Foreigners in Trivandrum to come under increased police surveillance

Foreigners in Trivandrum to come under increased police surveillance

The city police will step up surveillance of foreigners living in Trivandrum, India, according to reports. Circle Inspector in the Medical College area told that a nexus between local people and the large number of foreign nationals living in rented houses in the Medical College area was posing a nuisance for the residents. The police are going to take steps to enforce the submission of C forms and other details of foreign nationals by the landlords.

Medical College area is densely populated with Maldives nationals visiting India for medical consultation in addition to around 4000 permanent residents. It is in fact quite common for Maldivian nationals to overstay their free 90 day per year visiting visa as a simple fine normally allows them to leave the country. Some are reported to overstay on purpose for up to a year and opt to return home after paying a fine. In such cases, the person may get blacklisted for two year.

Trivandrum is a hub for Maldivian opting to leave the congested capital city Male’. Schools in the locality are reputed and whilst most Maldivians reside in India legally, a small proportion is taking the law into their own hands.