Concerns over Cochin-Maldives ferry services
The main problem is a lack of official records on the people entering the country on the ferry, according to Immigration officials
Immigration official at meeting for Committee on National Security & Foreign Relations | RaajjeMV
Maldives Immigration has voiced concerns over the plans to launch ferry services between Maldives and Cochin, India.
Immigration expressed their concern to the Committee on National Security & Foreign Relations on Tuesday.
According to the Maldives Immigration, the main problem is a lack of official records on the people entering the country via sea. Though a system was established in 2013, no module has been formed to collect such information in the past seven years. Hence, no official records of sea-route travelers exist, says Maldives Immigration.
Additionally, Maldives Immigration disclosed the matter was discussed with the parliament first and then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs afterward.
Maldives Immigration noted that once the ferry is launched, the volume of vessels entering the country will increase and issues may arise if the information cannot be recorded in the current system.
