35 articles tagged "immigration"
Good news as about 35,000 passports will be arriving at the end of this month while, another consignment in January will take the total number of new passports received to 100,000. This has been confirmed by the Pe
To cater for the demand in their Suva office, the Ministry of Immigration is looking at opening an office in Nakasi. Minister for Immigration, Viliame Naupoto stated this to the media outside Parliament, saying thi
26 people are living in Fiji as refugees, of whom 18 are employed. This was confirmed in Parliament by Minister for Immigration Viliame Naupoto, who highlighted that from 2018 to 2025, a total of 65 Refugee Status Det
Minister for Immigration Viliame Naupoto has revealed today that the Fiji passport offices will be open until 8pm as soon as the new batch of passports arrive, so that it allows people to walk into the passport offices
In a strong move to bolster refugee protection in the Pacific, Fiji’s Ministry of Immigration, alongside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has launched a two-day workshop focused on the fundam
100,000 passports will be arriving by the end of next week or the first week of June. While confirming this on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan, Minister for Immigration, Viliame Naupoto says he sympath
Immigration Minister, Viliame Naupoto says they are in the process of forming a team to include the Immigration Department, the Ministry of Employment, Ministry of Health and Police to deal with the living and working c
There are 20 prohibited migrants that the Ministry of Immigration is currently trying to track down. This has been confirmed by Minister for Immigration Viliame Naupoto while responding to questions by Opposition M
Speaker of Parliament, Filimoni Jitoko expressed his condolences with other Members of Parliament after the death of a member of the Immigration Ministry staff at Lagilagi Housing, which is very close to where he lives.
Fiji's National Migration Policy which will guide labour mobility programmes, skilled migration pathways, diaspora engagement and measures to counter irregular migration is currently being drafted. This has been co
Newly appointed Minister for Immigration, Viliame Naupoto after touring the department's facility yesterday, says one of the passport printers is currently not working. Naupoto says this is what is causing the dela
A shocking revelation has been made by Prime Minister and Minister for Immigration Sitiveni Rabuka, as the number of illegal immigrants into Fiji has doubled within a year, and there are no detention centres for illegal
The Director of Immigration and Manager Passports have been suspended pending investigations at the Department of Immigration. This has been confirmed by Minister for Immigration, Pio Tikoduadua. Tikoduadua ha
Cabinet has agreed to amend the issuance of official passports for senior categories of officials for official purposes and for the duration of their appointments. They say the official passport is one of the four
People can expect an improvement in service at the Immigration Department as 36 new immigration officers are undergoing training on border enforcement, immigration laws, visa processing, human trafficking, and people sm
People have expressed their grave concerns after standing in line for hours for their passport pickup, only to be told to return on a different day. Some people have told us that when they visited the department, i
Calls are being made to simplify immigration processes, as according to some employers, it is taking up to eight months to bring employees to Fiji. This issue has been raised during public consultations for the rev
The Department of Immigration has launched its Online Permit Processing System which will be operational from the 2nd of September 2024. The department says this is to improve the efficiency and convenience of proc
The Fiji Immigration Department is increasing the number of available online appointments for passport applications from next Tuesday. The Immigration Department says those who have already booked their appointment w
Leading garment manufacturer, Mark One Apparel’s Managing Director Mark Halabe is pleading with the government to fix the visa section in the Immigration Department as soon as possible. While speaking during the
