Africa-Press – Angola. The provincial delegate of the Ministry of the Interior in Cabinda, Franscisco Baptista Noticia, asked the SME staff on Friday, in this city, for greater control and inspection at border posts.
Francsico Noticia, who spoke at the patenting ceremony of 167 employees of the Migration and Foreign Service (SME), promoted to chief superintendent of migration, superintendent of migration, chief inspectors, inspectors and agents.
Data from the SME in the province indicate that from January to September 30 of this year, three thousand and 538 citizens were repatriated to their countries of origin, of which two thousand and 717 are male and 819 female, while, in the same period, in 2022 , a total of 4,298 were repatriated, including 2,003 men and 2,295 women, mostly from the DRC.
The SME in the province controls from January to September this year, one thousand 141 citizens holding a work visa, 402 with resident cards, 103 citizens with a temporary stay visa, and 30 foreign citizens seeking asylum, which makes a total of one thousand 676 foreigners with regular immigration status.
The province of Cabinda borders the Republics of Congo (RC) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where along the land, river and sea borders there has been a daily movement of citizens from these countries who, at all costs, They try to reach cities and towns in the region with migratory status and irregular stays.
It is up to senior officers, subordinates and promoted agents to redouble their efforts and measures in control and inspection missions, combating all irregularities that violate the country’s immigration law.
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