The Immigration and Citizenship Services is a department of the Malawian government . Nancy Tembo was appointed Minister of Immigration and Citizenship Services since. ^{[4] [5]}

Duties and other functions [ edit ]

The department is responsible for:

• Maintening of the National Population Register (the civil registry ), including the recording of births, marriages/civil partnerships and deaths.
• Managing immigration to Malawi and naturalisation of permanent immigrants.
• Handling refugees in Malawi
• Controlling ports of entry at land borders, seaports and airports.
• Issuing identity documents and passports .
• Issuing visas for visitors to Malawi

Cyber attacks [ edit ]

In 2024, it was reported that the government of Malawi has suspended the issuing of passports due to a cyber-attack on the immigration service's computer network. ^{[6] [7] [8]} The hackers demanded that the department pay a ransom. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official website