Important Notice on Employer Fines – Effective 15 September 2025

In accordance with the Eighth Amendment to Law No. 2/2008 (Employment Act):

• As stipulated in Article 65-7 (a), employers who abandon or neglect foreign employees after bringing them to the Maldives for employment will be subject to a fine of MVR 50,000 (Fifty Thousand Rufiyaa).
• As per Article 65-8 (a), in cases not covered under Article 65-7 (b), a fine of up to MVR 100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Rufiyaa) will be imposed.

Effective September 15, 2025, these penalties will be enforced through the Xpat System. Please note that no further services will be provided through the Xpat System unless the imposed fines are fully paid and cleared.