Maldives Immigration has said that in the past four months their online complaint submittal portal 'Immigration Watch' has received 1,017 reports.
Maldives Immigration has said that in the past four months their online complaint submittal portal 'Immigration Watch' has received 1,017 reports.
Immigration Watch was launched on July 17 this year.
The 1017 reports concern 17 different issues, with illegal businesses run by expatriates being the most commonly reported.
- Illegal businesses run by expatriates: 239 cases
- Work Visa violation: 239 case
- Prostitution: 65 cases
- Missing persons: 41 cases
- Tourist Visa violations: 14 cases
- Employment / sponsor breach: 12
- Criminal / character concerns: 11
- Visa violation: 12
- Drug abuse / trafficking: 10
- Public Health risk: 8
- Human trafficking: 7
- Illegal forex transactions: 7
- Money laundering: 3
- Border intelligence: 3:
- Document fraud: 1
- Labour exploitation: 1
- Other: 37
As of the end of November, more than 1000 cases have been reported on the Immigration Watch platform. We appreciate the public's support in addressing issues related to immigration.#MaldivesImmigration #Immigrationwatchmv pic.twitter.com/h8JFmRmpxX
— Maldives Immigration (@ImmigrationMV) December 2, 2024
Immigration Watch also allows for anonymous reporting.
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