Maldives expats get e-passport within a month

Expatriate Bangladeshis in Maldives are getting e-passport within one month of application. Also any problem in a short time

Many Bangladeshis work in floating resorts in the sea across a 12-hour journey (sea) from the capital Male. Workers like them in water and land who are in trouble or in any need come to the Bangladesh High Commission office located in Hulhumal, Maldives.

A migrant worker said, "After coming here, I got good treatment. After a month of submitting the passport, I received the passport.

Many people like this worker come to the High Commission office for various jobs including passports. Although there were many problems in the past, now they are getting all kinds of services without complications.

An expatriate said, the previous situation was quite bad. But now people get quite a lot of benefits when they go to the High Commission.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh High Commission said that about 16 thousand new passports have been issued in the last 8 months. At the same time, they are working to solve any problems of the workers.

Sohel Parvez, secretary of the Bangladesh High Commission appointed in Maldives, said, "We constantly publish information on passport related matters, such as what things will be required to get a passport, through posts on Facebook. Also, whenever we interact with expatriates, we inform them repeatedly about everything. We think, if expatriates are aware, then they can get their own passports by paying the government fee.

In addition, Bangladesh High Commission Office said that the workers who came to Maldives without giving their fingerprints at the Manpower Employment and Training Bureau in the country are also getting the Wage Earner Welfare Board card subject to payment of fees.

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