Immigration Archives

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… ...