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Notice on special regime of work of the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs

Notice on special regime of work of the Service for Foreigners' Affairs

We inform you that Service for Foreigners' Affairs in accordance with recommendations by the Council of Ministers, Institute for Public Health of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Institute for Public Health of Republika Srpska, Department for Health and other services of the...

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SERVICE FOR FOREIGNERS’ AFFAIRS LOCATED TERRORISTS AMONG MIGRANTS

The Service for Foreigners' Affairs  located in the first two months in 2019, at the region of Bihać and Sarajevo, and placed  under surveillance in the Immigration Center of Service in Istočno Sarajevo six (6) migrants, origin from Afghanistan, and 5 of these migrants are associated with international terrorism, while the sixth migrant...

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WE CALL ALL LEGAL ENTITIES AND NATURAL PERSONS WHO OFFER ACCOMMODATION SERVICES TO FOREIGNERS TO REGISTER FOR USAGE OF SYSTEM ‘ E STRANAC’

Service for Foreigners' Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina recalls all legal entities and natural persons offering accommodation services to the foreigners in BiH that according to the provisions of the BiH Law on Aliens are obliged to conduct the registration of foreigners' stay at the Service for Foreigners' Affairs. The law stipulates as...

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Migrants from Bihać has been placed at Asylum Center

SFA conducted certain activities aimed at transport of migrants from Una- Sana Canton at the facility of Asylum Center in Delijaš managed by the BiH Ministry of Security, pursuant to its competencies, with assistance of officials of Ministry of Interior Affairs of Una- Sana Canton and Canton Sarajevo.

It’s about 93 migrants...

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Activities regarding placing migrants has been continued

Service for Foreigners’ Affairs, with assistance of Ministry of Interior Affairs of Una- Sana Canton, and in coordination with international organization IOM and UNHCR, has continued by implementation of certain activities aimed at transport and accommodation of migrants from the region of Bihać and Velika Kladuša. The aforesaid activities relate to transport of over...

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ONLINE SYSTEM FOR REGISTRATION OF ALIENS IN BiH “e-STRANAC” BECOMES OPERATIONAL

System for online registration of aliens' stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina 'e-Stranac' becomes operational today at the permises of Service for Foreigners' Affairs.This system is intended for usage by any legal and natural persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina who offer accommodation services to aliens residing in BiH.  Their legal obligation thanks to the...

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Newly-appointed Director of ICITAP paid visit to SPS

Newly-appointed Director of ICITAP in BiH (International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program of the U.S. Department of Justice) Laddie Hancock paid visit to the Service for Foreigners' Affairs, and on this ocassion met with the Management of SPS, Director Slobodan Ujić and his Deputy Mirsad Buzar. They discussed on current situation regarding the issue of...

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VISIT OF OMBUDSMAN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO SERVICE FOR FOREIGNERS’ AFFAIRS

Ombudsman for Human Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dr. Jasminka Džumhur with associates visited the Service for Foreigners' Affairs, May 10th, 2018. On that ocassion, she spoke with Director Slobodan Ujić and his Deputy Mirsad Buzar on current problems regarding increased influx of migrants in BiH.

Director informed Mrs Džumhur about the...

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Joint Committee on Human Rights of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly visited SFA

Members of Joint Committee on Human Rights of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly headed by Chairman Borislav Bojić and UNHCR representatives for BiH visited today headquarters of SFA and on this occasion discussed with SFA Management about current situation in the field of migration with emphasis on issues of increased number of illegal migrants...

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