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Ugandans and other foreign nationals living and working in South Sudan have three months to apply for fresh registration and work permits.
According to the immigration department Director General John Akot, the three-month exercise will be carried out across the country, with five centres in the capital that include Juba Town, Konyokonyo, Jebel market, Kubri Haboba and Gumbo.
Media outlet Radio Tamazuj quoted Akot as saying that those who fail to register face deportation.
“All aliens must come with their valid legal documents for verification,” he added.
South Sudan police spokesman Daniel Justin was quoted as saying that a crackdown on foreigners who will not have applied for legal status will be launched after the end of the screening exercise.
Africa’s newest state, South Sudan that gained Independence in 2011 has been involved in a four-year civil war that pitted President Salva Kiir against his erstwhile deputy Riek Machar Teny.
As a result, hundreds were killed and over a million people fled South Sudan for safety in neighbouring countries including Uganda.
Before the civil war broke out in December 2013, there were over 100,000 Ugandans staying in South Sudan, but most of these also fled the country.
