What we can and cannot do for you
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU
Emergency Services
- Facilitate assistance in relocating to a safe area or repatriation when there is a civil uprising due to political instability or natural disaster.
- Provide assistance in the case of an accident, serious illness or death and arrange for next of kin to be notified.
- Provide support to help communicate with the next-of-kin during an emergency situation.
- Contact relatives or friends and request them to provide financial assistance for you during an emergency situation.
- Contact the concerned authorities in China and work with them to find Maldivian (s) who is reported missing in China.
Services provided for Maldivian detainees in China
- Regularly visit Maldivian (s) who has been arrested or imprisoned and monitor the matter.
- Inform the family of the detainee(s) if and when requested by the detainee.
- Within the laws of China, facilitate means to deliver financial assistance, letters, medicine and other items received from family and friends to the detainee.
- Provide assistance, within the laws of China, to deliver letters from the detainee to his/her next of kin.
Judicial Services
- Arrange to deliver documents relating to judicial matters addressed to Maldivians living in China in order for them to report to relevant Courts in the Maldives.
- Attest documents issued by the Government of Maldives as true copies of the originals.
- Provide assistance in arranging lawyers with regard to legal matters involving Maldivians in China.
- Documents relating to renewal of passports, births and deaths
- Provide assistance to get a new passport in case you lose your passport or your passport is stolen or it is expired.
- Provide assistance in obtaining temporary travel documents for children who are born in China to Maldivian parents.
- Arrange all necessary documents required to return the body of a Maldivian, who passed away in China, to Maldives if the next of kin requests.
- Issue temporary travel document for you to return back to Maldives in case your passport gets stolen or you lose your passport.
Other Services
- Inform next of kin of the deceased Maldivian in China.
- Issue necessary documents if a deceased Maldivian is to be buried in China.
- Provide information and assist next of kin of the deceased Maldivian in China to be buried or bring back the body to the Maldives.
- Provide financial assistance with regard to above mentioned emergencies small loans which are repayable.
WHAT WE CANNOT DO FOR YOU
- We cannot get you out of prison or obtain special treatment for you in prison.
- We cannot provide funds to pay for your legal costs.
- We cannot intervene or represent you in local judicial proceedings to help you in legal issues.
- We cannot provide legal advice.
- We cannot submit your issues to the judicial courts in China or assist you to do the same.
- We cannot provide funds to take the body of a deceased Maldivian back to the Maldives.
- We cannot provide funds for your travel or medical.
- We cannot pay anyone for their services, on behalf of you.
- We cannot arrange your hotel accommodation or obtain work permit or obtain resident permit or driving license.
- We cannot safeguard your items.
- We cannot receive or deliver personal letters/documents.
- We cannot assist in receiving your pension or any other payments.
- We cannot assist you in finding jobs.
- We cannot assist you to settle business disputes.
- We cannot help you to advertise your business.