Temporary UK Visa Application Centre opens at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
05 August 2019
The temporary UK Visa Application Centre has started accepting visa applications today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Visa Centre will collect the biometric enrollments and documents from all applicants who have made prior appointments.
The Visa Application Centre will be open from 0900 hrs- 1700 hrs on 5-6 August 2019.
The Government of the United Kingdom has established the Visa Application Centre in the Maldives on the request of the Maldivian Government, in order to ease the process for those applying for UK visas, especially students going to the United Kingdom for higher studies. This is part of the government's broader efforts to ease and strengthen the consular services provided to Maldivians.
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05 August 2020
Maldives and Japan signs Exchange of Notes on the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship
The Government of the Republic of Maldives and the Government of Japan, with a view to further developing friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries, signed an exchange of notes today at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid and the Ambassador of Japan to the Maldives Her Excellency Keiko Yanai signed the Exchange of Notes on the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship.
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05 August 2020
Minister Shahid sends a message of condolence to the Foreign Minister of Lebanon
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid sent a message expressing condolences to Charbel Wehbe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon, following the loss of lives, injuries and devastation caused by the explosions in Beirut on Tuesday evening.
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29 July 2020
The First Webinar Targeting Indian Travel Partners was held today
The High Commission of the Republic of Maldives, in collaboration with the Consulate General of the Republic of Maldives in Thiruvananthapuram, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Tourism, Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation and Health Protection Agency of Maldives conducted the first Webinar targeting Indian travel market today. The webinar was held to raise awareness about the measures being taken to ensure the safety of tourists in the Maldives, following the opening up of the borders and tourism industry on 15 July 2020.
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28 July 2020
Financial Assistance for High Impact Community Development Projects, from the Government of India to the Government of Maldives handed over today
The Financial Assistance for High Impact Community Development Projects from the Government of India was symbolically handed over to the Government of Maldives today. At the event held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, the assistance worth 85 million Rufiyaa was handed over by the High Commissioner of India to the Maldives Sunjay Sudhir to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid.