Maldives Immigration has inaugurated a Document Examination Lab at Gan International Airport in Addu City. The lab was inaugurated by Mayor of Addu City Abdulla Sadiq.
The ceremony was attended by the Controller General of Maldives Immigration Mohamed Ahmed Hussain, Deputy Controller Ibrahim Ashraf and the members from the senior management of Maldives Immigration and other law enforcement agencies based in Addu City.
The Document Examination Lab comprised of equipment to verify the authenticity of the security and identity documents will detect fraudulent travel documents and imposters at the border. Implementation of the lab in Gan International Airport will enhance the passenger screening mechanism, and will assist to identify the illegitimate travellers, according to Maldives Immigration.
The primary equipment used in the lab, the document verifier, is a grant aid from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The initiative reflects efforts from Maldives Immigration to strengthen the border security of Maldives.
The first document examination lab was inaugurated at Velana International Airport in 2015.