West Africa: Ecowas Sets January 2027 Deadline for Biometric ID Acceptance

West Africa: Ecowas Sets January 2027 Deadline for Biometric ID Acceptance

MONROVIA, November 10, 2026: Heads of Immigration from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have agreed to recognize the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC) as a valid travel document at official border crossings across member states, effective January 1, 2027.

ECOWAS Sets January 2027 Deadline for Biometric ID Acceptance - Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news

MONROVIA, November 10, 2026: Heads of Immigration from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have agreed to recognize the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC) as a valid travel document at official border crossings across member states, effective January 1, 2027. The decision, contained in the Freetown Declaration, was adopted during the 10th … The post ECOWAS Sets January 2027 Deadline for Biometric ID Acceptance app…

ECOWAS HEADS OF IMMIGRATION SIGN FREETOWN DECLARATION TO MANDATE ENBIC ACCEPTANCE BY JANUARY 1, 2027 | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Free Movement of Persons and Migration, convened the 10th Annual Meeting of ECOWAS Heads of Immigration in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on the 3rd to 4th November 2026. The meeting concluded with the adoption of the Freetown Declaration, through which Heads of Immigration reaffirmed their commitment to the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC) as a travel document across the region.   Under …

ECOWAS immigration chiefs sign declaration on 2027 free movement - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

By Abbanobi-Eku Onyeka The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has led Nigeria’s delegation to the 10th Annual Heads of Immigration Forum of the Migration Dialogue for West Africa (MIDWA) in Freetown, Sierra Leone, where immigration chiefs from ECOWAS member states signed a declaration towards the take-off...