Safety and Security (MHAISS)

26 Nov

Namibians flock to Home Affairs for new look ID

ObserverObserver MoneyEtienne Maritz, Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Safety and Security (MHAISS)

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS), has expressed with great concern the influx of members of the public who have been flooding their offices over the last weeks to exchange their current IDs with the new one after its launch last Tuesday. MHAISS Executive Director (ED), Etienne Maritz, in a statement issued today reiterates that there is no need for anyone to exchange her/his ID with the new-look ID, as the current ID remains valid. Only newly issued IDs, including duplicates, will be in the new format. First-time applications for IDs will remain free…

05 Aug

Lühl’s citizenship court case postponed

ObserverObserver MoneyImmigration, inistry of Home Affairs, LGBTQ+, Namibia, Phillip Lühl, Safety and Security (MHAISS)

Tujoromajo Kasuto Judgment in the case of a Namibian citizen, Phillip Lühl, against the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) on the discrimination of the right to citizenship for children of LGBTQ+ parents, has been post postponed to 13 October 2021. Lühl is requesting the High Court to declare that his son, born in 2019, through surrogacy in South Africa, a Namibian citizen by descent. However, the MHAISS is denying citizenship without proof of genetic linkage. Lühl states that, “the only reason why the Ministry of Home Affairs [is] refusing to accept the birth certificate is the…