Obtaining e-residence card becoming a nightmare

Obtaining an e-residence card continues to be a trial for many who continue to queue outside the Department for Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs in Valletta. Yesterday, a Somali woman who tried to shove her way past a police officer stationed at the entrance of the department had to be taken to hospital. According to the immigrants, the policeman pushed the woman, whom they claimed was pregnant. The office however claimed that the woman grabbed him and tried to force her way through. The immigrants complained that they spent hours queuing outside the department every every Friday morning since January to obtain their new cards, only to be turned away when the limit of 60 people was reached. Read the full story in The Times.