In the wake of addressing some of the menace in the immigration service, the Department of Naturalization of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has ended a two-day capacity building retreat for over one hundred officers.
The two-day capacity building training was organized by the Deputy Commissioner General for Naturalization, Atty. Asatu Bah-Kenneth, who is also the head of the naturalization division, while the Commissioner General, Robert W. Budy, was represented by Deputy Commissioner General for Administration, Moses K. Yebleh. The gathering brought together over one hundred officers of the naturalization department from various counties, and was held under the theme, “Enhancing a Workforce through Capacity building”, Regional Joint Security Hub, Gbarnga, Bong County.
The training also provided technical and practical skills that are intended to equip officers for efficient and effective service delivery to the general public.
Awareness was also raised among the aliens residing in Bong County. Discussions at the retreat covered oath of allegiance processes and procedures, as prescribed by law; Visa and how one can obtain it; alien registration and procedures; resident Permit (Change of Status) processes and procedures; eligibility for National Identity Card; eligibility for Liberian passport and processes involved; procedures on renewal of a resident permit; adjustment of alien status and processes; re-entry Visa permit processing and procedures; record management; immigration field management and operations and functions of an immigration officer, amongst others.