The National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) has announced an extension of the deadline for obtaining National, ECOWAS, and Non-National ID Cards.
Originally set for June 28, 2024, the deadline has been extended to December 31, 2024, providing the public more time to acquire their identification cards.
This extension follows a directive ratified by Parliament in March 2022, which mandates the linkage of the National Identification Number (NIN) on ID cards to various services. These services include:
Financial transactions (banks, forex bureaus, insurance, etc.)
Vehicle registration and licensing
Recruitment into public and private institutions
NASSIT enrollment
Land and property registration
Enrollment into educational institutions and public exams
SIM card registration
Vital events registration (birth, death, marriage, divorce, adoption, etc.)
Immigration services, resident/work permits
Business registration and incorporation
NCRA encourages all citizens and foreign residents to obtain their ID cards from any NCRA office or designated center across the country by December 31, 2024. The offices will be open from 08:30 AM to 05:30 PM, Monday to Friday. While National and Non-National ID Cards are mandatory, the ECOWAS ID Card remains optional and is available upon request.
NCRA and the Security Sector will conduct routine checks to ensure all residents are properly identified. Foreign residents are particularly advised to obtain their Non-National ID Cards as required by law. The ID card, featuring the unique Identification Number, is now the primary source of personal identification in Sierra Leone.
NCRA remains committed to ensuring reliable identification for all citizens and foreign residents, maintaining consistency in personal information across various uses.
Some of us want to take the ID card
But when l go their them refer me to free town
Due to this bad economy ,
They are not allowing people to take the ID card
They are here to refer people to free town
I think national ID cards should be made available at any time citizens want to get them, just like birth certificates. Continues extending time to acquire them is uncalled for.
Let national ID cards be available at any time citizens want to acquire them and let NCRA stop extending time so that citizens can rush to acquire ID cards. The secret behind the national ID cards is to raise funds for the government, period.
That’s a good one but I think NACRA should embark on mobile registration process or better still reduce the amount paid for the registration base on the reason that most pay huge transmission to access the facility centers within their districts
This is utter rubbish. Why should there be a deadline to obtain an ID card? Should not this be an ongoing process? And the idea of sending the police to spot check citizens for ID is worrisome. I see all the signs of a police and dictatorial state. Where is this govt. dragging us to?
What is the level of awareness among the people living in the remote villages?
Do they even know about the National 🆔 Card, or it’s importance?
Also thinking about the transportation cost from the village to the various NCRA offices will be another challenge for the people living in villages.
The Bio’s government is one the worst I have ever heard and witnessed under the realm of madness democracy. It lacks interest and sympathy for the poor citizens, we were not being paid for voter ID cards but they went to our doors to register us. Why this?
Are these people’s brains functioning?
Every day adds more punishment to the living hell for the poor citizens. Maada Bio is the devil incarnate.
Please ‘sierrloadad’ if you find this comment 🙏 please find a way to assist me on this question
What about the people that are out of the country but they want to obtain the National ID card
What will be their faith to was the deadline
How much is the cost of the National ID card
Please I want to know the fee to get it.