On the request of the Maldivian government, the British government has opened a Visa Application Centre in the Maldives. The temporary United Kingdom Visa Application Centre is located in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From August 2 to 4, 2021, the services will be provided at the center.
All applicants who have made prior appointments will have their biometric enrollments and papers collected by the Visa Centre.
The application center was created to make the visa application process easier for anyone applying for visas, particularly students planning to study in the United Kingdom. This is part of the government's broader efforts to ease and strengthen the consular services provided to Maldivians.