52 Applicants from Jan 17th to Feb 7th, 2025
BY SAMIE WAIKORI
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour, and Immigration has reported a good turnout of applicants at the immigration office in Auki since the beginning of 2025.
This turnout reflects positive progress in the office and the services provided to the people of Malaita.
In a statement from the Immigration office in Auki, it was reported that, from January 17th to February 7th, 2025, the office received a total of 52 applicants.
These 52 applicants also contributed a sum of SBD$52,000, which was paid into the national coffers within a month or less.
This is a milestone and a positive development for the office, which is less than a year into service, according to the officer in charge of the Auki Immigration office, Mr. Selwyn Ramoli.
Ramoli is currently in Honiara to carry out the printing of passports for the 52 applicants.
In addition to that, Mr. Ramoli will also print another 67 passports for those who applied last year.
The 67 applicants are part of three batches collected by the Auki Immigration office from September to December 2024.
These batches contain a total of 187 applicants, of whom 120 passports have already been printed and distributed to passport holders.
According to Ramoli, the remaining passports will be printed soon and are expected to be distributed to holders by Friday next week.
He mentioned that, since the establishment of the Auki Immigration office in August 2024, hundreds of passports have been printed and distributed to Malaitans.
Ramoli also noted that Malaitans are eager to access services in Auki, and additional services like visas are expected to be available at the office soon.
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