South Sudan halts issuance of passports and nationality certificates
Published: 27/Aug/2024
Source: Radio Tamazuj (Juba)
South Sudanese authorities have suspended the issuance of nationality certificates and passports due to a significant system breakdown.
The suspension comes amid mounting frustration from citizens who have faced delays and disruptions in obtaining essential travel and identification documents.
The Civil Registry, Nationality, Passport, and Immigration Director, Maj Gen Simon Majur Pabek, announced the halt on Sunday, attributing it to a weeklong printer outage. Gen Majur assured the public that efforts were underway to restore the system.
“I understand that many of our citizens are in urgent need of passports and national identity documents for travel, studies, and medical treatment abroad,” Gen Majur said.
“We apologize for the lack of prior notice and assure the public that the system will be repaired shortly.”
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