{"id":46010,"date":"2026-07-13T14:41:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=46010"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:41:35","slug":"thousand-begin-collecting-national-identity-cards-in-greater-yei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/thousand-begin-collecting-national-identity-cards-in-greater-yei\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousand begin collecting national identity cards in greater Yei"},"content":{"rendered":"

By James Innocent<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

More than 1,000 people turned up at the Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Immigration in Yei River County on Friday as the distribution of newly processed South Sudanese national identity cards officially began.<\/p>\n

\u200eThe exercise follows the arrival of more than 4,000 national identity cards for applicants from the four counties of the Greater Yei region, according to immigration officials.<\/p>\n

\u200eSpeaking at the launch, Col. Moses Paul Lokiko, an immigration officer from Juba, commended the Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Immigration for processing the identity cards. He also acknowledged support from the European Union, which assisted the initiative.<\/p>\n

\u200eCol. Lokiko said the distribution exercise had officially commenced and assured applicants that the Yei office was ready to issue the documents to eligible recipients. He encouraged all South Sudanese citizens to obtain national identity cards, describing them as essential legal documents.<\/p>\n

\u200eHe further said that new applications submitted through the office are expected to be processed within approximately two weeks, provided applicants meet the required procedures and documentation.<\/p>\n

\u200eThe acting director of the Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Immigration in Yei, Philip AKuai, confirmed that the office had received more than 4,000 national identity cards and had begun distributing them to applicants from across the Greater Yei region.<\/p>\n

\u200eHe said a South Sudanese passport costs US$100, while the processing fee for a national identity card is more than 50,000 South Sudanese Pounds (SSP), in accordance with the applicable government charges.<\/p>\n

\u200eAmong those collecting their documents was Jane Nyoka Eluzai, who welcomed the initiative and thanked the Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Immigration and the European Union for supporting the processing of identity cards.<\/p>\n

\u200eEluzai said she had waited many years to obtain a national identity card and described receiving the document as an important milestone that would enable her to access government and other public services.<\/p>\n

\u200eThe distribution exercise is expected to continue in the coming days as thousands of applicants collect their national identity cards from the Directorate’s office in Yei River County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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