Maldives Immigration has stated that 33 expatriates who were staying in K. Thilafushi without valid visas have been taken into Immigration custody.
Immigration said that a special raid operation targeting illegal expatriates in Thilafushi was conducted by the Task Force yesterday morning.
Immigration said that 257 expatriates were checked during this raid, which involved 28 officers from their department and 35 police officers.
Out of these, 33 expatriates who were staying without valid visas have been taken into Immigration custody, while 22 people were given written notices, according to Immigration.
Since the current government came to power, efforts have been underway to find expatriates staying illegally in the Maldives and take action against them. As part of this effort, more than 4,000 expatriates have been deported so far.
According to statistics shared by Immigration, from November 17 of last year to the 17th of last month, 4,054 expatriates who were staying illegally in the Maldives have been sent back to their countries. The highest number of expatriates were deported in June of this year.
