“No choice” but to wait, Maldivians facing overnight queue for India medical visas
24 Dec 2012, 7:04 PM
Luke Powell
Maldivian citizens queuing outside the Indian High Commission in Male’ to obtain visas to travel for medical treatment in India have allegedly been told they must now wait until December 26 before any further paperwork can be processed.
This morning (December 24) individuals waiting outside the Indian High Commission building told Minivan News that they have “no choice” but continue to wait, after it was allegedly announced that no visas will be processed on December 25.
Earlier this month, the High Commission of India forewarned Maldivians that it would now take one week to process visas required to travel to India.
At 2:00am this morning (December 24), Minivan News witnessed at least 30 Maldivians queued in the rain, waiting for the Indian High Commission building to open.
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