| Deputy Controller Abdulla Waheed took part in a regional seminar Monday, 08 February 2010
Organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the seminar stressed the need for expanding the scope of definition of trafficked persons in the SAARC convention. It identified that the "SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution" did not include male as trafficked persons. Hence, the participants proposed that the SAARC Convention on Trafficking be revised to make it an effective instrument for combating trafficking in persons in the region, and agreed that the scope of the convention needs to be expanded to include trafficking of men and trafficking for other exploitative purposes, such as forced labour or labour trafficking. Read more... |
| Introduction of the All-Purpose Visa Sticker Monday, 18 January 2010
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As we set forth into a world of increased travelling and radical changes, the need to defend against one of the principal security challenges: fraud, is of main necessities. In order to provide with a more flexible and safe travelling experience, visas, which is the main indication that a person is authorized to enter the country which “issued” the visa, requires high level of security.
The current visa stickers used for work visa, marriage visa, foreign widow visa, student visa & dependant visa, would be replaced by this all-purpose visa sticker, providing a secure and easier mean of authorization.
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| Canadians & Aussies Conducts, Document Training Sessions At Male' Maldives Saturday, 26 December 2009
The training sessions were lectured by first secretary of Canadian Immigration in Colombo Mr. James Martin (Migration Integrity Officer) and first secretary of Australian Immigration in Colombo Mr. Nigel Muir (Principle Migration Officer). Both these gentleman’s are professionals in their field. The training programs were carried out at the Island Aviation training facility at Male’ International airport. These basic fraudulent document classes were mainly targeted to the newly recruited staffs of Immigration but they were joined by staffs from Island Aviation and Cyprea Maldives. A more advanced training program was also conducted for the senior staffs of Immigration. The training programs were very fruitful and all the participants enjoyed the classes since most cases were discussed with real examples. We hope to see the end results of these trainings in the very near future. The Controller of Immigration and Emigration Mr. Ilyas Hussain has always put great emphasis in training staffs. He believed that thriving excellence service could only be achieved with a well trained team of professionals. Read more... |
Our Mission
Maldives Immigration while being vigilant, will use all of its resources to protect the borders of Maldives, from undesirable or harmful effects from immigrants and aliens, that might deter or disrupt the harmony and solidarity of the sovereign Maldives. Immigration also will facilitate and provide safe passage into and out of Maldives for genuine travelers.

