Skills Pass lists Legal and Administrative Essentials among the topics of the first part, “Living and Integrating in Malta”. This page practises rules from that area, each checked against the tax authority, the Department of Social Security, Jobsplus or Identità. It does not show what the official exam asks.
Use this page to practise
Explain what you would do, step by step, if your residence card were stolen today. Then check against the source.
Independent practice only. This guide is not an official syllabus, question bank, or prediction of results.
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Pre-Departure Course · Topic 12 of 12
4 sections · 5 key facts · 4 review prompts
What the official module covers
Skills Pass names Legal and Administrative Essentials as one of the ten topics of the first part. Use your official course materials first; this page offers related practice using official public guidance.
Tax and social security from your pay
Under the Final Settlement System (FSS), your employer takes income tax and social security contributions from your wages and sends them to the tax authority, the Malta Tax and Customs Administration, every month. At the end of the year the employer prepares an FS3 for each employee as part of its year-end reconciliation, which must be completed by 15 February of the following year.
Employees pay Class 1 social security contributions, taken directly from their wages. Normally the employer pays the same amount again on top. The rates depend on your earnings, so check them with the Department of Social Security.
Your employment record
Your employer sends an engagement form (the form registering your new job) to Jobsplus when you start. Once Jobsplus receives it, Jobsplus sends you a confirmation by email or post — so if you never get one, ask your employer whether the form was sent. You can download your employment history from the Jobsplus Jobseekers Dashboard.
Your residence card and your address
If your residence card is lost or stolen, get a local police report and inform Identità online within three days. The fee is €50. Not telling Identità can lead to your residence permit being revoked (cancelled).
To change the address on your residence card, Identità's checklist asks for documents including the changes application form, your current residence card and passport, a valid lease or purchase agreement, and — if you rent — the Housing Authority approval email and the lease attestation form. Check the full checklist before applying. The standard fee for non-EU nationals is €50. Identità's property FAQ says a rented main home needs an official, registered lease.
Key facts to remember
Your employer takes tax and Class 1 contributions from your pay and sends them on monthly.
Employers complete their year-end tax reconciliation, including FS3s, by 15 February.
Jobsplus sends you a confirmation once your employer's engagement form arrives.
Lost or stolen residence card: police report, tell Identità online within 3 days, €50.
Address change: check the full document list; owners do not need lease attestation; the standard non-EU fee is €50.
Study tips
- Keep your payslips and yearly FS3 together for your records.
- Suggestion: check your Jobsplus record after you start a job, and again when you leave.
- Suggestion: keep a photo of both sides of your residence card somewhere safe.
Common pitfalls
- Waiting more than three days to report a lost residence card.
- Assuming your employer registered you with Jobsplus without checking for the confirmation.
- Assuming a rented home's lease is registered without checking.
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Who takes tax from your wages?
Your employer, under the Final Settlement System, and sends it on every month.
What does Jobsplus send you when your employer registers your job?
A confirmation, by email or post.
What do you do if your residence card is stolen?
Get a local police report and inform Identità online within three days. The fee is €50.
You rent your main home. What must the lease be?
Official and registered.
Preparation scope and sources
Identità names Living and Working in Malta and Rights and Obligations in the Workplace, with assessments and an interview checking English proficiency and understanding of the course content. Use your assigned course materials and booking instructions as your syllabus. This hub is supplementary practice; it does not cover every official question.
Read Identità's official Pre-Departure Course guidance
Assessment guidance checked:
The linked programme overview establishes the preparation context, not an official endorsement of these exercises. Follow your provider's current course materials and assessment instructions.