South Sudan cracks down on foreigners to improve security Sunday, 15 January 2012 16:37 Interviews >>> .South Sudan's Interior Ministry is taking tough actions to regulate the entry and living of foreigners in the new nation six months after independence in order to improve security.
The Deputy Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Salva Mathok says foreigners living illegally in the country will be charged the $30 per day and be deported to their countries of origin. Foreigners are only legal in the country if they possess valid passports, visas, work permits as well as stay permit. To put the decree into effect, the ministry has issued an order for all foreigners to register with their embassies, the immigration department and the interior ministry in order to lawfully stay in the new nation. The citizens are also being registered automatically when they pick up new birth certificates, nationality cards and passports. Radio Miraya's Sebit William had an exclusive interview with Lt Gen. Mathok on the measures being put into effect : -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
