IMMIGRATION & PASSPORT SECTION
IMMIGRATION & PASSPORT SECTION
The head of this Nauru Immigration and Passport section is the
Principal Immigration Officer (PIO) who reports directly to the
office of the Secretary for Justice and the office of the Minister
for Justice & Border Control.
The passport office works under the PIO is responsible for the
issuance of ordinary, official or diplomatic Nauru national
passports. This office also collects revenue for the sales of the
passports.
The immigration office is divided into administration and
operations sections. The administration section is responsible for
office management tasks and for monitoring of trends of foreign
visitors, data collection (arrivals/departures), intelligence and
information sharing. The administration also attends to the
issuance of visas. The primary role of the visa function is to
undertake the scrutiny and processing of every visa application,
and then the final issuance of a visa. A major task of the visa
office is also to collect revenue for visa payment fees.
The operational section of the immigration office implements
border management procedures at the airport and port. The main
function for front line border control officers is to process
passenger/s arrival/departure, enhance visa assessment processing
including migration management and other border security measures.
The border control officers work in partnership with other law
enforcement agencies or stakeholders within the airport/port
establishments.