Immigration Archives

Lawyer Ayuba to be arrested

Sep 25, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Lawyer Ayuba James faces arrest for allegedly harbouring a Sri Lankan national who was on the run from the Malawi Immigration Department. The migrant identified as Thavaraj Caruppiah was arrested in June last year for… ...

Sri-Lankan national identified as Thavaraj Caruppiah was deported on Saturday, 23rd September, 2023 through Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe.

Immigration deports Sri-Lankan national who obtained injunction

Sep 23, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has deported a Sri- Lankan national who obtained an injunction against his deportation last year. According to the National spokesperson for immigration Wellington Chiponde, the Sri-Lankan national identified… ...

British couple deported from Malawi

Sep 17, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A British couple has been deported from Malawi today for staying in the country illegally. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services, in the Eastern Region, has deported the couple through Kamuzu International Airport. Edward… ...

DPP senior officials implicated in illegal recruitment at Immigration Department

Aug 02, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A witness in the irregular recruitment of immigration assistants case has told a court in Blantyre that several Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) senior officials including former First Lady Gertrude Mutharika and former Ministers Nicholas Dausi,… ...

Immigration boss Charles Kalumo’s conduct ‘Zinjathropic’

Jul 09, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Workers at Department of Immigration have accused their Director General Brigadier General Charles Kalumo (retired) of incompetence and abuse of office, saying his conduct is ‘Zinjathropic’ and counterproductive. Kalumo who is a retired Malawi Defence… ...

24 Ethiopians arrested in Chitipa for illegal entry

Jul 07, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Chitipa district have arrested 24 Ethiopian nationals for allegedly entering Malawi illegally. The twenty four were arrested on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at Wenya along Chitipa-Nthalire road. On this material day, patriotic Malawians… ...

Immigration releases four human traffickers without charge

Jun 24, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Department of Immigration and Citizenship has been accused of releasing without charge four people who were arrested on 16th June at Mchinji border for attempting to traffic 16 ladies from Zambia to South Africa. According… ...

NRB confiscates national IDs from refugees

Jun 23, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Ministry of Homeland Security Principal Secretary responsible for National Registration Bureau (NRB), Mphatso Sambo, says NRB has confiscated nine national ID cards which were issued illegally to refugees. Sambo was speaking in Lilongwe on Thursday… ...

Over 20 foreign nationals repatriated for contravening immigration laws

Jun 08, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Immigration and Citizenship Services Department in the North has repatriated over 20 foreign nationals in a space of 5 days for contravening immigration laws. This comes amidst the ongoing relocation exercise of refugees and… ...

Immigration officers arrested over bribe in Blantyre

Feb 07, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Four Immigration Department officers have been arrested in Blantyre for allegedly receiving K700,000 to release Ethiopian immigrants. The four have been identified as Sgt. Prescott Zembani, Charles Kamfumu, Sgt. Emmanuel Thamando and Sgt. Major Nyirenda.… ...

Immigration warns against fraudsters

Oct 27, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The country's Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has warned the general public against fraudsters who are collecting money from job seekers saying they are recruiting officers for the department. This is according to a… ...

Malawi repatriates 22 Ethiopian nationals

Sep 30, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi’s Immigration Department has repatriated 22 Ethiopians nationals who were arrested in Malawi for violation of the country's immigration laws. According to Sergeant Sungeni Manguwo who is the central region immigration spokesperson, these 22 Ethiopian… ...

Five Bangladeshi nationals, one Pakistani sentenced to two months in prison in Malawi

Sep 07, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Senior Resident magistrate court in Mzuzu yesterday sentenced five Bangladeshi nationals and one Pakistani national for entering into the country illegally. The court through Northern Region Immigration Prosecutor Inspector Augustus Mulungu heard that the… ...

Immigration deports Nigerian after he tried to get national ID

Aug 24, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Authorities at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Service in Lilongwe have deported a Nigerian national who was arrested for trying to acquire a Malawi national identity card. According to Inspector Pasqually Zulu who is… ...

Government to proceed with refugees relocation

Aug 24, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

By Mike Van Kamande Government says it will proceed with the relocation of asylum seekers and refugees to Dzaleka Camp in Dowa using the Police to provide security to Immigration officers and those relocating. Speaking… ...