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DCIC advises Ugandans blocked by Rwanda, Kenya over ‘expired’ National IDs Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Baker Ssenyonga was heading to Mombasa last week but was blocked for nearly two hours at the Busia border point because his National ID had expired barely two months ago. Despite his explanation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) collected more than sh80 billion in visa and dependent pass charges in the last financial year. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the Ministry of Internal Affairs Spokesperson, released statistics indicating that DCIC issued 266,537 visas at USD 50 each …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced a probe into labour exporters allegedly withholding passports of applicants whom they have failed to secure jobs. The ministry through the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) said it has received numerous complaints from Ugandans whose passports …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has changed its guidelines for Ugandans living the diaspora, saying anyone who claims that his or her passport has gotten lost must return home and process the replacement from here. DCIC said some Ugandans in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has revealed that Ugandans with expired National Identity Cards (IDs) shall still be eligible to acquire new passports. According to the Directorate, many people have been expressing worries about what will happen since most of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Internal Affairs has reported a significant drop in numbers of applicants for Ugandan passports. The Internal Affairs spokesperson Simon Peter Mundeyi said the Covid-19 pandemic saw an increase in the number of Ugandans applying for passports, prompting them to upgrade their system, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Statistics released by the Department of Inspection and Legal Services (DILS) in the Ministry of Internal Affairs indicate that 1,655 foreigners were arrested and interrogated between July and December 2023 on suspicion of illegally staying in the country. Headed by Dr. Josephine Ekwang Ali, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCI) has revealed that they are stuck with more than 5,000 passports over partial details. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that their system shows most of the passports that are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Labor exporters are illegally withholding more than 8,000 passports, the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has revealed. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the Internal Affairs Ministry Spokesperson, says that they have been receiving complaints from mostly women whose passports have been confiscated by labour export firms. …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  On 22nd Aug 2023, I started a process of acquiring my children’s passports. One of the requirements is that children applying for passports must have birth certificates from NIRA. That condition alone almost stopped me from starting the passport acquisition process. For many years, the NIRA …