Jean-Philippe Chetcuti

Jean-Philippe is the Managing Partner at Chetcut Cauchi Advocates. He is a private client lawyer specialising in Global Citizenship & Residency Programmes, International Tax, Wealth/Business Structuring and has advised the worlds ultra-HNWIs and their family offices, lawyers, private banks and financial advisors.

JP heads the firm's established residency and citizenship practice in Malta, and is the international associate representing Malta at the American Immigration Lawyers Association AILA and is recognised by Who's Who Legal for Malta.

In view of his role as key advisor to business families, he was a prominent driver behind the enactment of the Family Business Act in Maltese law.

- Over 20 years of specialised experience handing over 2,000 citizenship and residency applications with an outstanding success rate;

accredited in 1999 to handle Permanent Residence applications in Malta.

- First to be accredited in Malta Jan 2014 to handle citizenship by investment applications under the Individual Investor Programme.

accredited with the first round of licencing of Cypriot Investment Programme Service Provider Licence 046.

- First to be promoted from 'Accredited Person' to as 'Approved Agent', in recognition of the firm's track record of quality and success in handling Malta citizenship applications.

- Government appointed International Marketing Agent for the St Kitts & Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme.

- Government appointed Authorised Representative for the Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Programme.

- Malta Association of Family Enterprise (ex-Founder and Secretary)

- Finance Malta Foundation

- International Fiscal Association

- Malta Institute of Taxation

- International Tax Planning Association

- Chamber of Advocates

- Society for Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) Malta Branch (ex-Chairman)