Less than two months since its launch, more than 400 cases have been reported via the ‘Immigration Watch’ launched by the Maldives Immigration to report unlawful activities carried out by expatriates.
Since its official launch on July 17 and until August 26, Immigration states it received a total of 437 reports via the platform. Out of the total reported cases, Immigration said it is currently investigating 369 of them.
Immigration added it is also in the process of verifying 82 other reports.
According to the most recent statistics, Maldives Immigration has deported over 3,000 expatriates between November 17, 2023 and August 25, 2024, for various offenses including undocumented stay and running businesses illegally.