Parliament votes in leeway for resident visa

The Parliament, on Sunday, passed amendments to the Immigration Act allowing foreigners to acquire resident visa.

The report prepared by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations, after researching the amendments submitted by the Parliament representative of Thinadhoo North constituency Abdul Mughnee on behalf of the state, were approved with a majority vote of 52 members. No MPs voted against the report while three MPs abstained from voting.