FVAP will be hosting Virtual Voting Assistance Hours every week until November 4, 2022. FVAP’s Voting Assistance Ambassadors will be hosting the Zoom meetings and provide the opportunity for voters to have one-on-one virtual discussions with voters in the Ambassadors’ time zones. However, any overseas absentee American voter is welcome to join in order to …
Read More» Location: Worldwide Event: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Monkeypox in Multiple Countries . The World Health Organization has determined the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern ( click here to view the WHO’s determination). Actions to Take: Travelers should AVOID : o Close contact with sick people, including those …
Read More» On July 31, 2022, the United States conducted a precision counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy and successor as leader of al-Qa’ida. Al- Zawahiri was one of the masterminds of the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, and had continued to urge his followers to attack …
Read More» Date: 06 December 2021 Location: SRI LANKA and MALDIVES, countrywide Event: On December 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement a one-day COVID-19 testing requirement for travelers over age two coming to the United States. Regardless of vaccination status or nationality, any individual coming to the United States must show to the airline a negative pre-departure COVID-19 viral test …
Read More» Date: December 3, 2021 Location: Sri Lanka and Maldives Event: On November 26, the White House announced a travel restriction for certain travelers physically present within the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of South Africa, and …
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July 31, 2020 Location: Maldives Event: COVID-19 in Maldives. New information is listed in Recent Updates. Recent Updates: – Maldives Ministry of Health has reported 3,719 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Additional Information: Maldives opened certain resort islands for tourism on July 15, 2020. Please visit their immigration website for future updates and instructions for entry: https://immigration.gov.mv . Sri Lankan Airlines is intermittently scheduling commercial flights from Male to Colombo. Interested travelers should contact the …
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July 23, 2020 Location: Maldives Event: COVID-19 in Maldives. New information is listed in Recent Updates. Recent Updates: Maldives Ministry of Health has reported 3,103 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Maldives opened for tourism to some resort islands on July 15, 2020. Please visit their immigration website for future updates and instructions for entry: https://immigration.gov.mv . Sri Lankan Airlines is intermittently scheduling commercial flights from Male to Colombo. Interested travelers should contact the airlines …
Read More» Location: Maldives Event: COVID-19 in Maldives. Updates are being sent regularly for the benefit of new registrants in STEP. New information is listed in Recent Updates. Recent Updates: – Maldives Ministry of Health has reported 2,501 confirmed cases of COVID-19. – Sri Lankan Airlines is intermittently scheduling commercial flights from Male to Colombo approximately every two weeks. Interested travelers should contact the airlines directly at mle.sales@srilankan.com or +960 791 6779 …
Read More» June 26, 2020 Location: Maldives Event: COVID-19 in Maldives. Updates are being sent regularly for the benefit of new registrants in STEP. New information is listed in Recent Updates. Recent Updates: – Sri Lankan Airlines is intermittently scheduling commercial flights from Male to Colombo approximately every two weeks. The next scheduled flight is July 2, 2020. Interested travelers should contact the airlines directly at mle.sales@srilankan.com or +960 …
Read More» June 17, 2020 Location: Maldives Event: COVID-19 in Maldives. Updates are being sent regularly for the benefit of new registrants in STEP. New information is listed in Recent Updates. Recent Updates: Maldives has reported 2,094 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of June 17, 2020. Sri Lankan Airlines has scheduled a commercial flight from Male to Colombo to Heathrow with connections onward …
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June 3, 2020 Location: Maldives Event: COVID-19 in Maldives. Updates are being sent regularly for the benefit of new registrants in STEP. New information is listed in Recent Updates. Recent Updates: Maldives has reported 1,829 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of June 1, 2020. Sri Lankan Airlines has scheduled a commercial flight from Male to Colombo to Heathrow with connections onward to the United States on June 11, 2020. …
Read More» Date: may 15, 2020 Location: Maldives Event: COVID-19 in Maldives. Updates are being sent regularly for the benefit of new registrants in STEP. New information is listed in Recent Updates. Recent Updates: Maldives has reported 982 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of May 15, 2020. Maldives remains in a State of Public Health Emergency due to COVID. Malé is currently under curfew, due to newly confirmed cases …
Read More» Exercise increased caution in Maldives due to terrorism and civil unrest. Terrorist groups may conduct attacks with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, and local government facilities. Attacks may occur on remote islands which could lengthen the response time of authorities. A country-wide state of emergency is in effect. Security …
Read More» There is an increased chance of protests in central Male in response to emerging political developments. Further demonstrations are possible over the weekend. Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence. You should avoid areas of demonstrations and exercise caution if in the vicinity of any large gatherings, protests, or …
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