Immigration denies holding back visas for Indians
Personnel officers in Maldivian companies said they have been waiting on business visas for Indian workers for almost two weeks, a process which normally takes up to three working days.
12 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives Immigration on Monday denied there were problems in giving business visas or work permits to Indian expatriate workers, amid strained relations between the two countries.
Personnel officers in Maldivian companies told Raajjemv they have been waiting on business visas for Indian workers for almost two weeks, a process which normally takes up to three working days.
An employee at a medical firm in Malé told the Maldives Independent an engineer was stuck in India after being told that business visas were not being given to Indians.
“We haven’t stopped it. It’s completely false,” Immigration Department spokesman Hassan Khaleel told the Maldives Independent, referring to reports there was a visa delay for Indians.
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