According to Maldives Immigration, more than 8000 work visas were issued last month.
Statistics reveal that a total of 8560 work visas were issues in January, out of which 8433 were issued in Capital City of Male and 127 issued from regional offices.
While business visa was issued to 912 people, dependent visa was issued to 205 people, special visa to 43 people and student visa to 54 people.
During last month, there were 211،932 arrivals into Maldives, out of which 173،347 were tourists and 112 people were sent back from Maldives.