President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has appointed Mohamed Ahmed Hussain as the Controller General of Immigration. The appointment was made at the level of state minister at a ceremony held at President's Office. The new immigration controller previously worked at the marketing department of Public Service Media (PSM). The president made the appointment following the resignation […]
23 December 2018
Maldives Immigration has launched the service of accepting and processing online applications for Business and Special Visa in Maldives. Applications for Business and Special Visa must sent via email 5 days prior to arrival in Maldives, as per information provided by Maldives Immigration. Maldives Immigration revealed that visa for both services must be sent in […]
17 January 2018
Controller General of Immigration met with Senior Officials of Thai Immigration. Discussed facilitating of Maldivians to use Immigration Auto gates at Thai borders and agreed to commence technical meetings on border crossing, Training and Enforcement issues of mutual interest.
15 March 2016
Srilankan High Commissioner Major General (Rtd.) A.B. Thoradeniya USP meets Controller General of Immigration, Deputy Controller of Immigration and discussed on ways to improve labour migration and strengthening areas of interest.
06 March 2016
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has this evening launched the new biometric passport and immigration auto-gate service in the Maldives. The launching ceremony was held at Hotel Jen. The Maldives is the first country in the SAARC region to introduce a biometric passport system — with the new passport containing 34 security features. At the […]
26 January 2016
Issuing of work visa for expatriates working in Maldives has been inaugurated in Gn. Fuvahmulah. Today at a ceremony held for this occasion in Department of Immigration and Emmigration، Member of Parliament of Central Fuvahmulah constituency، Ali Shah inaugurated the issuing of work visa for expatriate workers in Fuvahmulah. While speaking Shah asked of the […]
14 September 2015
The land in which the Southern Regional Office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration is to be developed has been handed over to the department. The department is providing all of it’s services in Addu as of now as well, however the development of the new Southern Regional Office will bring a faster speed […]
07 May 2015
Bangladesh high commissioner paid a courtesy call to Controller today and discussed on collaborative efforts to strengthen migration issues between two countries.
30 April 2015
The new corporate resident Maldives scheme “aims to provide foreign investors in the Maldives with privileged and fast-track services,” according to the economic development ministry. “My government will accord hospitality to all foreign investors who come here. We will accord safety and satisfaction to all of the foreign investors who are here. We would like […]
26 April 2015
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