South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said on Thursday it decided to apply new immigration procedures to all personnel of the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) entering the country.
In a statement seen by Radio Tamazuj, the ministry said the UN mission is required to submit names of all its personnel arriving in South Sudan three working days before arrival date for verification.
According to the government, only passengers that have been notified to the ministry will be permitted to proceed through immigration and enter the country. The new procedures apply to all UNMISS personnel arriving by both UN and commercial flights.
The ministry’s undersecretary Amb. Joseph Ayok Anei announced that the Directorate of Nationality, Passport and Immigration will no longer grant visas on arrivals at Juba International Airport. The ministry reaffirm its cooperation with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
File photo: Joseph Ayok