalities
*'''1900-1979''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722042824/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/BritishResidents1900-1979.htm Index of British Residents, 1900-1979], incomplete, includes all nationalities
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=malta&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Malta], index and images, ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=malta&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Malta], index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=malta British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Malta], index and images, ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=malta British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Malta], index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=malta British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Malta], index and images, ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=malta British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Malta], index & images ($)
*'''-1925''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180430161222/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/british_forces_church_baptisms.htm Malta British Forces Church Baptisms to 1925], index, incomplete  
*'''-1925''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180430161222/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/british_forces_church_baptisms.htm Malta British Forces Church Baptisms to 1925], index, incomplete  
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215124/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/churches_used_by_british_forces.htm British Forces Church Marriages], index, incomplete
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215124/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/churches_used_by_british_forces.htm British Forces Church Marriages], index, incomplete
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*Over 10,000 Maltese settled in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States between 1918 and 1920, followed by another 90,000 – or 30 percent of the population of Malta – between 1948 and 1967.mBy 1996, the net emigration from Malta during the 20th century exceeded 120,000, or 33.5% of the population of Malta.
*Over 10,000 Maltese settled in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States between 1918 and 1920, followed by another 90,000 – or 30 percent of the population of Malta – between 1948 and 1967.mBy 1996, the net emigration from Malta during the 20th century exceeded 120,000, or 33.5% of the population of Malta.
*After World War II, Malta's Emigration Department would assist emigrants with the cost of their travel. Between 1948 and 1967, 30 per cent of the population emigrated. Between 1946 and the late 1970s, over 140,000 people left Malta on the assisted passage scheme, with 57.6 per cent migrating to Australia, 22 per cent to the United Kingdom, 13 per cent to Canada and 7 per cent to the United States.
*After World War II, Malta's Emigration Department would assist emigrants with the cost of their travel. Between 1948 and 1967, 30 per cent of the population emigrated. Between 1946 and the late 1970s, over 140,000 people left Malta on the assisted passage scheme, with 57.6 per cent migrating to Australia, 22 per cent to the United Kingdom, 13 per cent to Canada and 7 per cent to the United States.
*Since Malta joined the EU in 2004 expatriate communities emerged in a number of European countries particularly in '''Belgium and Luxembourg.'''<ref>"Emigration from Malta", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigration_from_Malta, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref>
*Since Malta joined the EU in 2004 expatriate communities emerged in a number of European countries particularly in '''Belgium and Luxembourg.'''<ref>"Emigration from Malta", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigration_from_Malta, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref><br>
*[https://maltamigration.com/about/mec.html#:~:text=The%20Emigrants%20Commission%20came%20into,including%20immigrants%2C%20refugees%20and%20tourists. Malta Emigrants Commission] The Emigrants Commission was established in 1950 due to the large exodus of Maltese to foreign lands because of overpopulation and unemployment. The purpose of the commission was to offer help to those who intended to settle abroad. Now its services cover all those affected by migration including immigrants, refugees, and tourists.


==Records of Maltese Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
==Records of Maltese Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
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==For Further Reading==
==For Further Reading==
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:
*{{FHL|687310|subject_id|disp=Malta - Emigration and immigration}}
*{{FSC|Malta - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=427272664|disp=Malta - Emigration and immigration}}


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