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French Family Seeking Maldivian Citizenship Faces Deportation; Former AGs Offer Legal Assistance
A French family living on Veymandoo Island in Thaa Atoll, which had applied for Maldivian citizenship, is preparing to return to France after finding the citizenship process too complicated, according to Controller General of Immigration Mohamed Shamaan Waheed. Former Attorneys General Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed and Aishath Azima Shukoor say they will offer the family legal assistance and have urged the government to postpone any deportation.
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Tue 17 DecController General of Immigration Mohamed Shamaan Waheed said the family had decided to return to their home country of their own volition.on Tuesdayonly Maldives RepublicMeanwhile, Controller General of Immigration Mohamed Shamaan Waheed said on Tuesday that the family, citing the inherent difficulties in following through with the citizenship process, had decided to return to their home country on their own volition.
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We have an interest in the case. We are going to try to contact the family. We have decided to provide any assistance, legal assistance, if necessary
We [Saeed and Shukoor] don’t think they should be sent away. Children born in the Maldives who speak Dhivehi and do not know how to speak another language should not be sent away in such a manner that their family is put in danger
He said he came to the Maldives because his [extended] family did not accept him after he converted to Islam, [and that] there was no other threat. He stayed for so long to get citizenship… so he was told [by Immigration] he would have to …
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MVR 15,000starting fine for overstaying a visaMaldives RepublicFines for overstaying begin at MVR 15,000, and once a certain threshold is exceeded in terms of overstaying, Maldives Immigration’s legal department is liable to investigate and deport offenders barring any future entry into the Maldives.
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12 years agotime since the family arrived in the MaldivesMaldives RepublicUpon arriving in the Maldives 12 years ago, the family first set themselves up at Thinadhoo Island in Gaafu Dhaalu (GDh.) Atoll.
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2013 yearyear the husband returned to the Maldives on a work visaMaldives RepublicHowever, he went back home and later returned in 2013 on a firefighter work visa. His wife and two children came into the country on three-month tourist visas.
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2019 yearyear the husband's work visa was valid untilMaldives RepublicAccording to Waheed, even though Saeed’s work visa was valid up to 2019, he was found in violation of immigration laws and instructed to change his sponsor company.
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Former Attorneys General Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed and Aishath Azima Shukoor confirmed via social media posts that contact with the French family was now possible.Maldives RepublicThe former AGs, Saeed and Shukoor, looking to provide legal assistance to the family, had sought contact details for the family on social media, with Shukoor confirming in one of her social media posts that contact was now possible.
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