Immigration halts work permits to GMR, aviation authority to revoke aerodrome certificate
29 Nov 2012, 7:04 PM
Additional reporting by Mariyath Mohamed.
The Department of Immigration has declared that it will cease renewing the visas of foreign employees working under GMR Male International Airport Limited (GMIAL), the Indian infrastructure giant’s side of the deal to manage and operate Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA) signed with the former government.
“We have stopped issuing visas to GMR for the time being. This was decided since the cabinet has terminated the contract, and GMR has been given a seven day ultimatum to leave. If we went on processing visa requests, it would just be pointless work,” Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Immigration, Mohamed Khalid told Minivan News.
“We are just going along with the decisions made from the top, the President’s Office,” he said.
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