Somaliland Immigration and Border Control

Somaliland Immigration and Border Control
Ciidanka Socdaalka iyo Ilaalada Xuduudaha Somaliland
دائرة الهجرة ومراقبة الحدود صوماليلاندي
Agency overview
Formed27 November 1995 [1]
JurisdictionSomaliland
HeadquartersH363+M4 Hargeisa, Somaliland
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Interior (Somaliland)
WebsiteOffice Website
Footnotes
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The Department of Somaliland Immigration "(SIBC)" or Somaliland Immigration and Border Control (Somali: Waaxda Socdaalka Somaliland or Ciidanka Socdaalka Somaliland; Arabic: دائرة الهجرة ومراقبة الحدود صوماليلاندي) is an agency of the government of Somaliland under the Ministry of Interior and also is the principal authority to execute and implement the immigration laws of Somaliland.[2][3] The SIBC regulates examination and authorization of application for visas, entry and residence permits in Somaliland. The agency is headed by the Brigadier General. The current Brigadier General is Mohamed Osman Aalin (Dayib).

The Immigration Department is also responsible for the issue of Somaliland Passports.

  1. ^ "Somalia - Somaliland Immigration Law (Law No. 72/1995)". www.ilo.org.
  2. ^ "SOMALILAND IMMIGRATION LAW 1995" (PDF). www.somalilandlaw.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  3. ^ "Somaliland Immigration Department Headquarters Opens". International Organization for Migration. November 6, 2012.