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EU targets Somalia with visa curbs as president pushes back on returns
Mogadishu, Somalia– The European Union has imposed visa restrictions on Somali citizens, escalating a dispute with Mogadishu over the return of Somalis living in Europe illegally. The bloc’s member states approved the measures on Thursday, acting on a report that Somalia was not doing enough to take back nationals who had been refused the right to... The post EU targets Somalia with visa curbs as
The European Union has imposed visa restrictions on Somali citizens in response to Somalia's insufficient cooperation on the return of nationals living illegally in Europe.
What was announced
- The EU's new visa rules prevent member states from issuing multiple-entry visas to Somalis and have extended processing times for visa applications from 15 to 45 days.
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud stated that Somalia would readmit its citizens but raised concerns about the identity of some returnees, highlighting that many do not speak Somali.
- The visa restrictions are part of the EU's broader strategy to enforce migration policies and have no fixed end date.
Context
The EU's decision follows a report indicating that Somalia is not adequately facilitating the return of its nationals who have been denied residency in Europe.
“We haven’t rejected our people; they own this country. And we cannot reject them.”
Why this matters: This situation affects Somali citizens' ability to travel to Europe and highlights ongoing challenges related to migration and identity.
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Mogadishu, Somalia – The European Union has imposed visa restrictions on Somali citizens, escalating a dispute with Mogadishu over the return of Somalis living in Europe illegally.
The bloc’s member states approved the measures on Thursday, acting on a report that Somalia was not doing enough to take back nationals who had been refused the right to stay.
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud pushed back, saying his government would readmit its citizens, but said that many returnees were not Somali nationals.
“We haven’t rejected our people; they own this country. And we cannot reject them,” the president said at an Independence Day event on Thursday, adding that Somalia had “questions about how those people would be returned.”
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