Charles Moore

02 Aug

UK Govt to financially aid deported Namibians

ObserverNational NewsAmbassador Penda Naanda, Charles Moore, UK Govt to financially aid deported Namibians

Niël Terblanché Namibians in the United Kingdom (UK) who do not have legal immigration status will be assisted financially by the British government to voluntarily return home. This was revealed by the International Relations Ministry Executive Director, Ambassador Penda Naanda, who stated that the British government’s Home Office had offered individual Namibians more than N$68 000 as a reintegration package, as well as the cost of their return flight. “We have been engaging the British government on this matter for some time now, and the Home Office’s Voluntary Return Service made the offer that will now allow some people who…

Abuse of system prompts mandatory Visas for Namibians traveling to the UK

ObserverMainAbuse of system prompts mandatory Visas for Namibians traveling to the UK, Charles Moore

Niël Terblanché With immediate effect, Namibian nationals will need to apply for a visa to visit the United Kingdom. According to a statement issued by the British High Commission in Windhoek, the UK Government decided to impose the new visa regime because of the sustained and significant increase since 2016 in the number of UK asylum applications from Namibian nationals at the UK border. “This constitutes an abuse of the provision to visit the UK for a limited period as non-visa nationals,” British High Commissioner to Namibia, Charles Moore, said. The changes in the travel regime for Namibians will take…