Immigration Department deactivates official passports of individuals no longer in State service

Department of Immigration and Emigration has said that they have deactivated the official passports issued to former State officials who are no longer in service of the State.

“Therefore, we ask those individuals [holding official passports and no longer in State service] to submit the passports to Immigration for cancellation. The department will not be accountable for issues that might be faced abroad,” a statement released by the Immigration Department read.

Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) recently called on the government to cancel all diplomatic passports issued during former president Mohamed Nasheed’s presidency after accusing Nasheed's supporters of travelling under diplomatic passports to hold negative campaigns against the Maldives.

“To humiliate Maldives, they are staging protests in foreign countries by using the diplomatic passports, issued by the Maldivian government,” Ibrahim Muaz Ali, spokesperson for PPM’s presidential candidate told Sun on 1st October.