Work Permit Missing Report

Description

This service can be used to submit a missing or absconding work permit holder report. According to Regulation on Expatriate Employment (R-16/2021), employers should promptly notify the Ministry via the Xpat system if an expatriate is reported missing. Failure to report as such could result in potential legal action being taken against the employer.

Eligibility

• At least 48 hours should have passed since the employee has been reported missing.

• The work permit of the employee should be issued and active (valid).

How to apply

• You can apply using an Efaas account.

• Logging into your own account will direct you to the oneGov homepage.

Documents required 

• Employment contract (most recent)

• Bank statement (should be a valid bank document from the last three months from the day the employee went missing)

Note: If these documents are not submitted, it will be assumed that the employer does not have them and hence has submitted the application without them.

After you apply

• After successful submission a notification will be sent to your email and phone. 

• You can check the status of the request from the history tab.

• Should the status of your application be changed to “Incomplete”, you will receive a notification along with the remarks via email and phone.

• The application will be updated to pending payment and you will receive a notification..

• The work permit will automatically change to “Reported Missing” state. 

• Once the application/investigation is completed, the work permit status will be changed to “Missing Negligence” or “Missing Abscond” based on the investigation report by the Labour Relation Authority and the application will be updated to approved state.

Service fee

• A fee of MVR 1,000 will be charged.

Payment notification

• Once the application is at ‘pending payment’ status, you will receive a notification to pay the service fee via email and SMS.

• You will receive the BandeyriPay link via email for making the online payment.

• Choose the agency and the service for which you want to make a payment.

• Fill in the reference number and other details before proceeding with the payment.

• You will receive an SMS notification after your payment is processed.

Estimated time frame

• All duly completed applications will be processed within 30 business days.

• If any additional verification is required, the application may take longer than the standard time frame.